Exhaust upgrade
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From: Norman, OK
Exhaust upgrade
I've posted this in another forum, so forgive me if you're reading this again. So, my "good deal" on a pair of mufflers last year wasn't so great and I am getting ready to do it all over again. Here's what I've got already: '87 f-150, automatic, 2WD, 302. Installed headers, removed the cat, and have true dual </span>exhaust with 2 mufflers. I am going to reinstall the cat (environmental reasons, green guilt), probably one from Dynomax that has 2 inlets and 2 outlets to accomodate the 2 pipes. I was thinking of going with a pair of </span>Flowmaster 40 series mufflers. But, I have heard that Dynomax makes a pretty good muffler with a deeper sound than the flowmasters. Any opinions on this issue? Particularly as to the service life of a Dynomax compared to Flowmasters, which last a long time. Also, are there any opinions about the 2-muffler set-up as opposed to a single muffler with one inlet and 2 outlets (essentially a </span>cat-back dual <span class="kLink" style="color: blue; position: relative; font-family: verdana,geneva,lucida;" lucida="" grande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-size:13.3333px="">exhaust</span> system)? Since I'm starting over, I am open to other folks' experience, including a single pipe from the cat to the muffler. I am going for a nice, deep sound, with a fairly unrestricted exhaust.</span>
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I personally prefer the Flowmaster sound.
But I don't like baffles, I want a straight-through design, so I run two small racing Magnaflows on my dual setup...though it's too loud so I need to change something, perhaps add resonators or larger mufflers.
But I don't like baffles, I want a straight-through design, so I run two small racing Magnaflows on my dual setup...though it's too loud so I need to change something, perhaps add resonators or larger mufflers.
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Originally Posted by Muktown
running true duals is going to lower your low end torque compaired to a single muffler with a dual outlet. i would go with the flowmaster series 40 if you want a loud rumble.
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Originally Posted by pronstar
Duals won't kill your low-end if you size the tubes correctly.
Many folks use tubing that is too large.
Many folks use tubing that is too large.
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Originally Posted by pronstar
Duals won't kill your low-end if you size the tubes correctly.
Many folks use tubing that is too large.
Many folks use tubing that is too large.
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Originally Posted by kens64
Thats right. Running duals wont hurt anything. Since you already have 2.5, keep it. Its slightly on the big side, but not worth getting new pipe.
I think dual 2.25 might be better for a 302 but it's likely not worth the expense to change.
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Actually, my pipes are 2-1/4 O.D. Just measured them last night. FYI, I've decided to go with a single dual-in, dual-out cat and use 2 Flowmaster 40 series mufflers. I'll probably get that done in the next week or so when it cools off. Damn, I hate this 110 degree weather!!!