[Chevelle-list] flowmasters?

[Devin]

Tom-  I don’t see much advantage in the Flowmaster kit.  I bought pieces
years ago while I was acquiring pieces for my car.  I talked to a local
exhaust builder who suggested I buy their mandrel bent tailpipes and
mufflers.  He then would run pipe from my headers to the mufflers, just in
front of the axle, with the tailpipes going back from there.  It worked out
OK, but no better than he could have done.  The tailpipes fit reasonably
well, just be careful if you have big rear tires.  I bought all this stuff
10 years ago when it was all fairly new.  The Flowmaster mufflers are simply
annoying to me now.  Every kid that thinks he has a hot rod has them.  If I
had it to do over again I’d go with a different brand of mufflers.
Performance?  I have the 2.5” system over the axle, but it’s 3” to the
mufflers from the collectors.  There is a huge difference in responsiveness
between having the cut-outs open (just past the headers) and the caps being
on.

 

Devin 

 

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Subject: [Chevelle-list] flowmasters?

 

Hi all,  Happy Easter..

I'm thinking of replacing my old exhaust system with a flowmaster kit,  ans
not sure what the benefits of the 3" system vs the 2.5" are? I have a 396
with around 400 hp, 5 speed, 3.73 rear end, street driver..Thanks for your
input in advance..Tom P





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