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Straight Pipes or Flowmaster

Old Jul 10, 2006 | 09:21 AM
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Straight Pipes or Flowmaster

Which will give me the best performance? I have straight pipes on my car, but they dont sound like true straight pipes. My brother, SaNdMaN787, has flowmasters on his '88 IROC and they sound absolutely fabulous. I'd like a good sound and good performance. Which is best?
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Old Jul 10, 2006 | 11:00 AM
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straight will flow better but i would put flowmaster on over straight pipes they sound like ****, i have an 80 series muffler if thats what your looking for i used it for about 6 months
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Old Jul 10, 2006 | 03:36 PM
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Go with a flowmaster and get a nice sound to your car. Straight pipes don't sound too good IMO.
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Old Jul 10, 2006 | 06:00 PM
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Unless your making serious power the difference isnt enough to really effect performance that much especially if you have a 305, it will just make your car sound horrible having strait pipes.
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