Glasspacks VS Flowmaster
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Glasspacks VS Flowmaster
I know everyone heards this one before. But I have a unique situation. 
I am going to be installing my FE352 into my truck and I dont want to get a ticket from a cop with nothing better to do. So I figured instead of running open headers like I really want I would just put a muffler on so I dont get tickets. However I am on a really tight budget so I dont know what to do. Should I just go with some cheapo glasspacks from autozone, or should I spend $65 a piece on flowmasters? Do they really sound that good? I want this to be LOUD so loud it blows the hat off a nearby pedieatran. 
I want to be able to hear this thing roar all the time with no need to install a radio. 
So whats the best thing to do?
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FERacing66
I am going to be installing my FE352 into my truck and I dont want to get a ticket from a cop with nothing better to do. So I figured instead of running open headers like I really want I would just put a muffler on so I dont get tickets. However I am on a really tight budget so I dont know what to do. Should I just go with some cheapo glasspacks from autozone, or should I spend $65 a piece on flowmasters? Do they really sound that good? I want this to be LOUD so loud it blows the hat off a nearby pedieatran. I want to be able to hear this thing roar all the time with no need to install a radio. So whats the best thing to do?Thanks
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Me too!
FE,
i just got done putting headers on my 352 and am in the same quandry. My solution - buy the cheap ones (Purple Hornies for me!
), run em for a while, and if they just don't cut it, then i'll look at Flowmasters. Actually, i'm with you, loud is good - i think i'll prefer the glasspacks anyway. But, the other issue i've got is whether or not to put an H-pipe in. Jegs has got them pretty cheap (about $35) and, from what i read, they're supposed to help equalize bank pressure and give a more 'balanced' sound, whatever that means. Anyone got any experience with crossover pipes? Are they worth spending $??
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i just got done putting headers on my 352 and am in the same quandry. My solution - buy the cheap ones (Purple Hornies for me!
), run em for a while, and if they just don't cut it, then i'll look at Flowmasters. Actually, i'm with you, loud is good - i think i'll prefer the glasspacks anyway. But, the other issue i've got is whether or not to put an H-pipe in. Jegs has got them pretty cheap (about $35) and, from what i read, they're supposed to help equalize bank pressure and give a more 'balanced' sound, whatever that means. Anyone got any experience with crossover pipes? Are they worth spending $?? BeefBoy
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From what I have heard, H-pipes quiet your exhaust considerably. Some people say that adding an H-pipe "allows each of your mufflers to run on all cylinders, instead of only 1/2 of them." This is supposed to give a better sound, but will probably quiet it down. Good Luck!
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Spend the money and get an X-pipe, not an H-pipe....look at the two designs you will understand why the x-pipe flows better. And if anything, it will make each pipe louder running on 8 instead of a ricer 4 banger. With out one it will just crackle and pop so loud ppl will think it is a drive by...its so ghetto with out one. But you said you like it loud.
And glasspacks are hardly loud, the only time you will hear a glass pack is under FULL throttle when it starts to crackle and make ruckous. You can hardly hear it idling on true duals. Get a baffled muffler like a FLowMaster.
And glasspacks are hardly loud, the only time you will hear a glass pack is under FULL throttle when it starts to crackle and make ruckous. You can hardly hear it idling on true duals. Get a baffled muffler like a FLowMaster.
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Wouldn't an x pipe be pretty much the same as running a single system considering the way they flow? It pretty much makes them 1 pipe then back to 2. Glasspacks are ultra quiet at idle when you have headers but they really scream in the highend. as for having them work on 4 cyls each, there is no comparison in the sound compared to a ricer.
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to 'X' or not to 'X'?
Yeah, someone explain this whole crossover pipe thing to me. According to one advertisement, an X-pipe 'eliminates firing order pressure differences between the right and left banks of the exhaust manifolds or headers, and this pulse-free, synchronized equal flow and pressure increases horsepower regardless of RPM'. I'm guessing that 'firing order pressure differences' occur when pistons on the same side fire sequentially (e.g. 4,2 and 7,8 w/ a 15426378 firing order) - thus, for a moment, i've increased pressure on one side and decreased it on the other. I can envision where an X-pipe would keep a more constant pressure on each side, and therefore on the whole system. And, it seems reasonable that this equalization would result in a more uniform 'rumble' from each pipe, and maybe more HP. Is any of this on the right track?
Eric
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Originally Posted by 68torino
Anyone ever take a look at tractor replacement mufflers? Straight thru design with louvers.
The straight through glasspack with the perforated tube seems like the way to go. I put one on my explorer when the stock exhaust rotted out, and I like it. Cheap and effective. I got the longest one possible, and it's not real loud. More of a low rumble. And it DID make a noticeable difference in performance! I think most of it was getting rid of that stupid resonator.
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im a big fan of glasspacks, i just installed them on my F350 with a 460 and it sounds great, and i also have them on my `83 town car that has a 5.0, i like the sound better then a flowmaster style muffler, but thats just my opinion 