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Which company makes a better sound to you?

Flowmaster
29 (74.4%)
Magna flow
7 (17.9%)
Other
3 (7.7%)

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Flowmaster vs Magnaflow vs Other
« on: June 11, 2013, 01:17:09 PM »
I am thinking of upgrading from the old cherry bomb on my blazer and was wondering what you guys think. :tup:

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Re: Flowmaster vs Magnaflow vs Other
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2013, 01:29:30 PM »
Had both, loved the two chamber flowmasters on my old chevelle  :tup:
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Re: Flowmaster vs Magnaflow vs Other
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2013, 01:34:10 PM »
I have the flowmaster super 44 on my chevy truck and its got a nice grunt without an obnoxious drone at highway speeds.   
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Re: Flowmaster vs Magnaflow vs Other
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2013, 01:44:47 PM »
I have the flowmaster super 44 on my chevy truck and its got a nice grunt without an obnoxious drone at highway speeds.
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Re: Flowmaster vs Magnaflow vs Other
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2013, 01:47:44 PM »
I have the Banks on my Titan, had Flowmaster on another one and the Banks is better sound and performance hands down.  Have Magnaflow on my Trans Am and it sounds and looks better than the Flowmaster TA's and Camaros I have seen and heard, really helped open up the LS1.

Borla is nice too.  I have had Flowmaster on a few vehicles and the stainless lasts way longer also so if you go that way I recommend spending the extra for stainless.

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Re: Flowmaster vs Magnaflow vs Other
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2013, 01:51:30 PM »
I have a 72 blazer I put dual exhaust on with knock off flowmaster 2 chamber mufflers from Summit. Sounds good!

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Re: Flowmaster vs Magnaflow vs Other
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2013, 01:59:36 PM »
I am thinking of upgrading from the old cherry bomb on my blazer and was wondering what you guys think. :tup:

What kind of Blazer?

I had a GM Performance Corsa kit on my '02 Silverado...would drone your ears out on the highway and was loud around town. It had dual outs that both came out on the passenger side behind the right rear tire. I changed it out to a 70 series Flowmaster with dual outs that exit on either end of the rear bumper and am happy with it. I just told my exhaust shop guy what I wanted and he decided what to use. I can't hear mine on the freeway and it has a nice deep tone on accel from lower speeds.  No highway drone and doesn't wake the neighbors when I start it up in the morning. There's too many options for someone to say what makes a better sound IMO.
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Re: Flowmaster vs Magnaflow vs Other
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2013, 03:24:36 PM »
I am thinking of upgrading from the old cherry bomb on my blazer and was wondering what you guys think. :tup:

What kind of Blazer?

I had a GM Performance Corsa kit on my '02 Silverado...would drone your ears out on the highway and was loud around town. It had dual outs that both came out on the passenger side behind the right rear tire. I changed it out to a 70 series Flowmaster with dual outs that exit on either end of the rear bumper and am happy with it. I just told my exhaust shop guy what I wanted and he decided what to use. I can't hear mine on the freeway and it has a nice deep tone on accel from lower speeds.  No highway drone and doesn't wake the neighbors when I start it up in the morning. There's too many options for someone to say what makes a better sound IMO.
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Re: Flowmaster vs Magnaflow vs Other
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2013, 03:30:48 PM »
Personally I think it's tough to make a v6 anything sound good. Most all of the responses you're getting here are based off of a v8 engine that sounds totally different than a v6. I don't know what to tell you knowing it's a v6.
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Re: Flowmaster vs Magnaflow vs Other
« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2013, 03:40:19 PM »
go dual flowmasters but make sure they put in a crossover tube & pay attn to the tube diameter!!! makes a bunch of difference but you will need to find some one that knows what they are doing.

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Re: Flowmaster vs Magnaflow vs Other
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2013, 04:12:43 PM »
I like some of the v6's at idle but you will get that raspy higher pitch when revved up.   I say go to youtube and you should be able to hear some v6 exhausts that sound ok.

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Re: Flowmaster vs Magnaflow vs Other
« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2013, 06:43:14 PM »
Personally I think it's tough to make a v6 anything sound good. Most all of the responses you're getting here are based off of a v8 engine that sounds totally different than a v6. I don't know what to tell you knowing it's a v6.
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I know that you can't make any v6 sound like a v8, but I have found that with a true duel exhaust and a smaller diameter sound all right(not like a v8 but better than factory). just wondering which muffler people prefer.

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Re: Flowmaster vs Magnaflow vs Other
« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2013, 09:10:43 PM »
i would go with flo-pro before flowmaster. they last much longer. i have family that owns a custom hot rod shop and do a lot of customs, they really like the flo pro and mandrel bent tube.

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Re: Flowmaster vs Magnaflow vs Other
« Reply #13 on: June 11, 2013, 09:17:08 PM »
borla systems sound good and the magna flows as well if you want a mild tone . flow master 40s if you want thump .

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Re: Flowmaster vs Magnaflow vs Other
« Reply #14 on: June 11, 2013, 09:20:03 PM »
I have a 72 blazer I put dual exhaust on with knock off flowmaster 2 chamber mufflers from Summit. Sounds good!
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