it is the Flow Master or the Mustang?

Chipdog · 11-16-2001, 11:09 AM

So it it the power of the V8 Mustang that makes the rumble or the build of the Flow Master? What would happen if you were to put a Flow Master on a 4 banger? I was looking into and old VW Square Back and was wondering what kind of sound I could get out of it using a Flow Mater some how. Its still all in the thinking process.

2FastLX · 11-16-2001, 12:35 PM

A Mustang has a disticnt sound, no matter what exhaust systemn you use. Just the other day I sprang up from my seat and told my wife the car that just passed was a Mustang, and sure enough it was. So, I say it's the car. Not the muffler.

The muffler will "enhance" the tone, but it doesn't "create" it.

I'd say it would make any car sound better to put high flow mufflers on it.

topless tire fryer · 11-16-2001, 12:46 PM

The exhaust note will be much diffrent on a V engine then a straight bank engine. The offset of the V patterns firing order sends to exhaust pulses out in a pattern that allows for a stero effect that you can't get with a staight bank, even with dual exhausts. Course, everything sounds better when it's louder...

Mr 5 0 · 11-16-2001, 12:49 PM

It's the power of the V-8 Mustang that accounts for the 'sound' you hear from so many 'Stangs.

A four-cylinder engine is never going to produce the same kind of sound - because it can't; totally different engine configuration, dynamics and of course, less engine area.

A free-flowing muffler will make a four (or six) cylinder engine exhaust louder but it usually ends up sounding more like a protracted farting sound on most 4 cylinder cars. Lame.

LowDown · 11-17-2001, 04:37 PM

Keep in mind that most "performance" muffler manufacturers design their mufflers with a specific vehicle type in mind. You could probably get a better sound from the VW with a muffler that was designed for VW's. Of course it won't sound like a Mustang(unless you miraculously fit a 302 in there). If you don't respect the car for what it is, don't get it.

11-16-2001, 11:09 AM	#1
Chipdog Registered Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Miami,Fl USA Posts: 297	it is the Flow Master or the Mustang? So it it the power of the V8 Mustang that makes the rumble or the build of the Flow Master? What would happen if you were to put a Flow Master on a 4 banger? I was looking into and old VW Square Back and was wondering what kind of sound I could get out of it using a Flow Mater some how. Its still all in the thinking process. __________________ 92 GT Convertible Hooker Headers, Headman X pipe, Flow Masters, 4.10s, BBK 1.5 drop, 73mm Mass air, 65 FMS TB, FMS Aluminum radiator, T-5 swap with a Steeda shifter. And a 9 pound Blow Job

11-16-2001, 12:35 PM	#2
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	A Mustang has a disticnt sound, no matter what exhaust systemn you use. Just the other day I sprang up from my seat and told my wife the car that just passed was a Mustang, and sure enough it was. So, I say it's the car. Not the muffler. The muffler will "enhance" the tone, but it doesn't "create" it. I'd say it would make any car sound better to put high flow mufflers on it. __________________ Project: 1988 Coupe - EFI 5.8L Twin Turbo with Victor intake, Canfield heads, F303 cam, March aluminum underdrive pulleys, TKO (or T56 if funds permit), PBR twin piston calipers and 13" rotors up front, 94 Cobra rear calipers and 12" rotors on the rear, 3.73's, Griggs K-member, tubular front control arms, torque arm and panhard bar, polished 99 Cobra wheels. "The GR-40 kit installation is now complete, and the humble Fox-chassis car will now out-corner and out-stop a ZR-1 or a Viper, and support massive horsepower additions with perfect balance." Griggs Racing ICQ# 42269241

11-16-2001, 12:46 PM	#3
topless tire fryer All show, some go 4 now! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Franklin, NH Posts: 175	The exhaust note will be much diffrent on a V engine then a straight bank engine. The offset of the V patterns firing order sends to exhaust pulses out in a pattern that allows for a stero effect that you can't get with a staight bank, even with dual exhausts. Course, everything sounds better when it's louder... __________________ '95 Chrome Yellow GT ragtop, KN filter charger, Dynomax cat back, Accel plugs and wires, Chromed '95 Cobra R's (bought for $19.95, now 2 are warped!) Cervinis stalker ram air hood Our baby <a href="http://www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/moi-display.cgi?1883">

11-17-2001, 04:37 PM	#5
LowDown Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 91	Keep in mind that most "performance" muffler manufacturers design their mufflers with a specific vehicle type in mind. You could probably get a better sound from the VW with a muffler that was designed for VW's. Of course it won't sound like a Mustang(unless you miraculously fit a 302 in there). If you don't respect the car for what it is, don't get it. __________________ What?

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11-16-2001, 12:49 PM	#4
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	It's the power of the V-8 Mustang that accounts for the 'sound' you hear from so many 'Stangs. A four-cylinder engine is never going to produce the same kind of sound - because it can't; totally different engine configuration, dynamics and of course, less engine area. A free-flowing muffler will make a four (or six) cylinder engine exhaust louder but it usually ends up sounding more like a protracted farting sound on most 4 cylinder cars. Lame.