Stock Muffler and Tailpipe Recommendation
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Re: Stock Muffler and Tailpipe Recommendation
This may or may not be the same guy I got the mufflers from previously. Don't know. But another TGO member PM'd me this. Figured I'd share it with the community. Good luck!
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Re: Stock Muffler and Tailpipe Recommendation
These Tailpipes look pretty stock.. I was looking at swapping out my straight pipes with these..
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/a...iABEgKLIPD_BwE
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/aph-x3001/?rrec=true
I know the Walker muffler is what a lot of guys use for OEM replacement for our cars..
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/a...iABEgKLIPD_BwE
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/aph-x3001/?rrec=true
I know the Walker muffler is what a lot of guys use for OEM replacement for our cars..
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For a stock style muffler, there are only so many options that really will replace the stock muffler exactly. Dynomax offers a 'Super Turbo', and an Ultra Flo(w?) that are pretty much drop in replacements. They also sell a Ultra Flo(w?) that up's the ante by being a true 3" in and dual 2.5" out. Why does that matter? Because a lot of 'stock replacement' mufflers are going to be a 2.5" in and dual 2.5" or 2.25" out. People like the just round up the size to the next number that sounds good and logical, but if you measure things the stock "Good" intermediate pipe is 2.75" necking down to 2.5" where it slips inside the muffler.
A lot of the replacement mufflers marketed for thirdgens, whether they're part of a cat-back system or stand alone, are going to be a random size inlet/outlet, and this part that bugs me - the case is often considerably shorter. No big deal, you just grab a dozen exhaust pipe cut-offs from the scrap bin and extend your tips and intermediate pipe until everything reaches. And if a super picky soul like myself or some of the History/Originality nerds peeks under and sees all the welds and couplers, we're likely to lose a lunch.
Another thought on the Walker/Dynomax line-up... Pretty much everything below the Super Turbo is going to be quieter than stock. Even the Ultra Flo(seriously is there a W? Idk) is considered very quiet. Even without a cat they're quiet. Get into something like a Flowmaster and you get more noise and the same performance. Different brands and designs give different levels of noise. If you want to hear it at all, watch out for most of the stock replacement mufflers because they'll be quiet.
A lot of the replacement mufflers marketed for thirdgens, whether they're part of a cat-back system or stand alone, are going to be a random size inlet/outlet, and this part that bugs me - the case is often considerably shorter. No big deal, you just grab a dozen exhaust pipe cut-offs from the scrap bin and extend your tips and intermediate pipe until everything reaches. And if a super picky soul like myself or some of the History/Originality nerds peeks under and sees all the welds and couplers, we're likely to lose a lunch.
Another thought on the Walker/Dynomax line-up... Pretty much everything below the Super Turbo is going to be quieter than stock. Even the Ultra Flo(seriously is there a W? Idk) is considered very quiet. Even without a cat they're quiet. Get into something like a Flowmaster and you get more noise and the same performance. Different brands and designs give different levels of noise. If you want to hear it at all, watch out for most of the stock replacement mufflers because they'll be quiet.
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Re: Stock Muffler and Tailpipe Recommendation
For a stock style muffler, there are only so many options that really will replace the stock muffler exactly. Dynomax offers a 'Super Turbo', and an Ultra Flo(w?) that are pretty much drop in replacements. They also sell a Ultra Flo(w?) that up's the ante by being a true 3" in and dual 2.5" out. Why does that matter? Because a lot of 'stock replacement' mufflers are going to be a 2.5" in and dual 2.5" or 2.25" out. People like the just round up the size to the next number that sounds good and logical, but if you measure things the stock "Good" intermediate pipe is 2.75" necking down to 2.5" where it slips inside the muffler.
A lot of the replacement mufflers marketed for thirdgens, whether they're part of a cat-back system or stand alone, are going to be a random size inlet/outlet, and this part that bugs me - the case is often considerably shorter. No big deal, you just grab a dozen exhaust pipe cut-offs from the scrap bin and extend your tips and intermediate pipe until everything reaches. And if a super picky soul like myself or some of the History/Originality nerds peeks under and sees all the welds and couplers, we're likely to lose a lunch.
Another thought on the Walker/Dynomax line-up... Pretty much everything below the Super Turbo is going to be quieter than stock. Even the Ultra Flo(seriously is there a W? Idk) is considered very quiet. Even without a cat they're quiet. Get into something like a Flowmaster and you get more noise and the same performance. Different brands and designs give different levels of noise. If you want to hear it at all, watch out for most of the stock replacement mufflers because they'll be quiet.
A lot of the replacement mufflers marketed for thirdgens, whether they're part of a cat-back system or stand alone, are going to be a random size inlet/outlet, and this part that bugs me - the case is often considerably shorter. No big deal, you just grab a dozen exhaust pipe cut-offs from the scrap bin and extend your tips and intermediate pipe until everything reaches. And if a super picky soul like myself or some of the History/Originality nerds peeks under and sees all the welds and couplers, we're likely to lose a lunch.
Another thought on the Walker/Dynomax line-up... Pretty much everything below the Super Turbo is going to be quieter than stock. Even the Ultra Flo(seriously is there a W? Idk) is considered very quiet. Even without a cat they're quiet. Get into something like a Flowmaster and you get more noise and the same performance. Different brands and designs give different levels of noise. If you want to hear it at all, watch out for most of the stock replacement mufflers because they'll be quiet.
I like a Flowmaster or Magnaflow.. With a cat its not too loud but the idle is nice..
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Re: Stock Muffler and Tailpipe Recommendation
These are the closest thing to factory tail pipes.
[img]https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/atta...ps6csuwzjg.jpg
http://www.ebay.com/itm/301873320480...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231846324013...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Well I guess the eBay links expired. They are made by Xcelerator and ordered from Carid https://www.carid.com
[img]https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/atta...ps6csuwzjg.jpg
http://www.ebay.com/itm/301873320480...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231846324013...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Well I guess the eBay links expired. They are made by Xcelerator and ordered from Carid https://www.carid.com
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Re: Stock Muffler and Tailpipe Recommendation
These are the closest thing to factory tail pipes.
[img]https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/atta...ps6csuwzjg.jpg
[img]https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/atta...ps6csuwzjg.jpg
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I think those are the same that I posted.. direct fit to the Xcelerator muffler..
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Thanks for all the advice. I went with a Walker 18375 SoundFX which is advertised as a drop in replacement and being the OEM sound (perforated inner tube muffler). For the tailpipes I went with the AP. Those bevel cuts are OEM.
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Depends on the tail pipes. Those AP exhaust tail pipes are close to 82-89-ish pipes. 91-92 pipes actually turn down.
The closer exhaust was what was left of the stock trash on my 86 TA. The further is the Walker Dynomax 2.75 intermediate pipe (46669?) with the stock muffler and tips from my 91 Formula. FWIW the muffler and pipes on my Formula now are from a 93-97 Formula or Trans Am, it's the same exact muffler but with slightly longer pipes and the Quad chrome or stainless tips. To be honest, the tucked turn downs on later thirdgens just give up a little too much pizzazz.
The closer exhaust was what was left of the stock trash on my 86 TA. The further is the Walker Dynomax 2.75 intermediate pipe (46669?) with the stock muffler and tips from my 91 Formula. FWIW the muffler and pipes on my Formula now are from a 93-97 Formula or Trans Am, it's the same exact muffler but with slightly longer pipes and the Quad chrome or stainless tips. To be honest, the tucked turn downs on later thirdgens just give up a little too much pizzazz.
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Re: Stock Muffler and Tailpipe Recommendation
This Is My Factory Muffler,The AP Tailpipes Are The Best Factory Match.
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