right now i have a vortex muffler. I was wondering if paying more money for a better name muffer (ex. Flowmaster, Dynomax etc.) would be worth it? i want my car louder, I would also like to have it sound like a V8 and have some gained HP along the way. I have a friend with a 92 Thunderbird that completely took his muffler off, is this a better idea? So should I keep the same muffler, get a better named one, or completely take it off???????

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a*jones (bandit II)
'92 Firebird MFI 3.1 V6
Vortex Muffler,
k&n filtercharger,
rapidfires,
B&M shift kit
'79 T/A graphics,
bushing less tranny mounts,
open element
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Unless your current muffler is in bad shape it probably wouldn't be worth it to switch.

[This message has been edited by HIX5000 (edited April 22, 2001).]

 

i have a flowmaster on my 87 bird and it sounds great. It almost sounds like my friends 89 350! I think the flowmasters sound better than the dynomax, but that's just my opinion.

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1987 Firebird
173 2.8L V6
Flowmaster Muffler
The rest stock.

 

FLOWMASSSTER all the way

 

ya i have a flowmaster on my Maro and it sounds a lot like a 350. The muffler i have is the Flowmaster 80 Series. I recomend that over anything. It's built for Thirdgen's.

 

so what one sounds better, the flowmaster 80 series or the 40 series?

 

go to www.flowmastermufflers.com and look for urself but i do think that the 80 is the best sound and it is made for the third gen car!! go with the 80 series...if ya want i can try to get a wav file of my car for ya

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1988 Camaro RS 2.8L exhaust runs about 190hp. Kills all those rice boys and euro trash cars.
(KILLS) 1987 Honda Accord LXI, 1994 Honda Accord EX, 1997 VW Jetta, 1995 Camaro Z28, 1993 Honda Prelude SI, Dodge Intrepid, 1990 Nissan 240SX, 1989 Ponitiac Firebird, 1990 Pontiac Formula Firebird

 

whatever you do DO NOT TAKE IT OFF!. The fuel injected cars require certain back pressure. For sound I dunno..this that flowmaster, dynomax, thrush, what ever yadda yadda It depends on the engine. I have heard good sounds from almost everything flow. dynomax stock with tips....personally I liked flows with small tips best. 2 1/4 with 8 by 2 1/2 tips.it had a deep throaty sound at idle through about 2k and the tips kicked in at 1800 through 2500 so it balanced out.

 

I gotta 40 series and I'm not complaining.

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My only mod: Flowmaster 40 series
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I just bought my car last thanksgiving, it came with a Rhino Performance muffler, i'd never heard of rhino before, but my car sounds great.