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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 07:52 PM
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Should have bought the flowmaster

Last year I got a Magnaflow cat back and it sounds like a stock exhaust. What a waste of time and money. Should have gone with the 40 flowmaster and been done with it. Now I get to buy another exhaust and try and sell this one.

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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 07:56 PM
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Re: Should have bought the flowmaster

Magnaflow sounds alot better than Flowmaster ever will... Flowmaster stuff sounds raspy, overly loud, and 'cheap' IMO. Magnaflow sounds much better. How much of the exhaust was replaced? Headers, Y-pipe, Catback? Just muffler? Cat still present?

What about the engine? Is it just a stock engine, or modified? That will make a difference too.
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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Re: Should have bought the flowmaster

Originally Posted by Air_Adam
Magnaflow sounds alot better than Flowmaster ever will... Flowmaster stuff sounds raspy, overly loud, and 'cheap' IMO. Magnaflow sounds much better. How much of the exhaust was replaced? Headers, Y-pipe, Catback? Just muffler? Cat still present?

What about the engine? Is it just a stock engine, or modified? That will make a difference too.
Cat back. From the converter back was replaced. Cat is still there but it is a little empty at the moment. Pretty much stock at this moment. I have always bought flowmaster and decided to try the magnaflow. Never again.

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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 08:05 PM
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Re: Should have bought the flowmaster

hooker areo chambers sound good, thats what im going to replace my flow80 with
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 09:20 PM
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Re: Should have bought the flowmaster

I have a flowmaster muffler from a cat back that was on my last camaro. Only had it on for a few months then went with a magnaflow muffler. Just sitting in my garage. If you are interested I need it gone. Just go to a shop or do it yourself and swap just the mufflers.
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 09:25 PM
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Re: Should have bought the flowmaster

Originally Posted by Air_Adam
Magnaflow sounds alot better than Flowmaster ever will... Flowmaster stuff sounds raspy, overly loud, and 'cheap' IMO. Magnaflow sounds much better. How much of the exhaust was replaced? Headers, Y-pipe, Catback? Just muffler? Cat still present?

What about the engine? Is it just a stock engine, or modified? That will make a difference too.
I disagree.

I have a Magnaflow cat back (because it was on the GTA when I bought it) and liked the Flowmaster sound better, on the 2 cars I've had a 40-series on before. Just haven't wanted to bad enough, to spend the $ & swap cat-backs or just the muffler.
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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Re: Should have bought the flowmaster

Also remember that the flowmaster is a 80 series on the cat back I believe so there would be a sound difference. I have the flowmaster on my 94 z28. I like it except for the backfire I got when I shifted. With the magnaflow it was gone. Flow wise I saw magnaflow is way better. Someone had talked about how if you take the 80 series apart it is very restrictive. Just my 2 cents.
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 11:54 PM
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Re: Should have bought the flowmaster

Different people like different sounds. You can't argue which system sounds better. Find the one YOU like the best, and purchase it.
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 12:38 AM
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i have the 80 series flow masters and its pretty nice
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Re: Should have bought the flowmaster

Flowmaster owns!
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 09:50 AM
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Re: Should have bought the flowmaster

check out the hearttrob sound posted in that topic this is what im gettin soon
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Re: Should have bought the flowmaster

Originally Posted by BlKnt18
Someone had talked about how if you take the 80 series apart it is very restrictive. Just my 2 cents.

here is flowmasters web site and it shows the inside of the 80
http://www.flowmastermufflers.com/80_series.html
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Re: Should have bought the flowmaster

Anybody have a sound clip on these?
Flowmaster Outlaw

The sound clip for them on the Flowmaster website, is dead. So I can't hear it there.

That's the kind (tubular) that would make for the perfect replacement for my Magnaflow Bullet.
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