Monkie

*** it is getting annoying. What is another brand that would sound ok? Borla or SLP muffler? What would they sound like?

WaynesRS

Same thing happend to me Monkie , I just got sick of mine . I drive an hour to school , on the intersate doing 70 , so you can imagine ....Dynomax if its V6 .....Borla if V8 ...I dont know anything about SLP

Brian K

Dynomax, but Boral has the sweatest setup....

Monkie

Yea yea, I have heard about Dynomax until my ears bleed. Do anyone know how Borla or SLP would sound on a 3.1L or 2.8L car? BTW why is dynomax so good?

Monkie

Shhhhhit, Borla or SLP might be too much of a flow dont ya think? I would lose an *** load of torque. Flowmaster hurt me enough. What would the others do?

WaynesRS

I think dynomax is just made for a V6 .Sure they make V8 ones that sound good . I just don't think borla "tailors" their muffs to V6 like Dynomax does . I don't think SLP "tailors" their to V6s either .I think borla and slp on a V6 would just make it to throaty sounding for a V6 , not enough deepness with our V6 motor .where with an v8 , you dont need the deepness to make them sound good cus the motor has that deeper sound to it already . Wayne
DYNOMAX ALL THE WAY !

Monkie

all mufflers are universal btw Wayne

Kyle F

Um A flowmaster is best on a V8... sounds kinda crappy on a 6 well I think so. They are tuned for the acoustic pulses. Ofcourse this also depends on what series you have to.
Anyways SLP or Borla dont flow better than flowmaster if they are all the 3" in 3" out or the SLP with the dual 2"1/2 on one side.
SO you should have3 seen an increase in power overall with the flowmasters.
I would say leve the V6 alone, let it be, drive and enjoy. Modify the hell out of the LT1.



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89 Trans Am Turbo 3.8L All stock 43,000 miles #1053 of 1555

Past Thirdgen:
86 Trans Am w/ built 355TPI with SLP goodies and too much other stuff to List. One sweet *** car, wish I would have had a good enough Job to pay insurance on three cars so I could keep it, but for a 89 Turbo Trans Am w/ Low miles, I think I made the right choice!

WaynesRS

I heard just recently and I think it was on this V6 board where an employee of flowmaster told a customer that there mufflers were "not really made for a V6" .Its kinda like saying camaros look good in pepto pink .Sure you can paint them pink , but most people dont like them pink .The prefer the commen colors. I think most V6ers on here prefer Dynomax .WHY ? Prabably b/c most people think they sound better .In my oppinion , dynamax doesn't say their muffler is tailerd for a V6 , but however most people with V6s like them so they must be better tailerd to the customers buying them . ....Wayne

WaynesRS

Frankly , Id listen to Kyle F on this . Just enjoy it . As much as I love my dynomax , sometimes I wish i had a switch for quiet sometimes . ...I wish they made a better flowing muffler for our v6s that did not have the noise to it .

Wayne

stuart69427

what exactly is wrong with the flowmasters on a six? I never heard a dynomax myself, do they sound better?

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You know you drive an F-Body when you can't remember what the back of a Mustang looks like!

'88 Camaro Sport Coupe V6

I_Live_4_my_RS!!!

Well, I love my Flowmaster 80. The sound is great deep and loud, it makes this awsome throaty gurgle when I downshift, increased horsepower through the range, It flows good... what else can I ask for?

I've never personally heard a dyno, but I've heard they are quieter then the flowie. The quality looks good and they flow just as good/almost as good as the flowmaster so hell, if you have the money to spend and don't like the f'master, do whatever make you happy!

Monkie

I have no idea what my series is I think its a 80 but it might be a 40. "The sound is great deep and loud, it makes this awsome throaty gurgle when I downshift" Yea maybe if you downshift to where it brings it up to about 2500. Anything over that sounds annoying and *****. Mine pops like hell since I got the cat taken off. I think my RS is missing 2 cylinders

SAEspinz80

i haven't ever heard a dynomax either. so i can't comment. and i have never been a fan of flowmasters on a 6. borla would be nice, but its pricey. so i heard a hooker aero-chamber on the net and really loved the sound. i am sure you have seen this post before. its a less utilized option for whatever reason, but i really love it alot. not noisy in the car, and sounds mean from behind. take a listen. plus you get to be different

http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/rblanchar/hooker.mp3

the sound file varies from idle to about 4500 rpm's. if you hear a little popping it pretty much dissappears once the car warms up a bit.....check out....



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1990 Firebird 3.1
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- Auto Trans, TA Body Kit
- Home Made C.A.I. (KNN-RE-0810)
- ASP Underdrive Pulleys
- MSD 8.5mm Superconducter Wires (custom-cut)
- MSD GM Blaster Coil (8226)
- AC Delco Cap & Rotor
- Bosh Platinum +4 plugs
- Mobil 1 Synthetic Fluids
- 2.5" Hooker Aero-Chamber Cat-back (27121)
- 2.5" Hooker Elite Stainless Extension Tips (31503)
- GTS Blackouts (stickers removed - #GT034)
- TB Bypass

KILLS = Dodge Daytona, 2000 Toyota 4 Runner 4WD,
1999ish Explorer XLT, "older" Jeep Cherokee, 68ish Mustang (died completely when the light went green )

LOSSES = 300zx (took me in 2nd )

"The racing dice added 5hp...I SWEAR!"

Brian K

Dynomax does make it just for our engine, the other brands I am not sure. Also, Dynomax is so good because ofthe value.. For 149.99 you get a complete cat back with everything, hangers and all....

TomP

The Dynomax cat-back isn't made for a V6; it's made for V8's. But, the cat-back for a V6 and V8 are the same, as long as the V8 isn't a dual-cat model or H.O. model.


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-Tom P (Hot rodded 1986 Firebird 2.8l)

c-5invalid

will a higher intake/exhaust cam change the sound?

Monkie

yes

Ovrclck350

Monkie, I told ya before, I get compliments on mine all the time. It sounds like a stock 305, or so people tell me. I haven't been around many 305's. Most of the V8's around here are 350's or 454's.

Bretts91RS

anyone got any sound clips of dynomax on a 3.1? i wanna get it , but i wanna see what it sounds like first.

Monkie

I agree, it sounds like a STOCK 305 but above 3,000rpms it sounds like a pissed off lawnmower. And you dont have a flowmaster anyways!

Ovrclck350

I was talkin about my Dynomax

Monkie

clck has a video...well he used to, I guess he still does.