2005 f150 which one sounds tougher??

 

Bassani . Welcome to FTE.

 

Bassani is the shiat...... maybe the best out there but you will pay $$$ .. take a look at AeroTurbine Exhaust what ever you do dont get the dronmaster

 

I disagree, IMO, I really like my Flowmaster 50 dido, no drone, and my custom system cost considerably cheaper than any out of the box system.

Not to mention I don't have to worry about any componets rattling down the road, mines all welded, SS, and made of much heavier gage pipes .

 

Flowmaster hands down.

 

Flowmaster is proven to rob lowend TQ if you just want the sound go for it but if you want some power dont do it ...I did have one on my 2nd 04 F-150 and swaped it out and did see a diff in power.

 

#10 02-06-2006, 02:52 PM
fourpointsix
Senior Member Join Date: May 2005
Location: San Jose, CA
Vehicle: 2005 Ford F150
Posts: 615

Do yourself a favor and get a SI/DO Magnaflow. Get the 14" muffler if you want it the same volume as a 40 series. Or you could go with the slowmaster, lose all your torque and then change it to a Magnaflow. Before all the "I didn't lose power" types come in here defending an inferior muffler design, ask Josiah what happened to his low end when switching from Magnaflow to Flowmaster. Ask JJG as well. Or ask me. First muffler I had on this truck was a 40 Series Flowmaster, and it sucked.
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Once again, as it has been debunked on this forum several times, I will debunk the backpressure argument. A loss in low end torque is caused by reduction of exhaust gas velocity. The need for 'backpressure' does not exist. The reason you lose torque when you run too large of pipe (let's say 3 inch true duals just to illustrate the point) is because the exhaust flow has a lot of room to bounce around in the large pipes and slows it down. So, since it has been shown that exhaust velocity is key to maintaining and improving torque, let's compare the two designs and decide which one allows exhaust gases to pass through at a high velocity. Those wonderful chambers in the Slowmaster do not preserve your torque through backpressure. They do nothing but slow exhaust gasses from exiting the vehicle, and this is what kills the torque. The Magnaflow causes no losses because it is a straight through design that allows exhaust gasses to exit the vehicle at a high velocity. If this is not the case, why would all high-end exhaust companies use a straight through design in their mufflers? Surely you aren't suggesting that a Banks Monster Exhaust system is built for high end power rather than low end torque? I rest my case.

Sick05Lariat, thank you for the kind words! The truck was so-so off the lot but the wheels really did the trick! And by the way, you're right, I'm 20. However, I paid for the truck and all the goodies, unlike most of the young people on here. So nobody call me spoiled!
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Get yourself a Flowmater 40series ($70), go to a shop and have them weld you a new pipe from the cat back, and add a stainless steel tip to it. In the end it cost me $70 in labor, total of $140. The muffler and the sound does not owe me any money and I am 100% satisfied. You wont regret it. It isnt obnoxiously loud, but when you want it to be, it will rumble.

 

Why not the maggie?

 

why not a flowba$tard?

 

True duals and 2 Flowmasters on my 04 4.6. Fairly mild sound for $350 bucks.

 

well because they suck for performance but do sound coool

 

performance...you think I wouldve gotten a 4.6 if I was lookign for performance?

 

N/M and it does sound mouch louder on the 4.6 then the 5.4