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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 04:08 PM
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Flowmaster Exhaust

Hi All:

Well I am going to make the jump tomorrow.....Having a flowmaster cat back dual exhaust installed in the morning.

Will it do what they claim: deep throaty sound, more power and a little better gas mileage.

Does everybody here think I will like the system. Any feedback before I make the jump will be appreciated.

Good Trucking

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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 05:09 PM
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You can count on the sound but power and milage will be so minimal you will think its there cause it sounds better but that is about it. You got to have a good sounding exaust though
 
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 05:58 PM
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Yeah sound it will increase and it it is by all means throaty mpg and more power i dont think so might hurt your mpg cause your foot is always in it cause you love the sound lol
 
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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I put Flowmaster on my truck and i love but my MPGs went down because now im always in on the skinny pedal LOL!
 
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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here is what my truck sounds like.. 99 f150 4.6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWxgXB8agwU

flowmaster 40 series SIDO
and everything under the hood is stock
i love the sound of flowmaster and especially since it wasnt that much
 
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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I put a Super 40 on my truck and it's way too quiet. You gotta ditch the cats before you get any sound out of these trucks.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ATC Crazy
I put a Super 40 on my truck and it's way too quiet. You gotta ditch the cats before you get any sound out of these trucks.
That's a big negative on getting rid of the cats! I've heard these trucks without them and it is embarrassing! Makes em sound like a 2 stroke!
 
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 02:45 PM
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That's a big negative on getting rid of the cats! I've heard these trucks without them and it is embarrassing! Makes em sound like a 2 stroke!
Yeah i have heard a few, and they didnt sound that good.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 05:38 PM
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I love my Flowmaster! I did a 3" cat back 3 chamber single pipe...I don't know about more power but it sounds great.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 09:56 PM
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My dont sound like a 2 stroke without cats lol
 
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 12:14 AM
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speakin of Flowmaster...i gotta 2 chamber flow but not "true duals", is it possible to have "true duals" on the 97 F150 ext cab, 4x4...i think the gas tank would be in the way and either too much trouble to do or wont work at all
 
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Dustin1690
My dont sound like a 2 stroke without cats lol
The modular motors dont sound that good without cats, ususally.

"speakin of Flowmaster...i gotta 2 chamber flow but not "true duals", is it possible to have "true duals" on the 97 F150 ext cab, 4x4...i think the gas tank would be in the way and either too much trouble to do or wont work at all"
Yes it is possible, you will have to cut off the end of the y pipe, and then take 2 pipes down the passenger side.

I drew a pretty picture to illistrate what im trying to say.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 01:28 PM
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very nice bobby lol! will you draw up some plans for my new house? eh, it's better than i could do! dustin1690, of course your motor sounds good without cats, but then again it's an ancient conventional pushrod motor! I run those 351ws in my derby cars with stacks out the hood, sounds great! lol. I've got the true duals with no mufflers, but i would like to eliminate the precats and put some high flo cats and 40 series Flowmasters on there. Would dual in dual out sound/flow better than two individual mufflers? i know the dual in/out muffler would even out the exhaust pulses and possibly scavenge some more torque.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 06:31 PM
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Yeah that is true i guess i gotta 351 and that would sound different without cats but i heard some 4.6l duals and no cats or mufflers sounds pretty wicked to me
 
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 08:37 PM
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if by "wicked" you mean "sick", and if by "sick" you mean "unhealthy", yes i would agree with you
 
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