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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 11:54 AM
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flowmaster's

is it just me or do flowmaster's sound horrible at WOT, i mean they sound great at idle and just above that but at WOT they suck. and at a cruise i cant hear them over the wind and other traffic. i need a louder exhaust
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 12:21 PM
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I'm happy with mine all around, idle to WOT.
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 01:38 PM
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well I guess it makes a diffrence if you get a 300$ exhaust or a 800$ one
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 02:12 PM
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I love my flowmaster.
I just wish it was 3.5" instead of 3".

Hmmm.......If anyone else would like flowmaster to make a 3.5" American Thunder catback with dual outlets, let's let flowmaster know.

Hey, ya never know, with enough requests............
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Manic Z
I love my flowmaster.
I just wish it was 3.5" instead of 3".

Hmmm.......If anyone else would like flowmaster to make a 3.5" American Thunder catback with dual outlets, let's let flowmaster know.

Hey, ya never know, with enough requests............
Never gonna happen
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Old Apr 29, 2006 | 08:50 PM
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I am pleased with my flowmaster ( 80 Series, 2.5" in/out) I like the way it sort of cackles after you bring the rpms up.
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Old Apr 29, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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i am pretty sure mine is an 80 series, i like how it sounds but i want to upgrade it to some bigger pipes.
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 06:20 PM
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I got the 3" flowmaster american thunder system and I love the sound of it, but thats just my opinion.
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Old May 1, 2006 | 10:17 PM
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I agree the flowmaster sounds decent... but I pulled up next to a guy with a 96 T/A with a borla exhaust and he just trumped me, gotta say my car looked better then his, but his sounded ALOT better... I have been looking into getting a borla muffler though to get a deeper tone...
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Old May 1, 2006 | 10:32 PM
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Depends on alot of things. 80 series I think have almost a gurgly sound to them 40s with one driver's side outlet sound mean as hell if you aren't running a cat. Cats kill the tone big time. Gotta say the best muffler I have used on a 3rd gen is a V-Force from Flo-Pro. Basically a 40 copy but the insides are a hair different and they flow better and have a louder and meaner tone.
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Old May 1, 2006 | 10:46 PM
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i have the american thunder system, and i love it but like said before, you get what you pay for. borla and magnaflow might be better but there normaly
50-100 bucks more.
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Old May 3, 2006 | 10:37 PM
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The difference between a good flowmaster and a bad flowmaster is the cat. if you run a cat it wont crackle and sound bad at wot.
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