[Tigers] FlowMaster too loud?

[Owain Lloyd]

Oh, and one remedy would be an extra glass pack in series.

On 1/15/09, Owain Lloyd <owain.lloyd at gmail.com> wrote:
> I run a single flowmaster in each pipe and it produces a nice sound
> that is a little loud and burbly but not what I'd call boomy at all.
> To give you a measurement, at goodwood they told me it hit 107db from
> 1900rpm which is actually quite a lot of noise but I'd say the average
> 18 year old's citreon saxo / honda civic with it's omnipresent torque
> sapping exhaust it more 'boomy'.
>
> It doesn't bother me on the highway but you really need an intercom to
> talk to the passenger on the track...
>
> On 1/15/09, Thomas Witt <atwittsend at verizon.net> wrote:
>>   As a general question I was curious if others who have used Flowmaster
>> mufflers found them to be too "Boomy,"  -especially in the 2,000-2,500
>> RPM
>> range. I am experiencing a resonance in  the described RPM range that is
>> almost unbearable.
>>
>>   While not a Tiger, I am running their "supposedly quieter" 50 series on
>> a
>> Mopar 318, stock manifolds into a single 3" pipe, plumbed out to the
>> back.
>> The car is relatively well insulated, nothing is contacting, and
>> everything
>> is hung on rubber supports.
>>
>>  If this is a common issue with the Flowmaster does anyone have a remedy
>> ?
>> I'll be listening (with ringing ears) for a reply.
>>
>> Thanks, Tom
>>
>>
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