Loud!!!

rppngears · 08-22-2002, 07:27 AM

I used to have the dynomax ultraflow exhaust system, which sounded really nice, but wasn't loud enough for me. I just stuck some flowmaster 40 series originals on there last night and boy is it loud!! At first I was thrilled, but after driving for like 15 minutes I started developing a headache. It is loud enough that it's difficult to have a conversation in the car. My question is, I don't have tail pipes on yet, my old ones wouldn't work with the flow mufflers so I have to order some new ones.

Once I put these on will it make it significantly quieter inside the car or are flowmasters just meant to be this loud?? Also, untill I get my new pipes, will it help if I just clamp on a 12" or so piece of straight pipe to the muffler outlet?

SlowGT · 08-22-2002, 08:04 AM

It should be signigicantly quieter with tailpipes. I've got the 2-chambers with tailpipes and it's still loud enough in the car that normal conversation is impossible.

Eric4Nitrous · 08-22-2002, 10:08 AM

Flowmasters without any tailpipe or turndown gets on your nerves real quick!! My dad has the 4 inch flowmaster 1 chambers on his chevelle and he put them right before the axle. No turndown or tailpipe and it rattles your whole insides and kills your ears. Put some tailpipes on it and you'd like it alot more.

929PhoenixSquid · 08-22-2002, 10:22 AM

OMG, tailpipes amke all the differenc ein the WOLRD!

Let me tell you.....about 2 months ago, the tailpipe fell off (yes FELL OFF) my Beretta.... Since then, it sounds like I am driving a Tug Boat on the Roads of NJ.

joe4speed · 08-22-2002, 11:48 AM

Yeah, even if you have turndowns, it's still way louder than tailpipes going out the back!

rppngears · 08-22-2002, 01:40 PM

Until I order and install some tail pipes should I put some turn downs on? There's a store not to far that sells them. Will they significatnly quiet things down?

Also, does anyone know where I can order some stainless steel tail pipes. Everyplace I've called only sells them in a kit.

briand · 08-22-2002, 01:48 PM

yeah i would just clamp some turndowns on them, this way it would direct the sound towards the ground instead of just coming out of the muffler. i had turndowns for awhile and got tired of the noise, so i put 2.5" tailpipes on and it made it much more quiet. try brothers performance warehouse, i know awhile back they use to sell tailpipe kits from i believe dynomax. good luck man

Lethal5Oh · 08-22-2002, 02:05 PM

Check Ebay. Theres always someone selling stock pipes from there cars.

Agent_4573 · 08-22-2002, 06:15 PM

If its still to loud after some tailpipes, you could always go up a chamber in your flowmasters. Like, if you running single chamber go to 2 chamber... it should quiet it down quite a bit.

08-23-2002, 12:24 PM

I have 3 chamber Flowmasters with full 2 1/2 inch tail pipes. Sounds great at idle and punching around town. The resonating gets very old on the hghway around 2000 to 2500 RPM. I will probably upgrade to Magnaflow with X-pipes to quiet it down.

rppngears · 08-23-2002, 12:40 PM

I've heard installing an h or x-pipe usually gets rid of the 2000rpm drone. Is this true?

briand · 08-23-2002, 01:00 PM

your car should have one on stock

Lethal5Oh · 08-23-2002, 01:46 PM

If you dont want to buy new mufflers you could always get resonated tips. Pacesetter and Hooker Headers make some nice one for like $30 a peice.

1969Mach1 · 08-23-2002, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 929PhoenixSquid
OMG, tailpipes amke all the differenc ein the WOLRD!

Let me tell you.....about 2 months ago, the tailpipe fell off (yes FELL OFF) my Beretta.... Since then, it sounds like I am driving a Tug Boat on the Roads of NJ.

lol I picture alot of NJ cars like that.

My mom used to have a 90 Beretta before she got the van. Wish she kept it, I could put myself under it's unsurance so it'd be alot lower. Thing was 10 years old when we sold it and only had 80,000km which converts to like 50,000 miles. She hardly ever drove it. And it was sold for like $3000cdn. Ohh... well, can't worry to much, after all it was a chevy.

§am.

08-22-2002, 07:27 AM	#1
rppngears Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 51	Loud!!! I used to have the dynomax ultraflow exhaust system, which sounded really nice, but wasn't loud enough for me. I just stuck some flowmaster 40 series originals on there last night and boy is it loud!! At first I was thrilled, but after driving for like 15 minutes I started developing a headache. It is loud enough that it's difficult to have a conversation in the car. My question is, I don't have tail pipes on yet, my old ones wouldn't work with the flow mufflers so I have to order some new ones. Once I put these on will it make it significantly quieter inside the car or are flowmasters just meant to be this loud?? Also, untill I get my new pipes, will it help if I just clamp on a 12" or so piece of straight pipe to the muffler outlet? __________________ '91 MUSTANG LX 5.0. Flowmaster Catback Exhaust, In Fender K&N air intake, timing advancement, high voltage coil, pheonix gold/kicker stereo, pro 5.0 shifter.

08-22-2002, 08:04 AM	#2
SlowGT Registered Member Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: Columbia Co, PA Posts: 303	It should be signigicantly quieter with tailpipes. I've got the 2-chambers with tailpipes and it's still loud enough in the car that normal conversation is impossible. __________________ Old Slow GT New Slow GT--> under construction Latest Addition: 95 Cobra R, #73, bone stock, ~6100 miles.

08-22-2002, 10:08 AM	#3
Eric4Nitrous Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Va Posts: 1,122	Flowmasters without any tailpipe or turndown gets on your nerves real quick!! My dad has the 4 inch flowmaster 1 chambers on his chevelle and he put them right before the axle. No turndown or tailpipe and it rattles your whole insides and kills your ears. Put some tailpipes on it and you'd like it alot more. __________________ 68 Camaro Gene Fulton 632ci Two stages of Jug 8.41 164mph Rockingham 1-26-03

08-22-2002, 10:22 AM	#4
929PhoenixSquid Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Joosey Shore Posts: 358	OMG, tailpipes amke all the differenc ein the WOLRD! Let me tell you.....about 2 months ago, the tailpipe fell off (yes FELL OFF) my Beretta.... Since then, it sounds like I am driving a Tug Boat on the Roads of NJ. __________________ 1988 5.0 notch: Previously never modified!! SN95 block front and rear seats, Mac catback, BBK off-road H-pipe, Steeda castor camber plates, Steeda lowering springs, Tokico shocks/struts, Alpine/MBQuart/PPI audio mods...

08-22-2002, 11:48 AM	#5
joe4speed He said Member...heh, heh Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Jupiter, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 3,718	Yeah, even if you have turndowns, it's still way louder than tailpipes going out the back! __________________ *Joe!* 1988 GT, 13.58@101mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website:www.joe4speed.com

08-22-2002, 01:40 PM	#6
rppngears Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 51	Loud! Until I order and install some tail pipes should I put some turn downs on? There's a store not to far that sells them. Will they significatnly quiet things down? Also, does anyone know where I can order some stainless steel tail pipes. Everyplace I've called only sells them in a kit. __________________ '91 MUSTANG LX 5.0. Flowmaster Catback Exhaust, In Fender K&N air intake, timing advancement, high voltage coil, pheonix gold/kicker stereo, pro 5.0 shifter.

08-22-2002, 01:48 PM	#7
briand Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Jackson, LA Posts: 264	yeah i would just clamp some turndowns on them, this way it would direct the sound towards the ground instead of just coming out of the muffler. i had turndowns for awhile and got tired of the noise, so i put 2.5" tailpipes on and it made it much more quiet. try brothers performance warehouse, i know awhile back they use to sell tailpipe kits from i believe dynomax. good luck man __________________ GT-40X heads(58cc), Cobra upper and lower, 75 mm Bullet, Moroso fenderwell induction, FRPP 65mm TB, 24# injectors, black magic electric fan, phenolic spacer, 1.7 crane cobra roller rockers, crane 2031, BBK 1 5/8 equal length hearders, 2.5 inch off road pipe, 2.5 flowmaster catback, FMS 3.55 gears, T5-Z transmission, FRPP aluminum driveshaft, svo heavy duty clutch, mcleod bullet proff bellhousing, BBK adjustable cluth quadrant, hurst billet shifter, lakewood subframes, BBK strut tower brace, BBK 2pt lower cross bar, FMS 190 lph fuel pump, crane ps91 coil, FMS street pulleys, and 300+ race wires. All thanks goes to my wife sheri, jason, jeff, robby, my dad and all others you helped contribute. most importantly GOD!!!

08-22-2002, 02:05 PM	#8
Lethal5Oh Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portage Posts: 239	Check Ebay. Theres always someone selling stock pipes from there cars. __________________ '95 GT convert. K&N, C&L mass air meter, Performance distributors sreamin demon coil, dyna mod, live wires, king cobra clutch, flowmaster american thunder exhaust, UPR billet adjustable shift handle, Crane Cams Fireball HI-6 box,underdrive pullies, 255lph fuel pump, UPr short throw shifter, caster camber plates, 03 cobra lower A arms, bullit suspension, cobra front brakes

08-22-2002, 06:15 PM	#9
Agent_4573 Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 375	If its still to loud after some tailpipes, you could always go up a chamber in your flowmasters. Like, if you running single chamber go to 2 chamber... it should quiet it down quite a bit. __________________ '89 LX 5.0, off-road h pipe, flowmaster muffs, underdrive pulleys, rebuilt WC T-5, King Cobra Clutch, 65mm throttle body, Explorer Upper/GT40 lower, Lakewood Rear Lift Bars. 76mm C&L Mass air w/ inlet pipe, Twisted wedge heads w/ stage 2 port,polish, MAC equal length shorties, Billet AFPR, 255LPH fuel pump, fresh low end w/ 10.5:1 compression. If anyone ever wants to go to Raceway Park in Englishtown New Jersey, give me a shout. RICER HATERS CLUB MEMBER 87! www.ricehatersclub.com

08-23-2002, 12:24 PM	#10
5000Man Guest Posts: n/a	I have 3 chamber Flowmasters with full 2 1/2 inch tail pipes. Sounds great at idle and punching around town. The resonating gets very old on the hghway around 2000 to 2500 RPM. I will probably upgrade to Magnaflow with X-pipes to quiet it down.

08-23-2002, 12:40 PM	#11
rppngears Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 51	resonating I've heard installing an h or x-pipe usually gets rid of the 2000rpm drone. Is this true? __________________ '91 MUSTANG LX 5.0. Flowmaster Catback Exhaust, In Fender K&N air intake, timing advancement, high voltage coil, pheonix gold/kicker stereo, pro 5.0 shifter.

08-23-2002, 01:00 PM	#12
briand Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Jackson, LA Posts: 264	your car should have one on stock __________________ GT-40X heads(58cc), Cobra upper and lower, 75 mm Bullet, Moroso fenderwell induction, FRPP 65mm TB, 24# injectors, black magic electric fan, phenolic spacer, 1.7 crane cobra roller rockers, crane 2031, BBK 1 5/8 equal length hearders, 2.5 inch off road pipe, 2.5 flowmaster catback, FMS 3.55 gears, T5-Z transmission, FRPP aluminum driveshaft, svo heavy duty clutch, mcleod bullet proff bellhousing, BBK adjustable cluth quadrant, hurst billet shifter, lakewood subframes, BBK strut tower brace, BBK 2pt lower cross bar, FMS 190 lph fuel pump, crane ps91 coil, FMS street pulleys, and 300+ race wires. All thanks goes to my wife sheri, jason, jeff, robby, my dad and all others you helped contribute. most importantly GOD!!!

08-23-2002, 01:46 PM	#13
Lethal5Oh Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portage Posts: 239	If you dont want to buy new mufflers you could always get resonated tips. Pacesetter and Hooker Headers make some nice one for like $30 a peice. __________________ '95 GT convert. K&N, C&L mass air meter, Performance distributors sreamin demon coil, dyna mod, live wires, king cobra clutch, flowmaster american thunder exhaust, UPR billet adjustable shift handle, Crane Cams Fireball HI-6 box,underdrive pullies, 255lph fuel pump, UPr short throw shifter, caster camber plates, 03 cobra lower A arms, bullit suspension, cobra front brakes

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