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i have a 1991 f-150 and would like to install a loud muffler on it. any suggestions of a specific brand/type that i should get. i dont want a racecar sound, just a deep, loud truck muffler that is sure to turn heads. thanks
Laughing Gas
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From: Lincoln, Nebraska
no muffler that is the cheapest way that is what i got and it is nice but i also have a 3in catback and k&n filter so that sure makes it louder and wakes it up a little. but if you need muffler to pass inspections get a glass packed muffler
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From: Delta, BC, Canada
i have a 1992 f-150, i went to dual flowmaster exhaust and headman headers....... made an enourmous power difference and it sounds amazing...... id say go with a 30 or 40 series flowmaster muffler.... its fairly cheap....are you looking to run a whole new system, or just slap a new muffler in there????? also... headman makes drop in headers that require no new exhaust manipulation, just bolts in..... big sound from new headers/could also remove your catalytic converter.... make some difference
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From: Concord, New Hampshire
glaspacks, are well good, and i think its louder than a flowmaster, but if not just turn it around so the luvers are going the wrong way and then it will be louder, a flowmaster however is defidently a truck sound, along with a glasspack, however if its a straight six a glasspack will sorta make it sound like a tractor, but a good tractor thats for sure! i would go with a glasspack personaly if your looking for the cheap route, you should be able to get one of those for under 20 bucks, and they sound good, but a flow master is more like 60+, all depends, i have a summit muffler single in dual 3" out, and its basicly a oval glasspack, and i love the sound, simple yet, well truckie, if thats even a word,
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Postmaster
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From: Pleasant Hill, MO
our buddies prices here are mixed up. flowmasters run over $100. Glass packs usually around 60 bucks. your glasspack will be louder, guarunteed. the straighter your entire exhaust pipe is, the louder. I wouldn't recomend the removal of your catty converter. sometimes messes up your computer's backpressure and causes drivability problems. nothin serious, just a loss of power, maybe some stuttering. it's true about the tractor sound on the straight 6. lol, it's even worse if there's an exhaust leak. I had a buddy in that situation. Flowmaster 40 series sounds the most classy/loud. if you want a tough sounding truck without being obnoxious, go with the 50 series. most people get tired of their obnoxiously loud sounding trucks after a while anyway.
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dang where you been buying stuff....Autozone has flowtech glasspacks for about $20 and some autozones actually have flowmasters in stock and they are usually around $60 - $80 depending on the muffler. Don't really know about oreillys, my transmission is screwed up too much to drive to the nearest one.
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I had a new exhaust system installed last week at my local muffler shop, (private owned, not a chain store). I have a 97 F250 HD 4X4 5.8, They installed a Flowmaster with 3" in and out, a new 3" pipe from the converter to the muffler and a 3" single side exit tailpipe, it totally changed the sound to a deeper tone and it feels like it increased the engine response. The best part is that the total cost was only $172.00 dollars for a turnkey job. This shop has been in business for over 35 years and believes in giving the customer a quality job at a fair and honest price.
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From: Concord, New Hampshire
Originally Posted by FghtinIrshNvrDie
our buddies prices here are mixed up. flowmasters run over $100. Glass packs usually around 60 bucks
Last edited by ATC_250SX; Jul 3, 2004 at 01:55 PM.
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WHoops, forgot to sy what i really wanted to say, A glasspack would sound really good on your truck, but without the cats it would sound better, i would personly go with a flowmaster, they will also help draw more power from your truck with the scavaging effect they have, but whichever way you go i think youll be happy, the motor will sound good breathing through eather one.
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