Dumps??

Originally posted by Kamaro Killer
I bought my 88 with 2 chamber flowmasters without turndowns or tailpipes. IT WAS EXTREMELY LOUD! I even had the stock h-pipe on. I really wasn't bothered by the sound, I actually kind of liked it, except on the many occasions that the cops gave me a hard time about it. From what I've read, and been told, you are actually losing torque by using turndowns. Take care, Keith

I'll second that. You do lose torque with turn downs. I used to run turn downs when I was younger & dumber. But I'm in So. Cal. & drive my car on the street, so I quickly wised up. Once I had the new motor with head & intake the car was just way too loud and cops began harassing me. So I put the tail pipes back on and totally felt the difference in the lower rpm range. Noticeably more torque. Actually the car felt more responsive all the way through the RPMs. I'll always run tailpipes now. I even read an article years ago on Flowmaster mufflers. It said something like...most mufflers are built to perform at their best with around 12-18 inches of tailpipe?? Seemed true in my case. I'm sure if you were pushing like 600-700hp...then it might be a different story though.