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Pulling the Borla off and going dual's. What Mufflers though???

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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 09:57 AM
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Pulling the Borla off and going dual's. What Mufflers though???

My exhaust builder likes the Flowmaster, but I don't. He also has magnaflow's and some other muffler. The Exhaust will be 4" with turn down at the Axles. I just want it to sound good. What do you guy's think. What will sound good? Maybe someone has a sound clip that I could hear. Thanks

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Old Jan 9, 2004 | 10:59 AM
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So you are going with dual 4" exhaust then? Wow. Aren't LT header collectors only 3" anyway? Just curious why you would do dual 4".
Old Jan 9, 2004 | 11:04 AM
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Does this mean you are selling your borla
Old Jan 9, 2004 | 11:36 AM
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dynomax bullets, thats what i decided to use.
Old Jan 9, 2004 | 04:32 PM
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So you are going with dual 4" exhaust then? Wow. Aren't LT header collectors only 3" anyway? Just curious why you would do dual 4".
Jordan M. Mentioned a 4" exhaust. Yes the hookers are 3". Just looking for Idea's here.


Does this mean you are selling your borla
Already sold in locally here, sorry. I do have the y-pipe for sell though.
Old Jan 9, 2004 | 04:39 PM
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Don't discount the Flowmaster's so quickly....the Original Series 2 chambers are badass.

Pony...did you find your missing hp yet???
Old Jan 9, 2004 | 04:41 PM
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Purple hornies! Borla XR sound good too
Old Jan 9, 2004 | 04:53 PM
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Re: Pulling the Borla off and going dual's. What Mufflers though???

Originally posted by PNYKILR
My exhaust builder likes the Flowmaster, but I don't. He also has magnaflow's and some other muffler. The Exhaust will be 4" with turn down at the Axles. I just want it to sound good. What do you guy's think. What will sound good? Maybe someone has a sound clip that I could hear. Thanks

Neal
id consider

borla XR1 bullet
magnaflow race series bullets
dynomax race bullets

theyre all well known for very highflow bullets.....i mean, a straight open 4" pipe can only flow so much, so they should all be pretty close ..probably the only difference would be their tone/sound and price.

ive heard twin borla XR1s on some true duals and they sound wondeful, i liked it better than the dynomax's......thats probably why theyre 3x the price.
havent heard the magnaflows though.
Old Jan 9, 2004 | 05:49 PM
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Originally posted by 4drLT4
Don't discount the Flowmaster's so quickly....the Original Series 2 chambers are badass.

Pony...did you find your missing hp yet???
Not yet, still working on that. I hope the exhaust helps. Then I'm going to re-lash the valves, change the plugs. I'll see if that helps at all. I'm ordering a fast system for the car, so I can tune my self, plus the fact that I think the factory computer is holding me back. It did do 456rwhp, so I'm 44hp off my goal of 500rwhp. We'll see

HP Performance from Roswell NM is building me a custom turbo setup. Car goes to them in a month. Once this race season is over with, I'm putting some low compression slugs in there and see what she does. Going with a t-88 on this one.
http://www.turbochargedpower.com
Old Jan 9, 2004 | 06:38 PM
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SPINTECH! Nothing else needs to be said...
Old Jan 9, 2004 | 10:25 PM
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I vote for either Dynomax Bullets or Spintechs. Spintechs sound like a Bullet and a Flowmaster mixed together...or I personally think that at least. Plus, they are a lot less restrictive than Flowmaster.
Old Jan 9, 2004 | 10:30 PM
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Bullets, Twisters (not as loud as Bullets), or Purple Hornies
Old Jan 10, 2004 | 11:12 AM
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I'd wager that bullets are gonna be insanely loud on your car. I had Dynomax bullets with 3" true duals on a stock motor and it sounded like a nascar at WOT. With another 200 hp, yours will be even louder. I now have Borla XS mufflers. They aren't a bullet, but they are straight through. Nice and quiet, on a stock motor that is. It has a great sound too. If you try them, I don't think you'll be sorry. Curious, you said Jordon recommended 4" exhaust. Did he recommend a single 4" or dual 4"? From my understanding, dual 3" is good for more than 500 hp. If I remember correctly, Mindgame had 3" back to the axle where it transitioned to 2.5" over the axle, and he was at 563 rwhp. Are you going to run an x-pipe? I'd guess that at your power level, exhaust tuning (as far as x-pipe distance from collectors, merge collectors, etc.) could net you 20 rwhp or more.
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