My unasked for 2 centavos . . .
I like to deal in #'s . . . . touchy feely things like mufflers and
"decals" are tough to analyze.
When I was young (no after Moses) I thought a Can Am McLaren (headers into
megaphones @ 7000/trailing throttle) sounded about right. These days
something a little quieter is preferred.
My list? Un-noticeable by the law, quiet enough the "passenger" doesn't
complain, no hinderence to performance (with in reasonable limits.)
To each his own . . .
motor gently,
David
#352
D. E. Adin, Photographer
Box 2161
Durango, Colorado 81302
(970) 247-0704
adin@frontier.net
www.frontier.net/~adin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Paulick [mailto:larry.p@erols.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 2:31 PM
> To: twojohnsons@home.com
> Cc: Steve Laifman; Tiger List
> Subject: Re: Droning Mufflers
>
>
> Sorry to burst you record, but I have been using Flowmasters
> on cars for over
> 20 years. Was on 76 and 87 Vette, used as daily driver, and
> now on Tiger. I
> am definitely over the Old enuf to shave every day group, and
> I have found the
> muffs excellent replacements for stock, and the car mags have
> always given
> then the nod on performance against other muffs. Life
> expectancy is much
> better that after market products I have seen.
>
> On the 87 Vette, it had an on board computer for instant and
> average mileage,
> and with muffs alone, it increased by 2 mpg ave on daily trip
> of 45 miles.
>
> But you should use what you are happy with.
>
> The 3 no brainers on my cars by experience are K&N filters, Flowmaster
> mufflers, and Mobil 1 oil. They just flat out work for me.
>
> Larry
>
> twojohnsons@home.com wrote:
>
> > Mustangs w/aftermarket performance mufflers suffer from
> drone at 1800 to
> > 2000 rpms that is absolutely maddening. I have dynomax
> straight thrus & an
> > X-pipe & have to speed at 70+ or poke along at 55 to avoid
> the "drone zone"
> > which, with 355 gears comes at 60-65 mph in 5th in my
> Mustang. Very loud
> > doo-wop can counteract to some extent.
> > The drone is supposed to be a result of substituting same size dual
> > aftermarket mufflers & a 21/2" system for the factory's two
> different size
> > mufflers & 21/4 size system.
> > As to Flowmasters, I have never seen them on a daily driver
> where the owner
> > is old enuf to shave every day. Loudest of all, and with
> their internal
> > baffle design, they rob horsepower & torque.
> >
> > Steve Laifman wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Most Flowmaster users are complaining that the 30-40
> series are too loud
> > > for daily use, and will drive you nuts on long trips (aside from
> > > catching the ear of the guys in blue.)
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