Bomb Your Aerostar
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Bomb Your Aerostar
The street rod sounds of the '60s muscle cars is back.
http://www.cherrybomb.com/products/glasspack
wouldn't this look great on an Aero with a stainless steel tip.
my winter project.
i can see it now, pulling into the 39th Street DQ and racking off the pipes on my 4.0L
http://www.cherrybomb.com/products/glasspack
wouldn't this look great on an Aero with a stainless steel tip.
my winter project.
i can see it now, pulling into the 39th Street DQ and racking off the pipes on my 4.0L
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From: Salt Lake City, Utah
The street rod sounds of the '60s muscle cars is back.
http://www.cherrybomb.com/products/glasspack
wouldn't this look great on an Aero with a stainless steel tip.
my winter project.
i can see it now, pulling into the 39th Street DQ and racking off the pipes on my 4.0L
http://www.cherrybomb.com/products/glasspack
wouldn't this look great on an Aero with a stainless steel tip.
my winter project.
i can see it now, pulling into the 39th Street DQ and racking off the pipes on my 4.0L
You know, glasspacks are more restrictive than the stock muffler.
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No, it would sound like a V6 with a glasspack. Loud exhaust on an Aerostar hurts the ears and looks and sounds very inappropriate. Now if you could just get a V8 in there, now that would be another story. You know, glasspacks are more restrictive than the stock muffler.
You know, glasspacks are more restrictive than the stock muffler.
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I can't see how they could be more restrictive. You can see straight thru them!
"Glasspacks are an old, simple, and relatively inexpensive design. They are very effective at reducing back pressure, but not very effective at muffling noise. Thus, they preserve more of the engine's power while sounding louder than conventional mufflers."
"Glasspacks are an old, simple, and relatively inexpensive design. They are very effective at reducing back pressure, but not very effective at muffling noise. Thus, they preserve more of the engine's power while sounding louder than conventional mufflers."
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I installed a Cherry Bomb on my 76 Granada with the 250 CID straight 6, and it definitely did not sound appropriate. It was loud and annoying, and droned terribly at highway speeds. Of course, that car also had a 3-on-the-tree, which was really out of place for what was Ford's pseudo-luxury car.
The Michigan weather ate through the Cherry Bomb in about 2 years, and I replaced it with a Maremont Turboflow. It sounded much better than the CB, while still very agressive. So I believed my friends when they told me that glass packs do not sound "good" on 6 cylinder engines. I was later told the same thing by another muffler mechanic, so there must be something to it. I'm guessing the even-firing v6 may exhibit the same characteristics.
The Michigan weather ate through the Cherry Bomb in about 2 years, and I replaced it with a Maremont Turboflow. It sounded much better than the CB, while still very agressive. So I believed my friends when they told me that glass packs do not sound "good" on 6 cylinder engines. I was later told the same thing by another muffler mechanic, so there must be something to it. I'm guessing the even-firing v6 may exhibit the same characteristics.
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I can't see how they could be more restrictive. You can see straight thru them!
"Glasspacks are an old, simple, and relatively inexpensive design. They are very effective at reducing back pressure, but not very effective at muffling noise. Thus, they preserve more of the engine's power while sounding louder than conventional mufflers."
"Glasspacks are an old, simple, and relatively inexpensive design. They are very effective at reducing back pressure, but not very effective at muffling noise. Thus, they preserve more of the engine's power while sounding louder than conventional mufflers."
Straight through type mufflers on the other hand, they do not have louvers. They are true straight though design that produce very little backpressure, only marginally more than a straight piece of pipe. They are more effective at absorbing noise too.
I don't mean to ruin anyones fun, I just wouldn't like some ill informed lurker taking this seriously. (stares back at the lurkers) It would be a fun idea, it would just get very old very fast if you were to try it on an Aerostar. Aerostars can sound good with the right stuff, but once you go beyond a certain sound level, they get really obnoxious for the occupants.
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i had a flowmaster 40 on my 3.0 for a long time and it sounded very very good. a nice low rumble at idle and a decent growl when you give it gas.
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