Muffler Q
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Question. Will a pair of 4" Magnaflow mufflers be quieter than a pair of 3.5" Hooker aerochambers ??
Car is 547 big block with quality custom headers and twin 4" X pipe, mufflers before the diff , No tail pipes .
1963 Plymouth Max Wedge 1971 Barracuda
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Re: Muffler Q
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If you are using it as a daily driver you need to get the exhaust out from under the car. Too many places for fumes to get into the interior and it's sleepy time crash. A daily driven 547 stroker, with 4 inch exhaust?
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Re: Muffler Q
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I think it'll be close. The Aerochambers are pretty mellow anywhere BUT WOT, then they scream pretty good. The Magnaflows are about the same IMO.
I have a pair of 4" Hooker Max Flows (straight through style) for my cuda and was VERY surprised how quiet they are.
CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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Re: Muffler Q
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I have a pair of 4" Hooker Max Flows (straight through style) for my cuda and was VERY surprised how quiet they are.
Could you give us an estimate of the lengths of tailpipe before and after these large diameter mufflers? Your post made me think that surely 4 inch diameter pipes have lower exhaust gas temperatures (EGT) than 2.5 or 3 inch diameter. If the EGT changes then the RPM where annoying resonances occur changes. Weather changes EGT, including humidity. Makeup of gasoline changes EGT, especially percent of ethanol. I now realize I have been “wearing blinders” as regards another important factor in EGT. Changing to bigger pipes would move resonances. Changing to smaller pipes would too.
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Re: Muffler Q
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Those Dynomax Super Turbos are good as long as you don't mind losing a bunch of power compared to a straight through style muffler. Switched my dad's road runner (480-500 hp 440 six pack) from a pair of 3" Ultra Flows to 3" Super Turbos and was immediately disappointed by a very noticeable seat of the pants power loss.
CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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I have a pair of 4" Hooker Max Flows (straight through style) for my cuda and was VERY surprised how quiet they are.
Could you give us an estimate of the lengths of tailpipe before and after these large diameter mufflers? Your post made me think that surely 4 inch diameter pipes have lower exhaust gas temperatures (EGT) than 2.5 or 3 inch diameter. If the EGT changes then the RPM where annoying resonances occur changes. Weather changes EGT, including humidity. Makeup of gasoline changes EGT, especially percent of ethanol. I now realize I have been “wearing blinders” as regards another important factor in EGT. Changing to bigger pipes would move resonances. Changing to smaller pipes would too. Mufflers in stock location w/ turndowns at the axle.
CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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If you are using it as a daily driver you need to get the exhaust out from under the car. Too many places for fumes to get into the interior and it's sleepy time crash. A daily driven 547 stroker, with 4 inch exhaust? Yes .
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an8sec70cuda Hahahaha, if you painted that tail panel on your car orange then I would think it is my car. Same shocks, same diff cover, same caltracs, same dual feed fuel tank and same mufflers but mine are black , great minds ....
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Re: Muffler Q
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an8sec70cuda Hahahaha, if you painted that tail panel on your car orange then I would think it is my car. Same shocks, same diff cover, same caltracs, same dual feed fuel tank and same mufflers but mine are black , great minds ....
CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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