anyone out there running a maremont cherry bomb muffler? my original one just got a big *** hole in it, cause there are some morons repaving route 1, and when i pulled into my bank i bottomed out, scraped the floor pan, and put a nice hole in my muffler. so i need a new one on a tiny budget, and cherry bombs are only $20. how good would a glasspack even sound on a 2.8, anyway?

 

on my lasat car, 3cyl. firefly, similar to a metro, it had a cherry bomb and it was... well different, it gave it a louder, lower pitched sound. As for now I'm running a Vortec Cherrybomb, which some people come up to me asking if iI have a 305 or 350, when its only a 2.8 . I was told basically the only diference is that the vortec cherrybomb has enough backpressure at higher RPM's that it becomes a straight pipe.

Let me know what you decide with and what just the regular cherrybomb sounds like

 

where did you get the Vortec Cherry Bomb? and how much did it cost?

 

I got my Vortec Cherrybomb at a local garage,here in Canada, are you south of the border? and the complete catback system was around $400 can. which included stainless steel tubing, the muffler and installation. however I think just the muffler was around $125can. Oh it sounds throaty at idle and lower RPM's and when you rev it, then it sounds like a 6 cyl agian

 

A friend had dual cherry bombs(glass packs) on his 93 GMC Sanoma!It sounded cool as hell.But I don't think you would want that sound in a F-body.
I'm certain we all know what a "jake brake" sounds like on a semi,right?Well,when he would let off the gas it sounded alot like that.I could hear him about 4 blocks away
If money is the issue and you want that loud fircracker sound then I say go for it!


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Kevin S
89 RS w/2.9
modded some but not heavily


"I am just as enthusiastic about flying saucers as I always
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long, long trough. There's only so many times you can pick
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- Denis Plunkett, 70, a retired civil servant from Bristol
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suspended its activities because of an apparent sharp
decline in the number of alien visitors to Earth.

 

A Dynomax super turbo muffler will run you $30... I'd put that one over a cherrybomb any day. Those cheap Cherrybombs are just loud...


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i live in eastern massachusetts, so i dont think ill be going to canada for a muffler any time soon. and to tell you the truth, im just lookin for a loud muffler. i dont care about performance or quality AT ALL, i just want a loud **** of a muffler

 

I had one on my 2.8 Litre Supra and it sounded very nice, not too loud, but gave nice noises at WOT.

Chris