Straight piped 2.3
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From: Moneta, VA
I put a glasspack on my 95 Ranger with a 2.3L. Still used the stock pipe, and just cut out the original muffler and welded in the glasspack. Actually, it doesn't sound that bad. It's no V8 by any means, but it doesn't sound like a ricer, either. It even sounds a little throaty at about 2000rpms with a load on the motor. It also sounds good at idle, but it's not that loud. The glasspack has been on now for about 10,000 miles, and It uses no oil, and still has every bit of it's 100hp.
Note: I ran a straight pipe for about 10 miles before I got my glasspack, and the truck ran terrible. It hesitated on take-off, and had no power. I definately would not recommened a straight pipe to anyone with a small engine that drives on the street.
Note: I ran a straight pipe for about 10 miles before I got my glasspack, and the truck ran terrible. It hesitated on take-off, and had no power. I definately would not recommened a straight pipe to anyone with a small engine that drives on the street.
Last edited by Tiggie; Dec 19, 2003 at 07:19 PM.
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From: Tallahassee, FL
haha yeah it will sound just like a lawn tractor. trust me i did what you want to do. dont do it, it will sound and run like crap. just put a 2 or 3 chambger fm on there, or for a smoother sound get a dynomax turbo muffler.
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Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Weston, Nebraska
I don't know if I should even spend the money on a muffler, the truck is kind of a joke. It's baby blue, half rusted and dented up, takes a lot of oil, get's 14 mpg. It has about 10,000 miles left before the rings are completly gone,
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From: Normal, IL
Go for it. Should sound decent. I was reading somewhere that a 4 cylinder will sound more like an 8 than a 6 ever will. Oh well, good luck.
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From: wheeling,west virginia
what an idiot
Glasspacks are the biggest power waster unless you have a little displacement to work with if you keep straight glasspacks you'll end up with nothing on the low end. Flowmasters are anything but a power waster. They will be better for low end and still have breathing room up top. I have a 93 ranger 2.3 straightpiped with duals though. It doesn't sound bad with a turbo muffler and it has a little more power, with a flowmaster you could expect alot more than with a POS glasspack. plus it will sound meaner.
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From: Normal, IL
Thats funny, really. I know a guy who put dual Flowmasters on a 1999 F150 with a 5.4, and he lost towing power, so there goes your low end theory. A no-name glasspack makes no power, and sounds bad. A Dynomax Bullet has a nice, low grumble at idle, and really opens up when your on it. It only muffles at idle, and as engine rpm increase, it acts more like a straight pipe. Ever seen a Flow do that?
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Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Bloomington, MN
That's really odd...although I've heard of people "swear" that they are making less power with Flowmasters and Borla exhaust, and then you get under the car and tell them that it's on backwards...but maybe his setup just won't accept that style of exhaust...if i remember correctly they're basically made for a stock motor up to your basic mods...anything past that, who knows...
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From: Bloomington, MN
If I were you and I could afford it I'd just buy a complete aftermarket exhaust kit and add the high flow cat. converter to it...I wish I could afford something like that, but the bill collectors won't let me 