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Jan 19, 2009 | 05:09 PM

#11

bumpin96monte

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RE: Muffler delete?

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what would be the loudest muffler that could be put on thats barely legal?

Loudest would probably be straight pipe- even better would be a cutout up front. Legal is going to depend on your local police and laws. You need to contact them, and find out what the legal limit is (and if there is one- how they measure it). When we used to live out in the boonies, there was no sound restriction. People would drive around all day with open header big blocks, and no one would say anything. When we moved to a larger city, they had a specific db limit at a certain # of feet, and they always had at least 1 squad car on duty that had a db meter. People got dinged there all the time because it seemed like they liked to use the tickets as a source of revenue.

So its really going to be up to your local police and laws.

Jan 20, 2009 | 08:31 AM

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wiz kidd

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From: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada

RE: Muffler delete?

if you do any highway driving you will have the worst headache ever

if you want loud here's what to do

leave your stock setup on there OR change it a bit, to make it slightly louder with magnaflows or flowmasters or even a thrush muffler

and then put a splitter right after the cat convertor (its kind of like a mechanical y-pipe that you can rig to a switch) so that when you want it loud all you have to do is hit a button and it closes off all the exhaust going through the regular exhaust and just blows it out the side without going through the mufflers

then you can have the best of both worlds

Jan 20, 2009 | 08:48 AM

#13

Cowboy6622

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RE: Muffler delete?

i do alot of highway driving Josh... I'm not bothered by it.

on my set up, the worst part is between 60 and 65 mph... .under or over that is fine to me... thers just that rpm range at that many mph's and that much pull that just split your ears..... and its not that bad to me, just most people in my car don't like it when i run that speed.

Jan 20, 2009 | 10:48 AM

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RickAKATed10

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From: Highland, IN

RE: Muffler delete?

I had the muffler delete on my 04 Stratus coupe(3.0L V6) and it sounded perfect. It was cheap to do and perfectly legal in Indiana. I say just try it. I have a feeling it won't sound the same as our 3.0 did, but what's the worst that can happen? You will have to have it put back on or put a different muffler in. let us know what you end up doing.

Editted for making statement PAST-tense! lol

Jan 20, 2009 | 12:02 PM

#15

drewskie043

Joined: Oct 2008

Posts: 432

From: St. Paul, MN

RE: Muffler delete?

OAC, what do you have for a motor in your ls? i had a lumina with a 3.1 and i had to do a muffler replacement. i had to drive for a week with a straight pipe til the parts store could get the muffler i wanted and i hated the sound of the straightpipe. way too loud and abnoxious inside and outside of the car. put a muffler oreven a glass packon, whatever type it is so you have some backpressure on the engine. you will get better power and mpg cuz that's what the engine was designed for. straight pipes are only better for power on the drag strip when you run WOT b/c the engine has to escape the exhaust as fast as possible.just cuz it's louder doesn't mean you have more power.with a muffler, you get more backpressure and scavenging at midrange rpm, which is where you run most of the time anyways.

Jan 20, 2009 | 02:12 PM

#16

Cut Throat

Joined: Jan 2009

Posts: 288

From: Cincinnati, Ohio

RE: Muffler delete?

drewski, that cleared up a tonnn for me. I will most likely get a flowmaster 40 series or what ever matches my model. Would you recomend getting new pipes too? Mine look like most used cars rust color.

Jan 20, 2009 | 02:54 PM

#17

OAC

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RE: Muffler delete?

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ORIGINAL: drewskie043

OAC, what do you have for a motor in your ls? i had a lumina with a 3.1 and i had to do a muffler replacement. i had to drive for a week with a straight pipe til the parts store could get the muffler i wanted and i hated the sound of the straight pipe. way too loud and abnoxious inside and outside of the car. put a muffler or even a glass pack on, whatever type it is so you have some backpressure on the engine. you will get better power and mpg cuz that's what the engine was designed for. straight pipes are only better for power on the drag strip when you run WOT b/c the engine has to escape the exhaust as fast as possible. just cuz it's louder doesn't mean you have more power. with a muffler, you get more backpressure and scavenging at midrange rpm, which is where you run most of the time anyways.

thanI actually wanted some one that has heard it before to tell me how it really will be. Would you recommend dual 44's or 40's?

Jan 21, 2009 | 07:35 AM

#18

drewskie043

Joined: Oct 2008

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From: St. Paul, MN

RE: Muffler delete?

well initially i didn't know what was different from flowmaster's 44 and 40s so i went on their website and it turns out there isn't much of a difference between them in sound and performance. i would probably get the 40s, since they are a little cheaper. which ever one you choose, it will def sound better than nothing at all! happy shopping!

http://www.flowmastermufflers.com/mufflers.html

Cut throat, if the rust on your pipes is mostly surface rust, just leave them. no need for new pipes. if there are any spots with heavy rust, rusted thru, or about to rust thru, time to get new pipes.