Exhaust question

[Jcbolton]

I have been looking at exhaust systems all morning. I am looking for an exhaust to make my lx 470 louder. Do you guys have any advice for me on which one to get? I want one that isn't obnoxiously loud but louder than the stock one I have

 

[2000UZJ]

Doug Thorley for mild sound, EMS for more of a good ol' southern boy sound. I see you are in GA, I have a flowmaster 50 on mine, you are more than welcome to drive it/hear it if you'd like, just to give you an idea on where to start.

 

[petrotk40]

three options are Borla, EMS and Doug Throley. I don't think any of them are that loud. EMS is probably the loudest.

 

[Jcbolton]

So like I said I've still been researching all day, and I am getting pretty familiar with how exhaust systems work. So, to my understanding, the muffler is what deadens the sound, correct? If I were to just get a new muffler, could I then get the sound I am trying to get?

 

[petrotk40]

So like I said I've still been researching all day, and I am getting pretty familiar with how exhaust systems work. So, to my understanding, the muffler is what deadens the sound, correct? If I were to just get a new muffler, could I then get the sound I am trying to get?

for purely sound purposes, you can do a few things... cut the resonators out and weld in a piece of pipe or chop the stock muffler off and weld in a flowmaster or magnaflow muffler

 

[Jcbolton]

So the muffler would change the sound, but if i wanted to get more HP i would have to get a whole new system?

 

[coveboy]

Don't mean to hijack, but what size Flowmaster 50 do you run? Is it obnoxious sounding? Been considering chopping my stock muffler off for some flows, but can't decide if I want to or not

 

[petrotk40]

So the muffler would change the sound, but if i wanted to get more HP i would have to get a whole new system?

you might see a few HP from a different muffler, but it'd be minimal.

 

[gtfour43]

Wait for robred's test on the DT and EMS setups. Should be any day now.

 

[Jcbolton]

How big are the inlet and outlet on the stock muffler? Do I need offset inlets and outlets?

 

[2000UZJ]

How big are the inlet and outlet on the stock muffler? Do I need offset inlets and outlets?

2.25". Single in, single out. Center in-outlets.

 

[Jcbolton]

I appreciate it brother

 

[Jcbolton]

And one more question. A lot of flowmaster mufflers' inlets and outlets I have found are oval shape for clearance, does that make a difference?

 

[2000UZJ]

Don't mean to hijack, but what size Flowmaster 50 do you run? Is it obnoxious sounding? Been considering chopping my stock muffler off for some flows, but can't decide if I want to or not

The Flowmaster 50 is very small. Which was the main reason I had it installed. It's about 60% smaller than the OEM. The sound is great, you can't even tell there is a aftermarket muffler on inside. Outside is also a great tone, very mild V8 sound at all times. Not over the top or obvious that it has exhaust, just respectable and reasonable. The one thing I absolutely love is downshifting, the muffler may not be loud on the acceleration side...but when you downshift it's pure cracking and deep bass. I will attempt to take a video tonight. It's always fun when you have a guy in a convertible and you downshift coming up to a stoplight and the exhaust is crackling and gurgling. It's the most aggressive/loudest muffler I think a 100 should have. If you play on rocks, make sure they tuck it up nicely. When I say this muffler is small...it's really small.

 

[Jcbolton]

Is there anything in volume between a 50 and a super 44?