[DeTomaso] Muffler Options

bill gaino gaino at earthlink.net
Sun Aug 1 15:48:20 EDT 2010


Here is a 20$ ebay muffler 2.5 inlet, dual outlet SS gutted, I did shorten them a little too. Hollow and free flow. They look like the muffs PI sells for 199$  http://tinyurl.com/22owy85
-----Original Message-----
>From: Tom Borcich <tborcich at msn.com>
>Sent: Aug 1, 2010 1:37 PM
>To: Pantera Brent Stewart <bjbstewart at yahoo.com>, Pantera REALBIG forum <detomaso at realbig.com>
>Subject: [DeTomaso] Muffler Options
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>
>Brent, 
>After reading the comments from Dan Jones about mufflers giving up 50hp due to flow restrictions I started looking at 2.5" & 3.0" inlet
>mufflers from MagnaFlow. They make 2.5" and 3" inlet with dual 2.5" outlets with bodies that should to fit where the mufflers go on Pantera. The body
>of the muffler is 8-9" wide, oval about 5 " thick and 14" long. They should flow plenty for your stroked motor, especially if you go with the 3" inlet. 
>Below is a link to one of 3" inlet version as an example. I saw a MagnaFlow that was slightly different but can't find the link...I'll look a bit more and 
>send it to you if I find it. I've see these mufflers in stainless for under $50-60 per muffler...once you add the tips and some labor you for snaking the
>tubes from the headers back to the mufflers, you should still be at a pretty reasonable cost if you went with the 3"...check the vendor that is making
> the new trunk liner(Curt?), I read he has the 3" tubing pre-made...I recall his first name is Curt?
>
>MagnaFlow muffler with 3" inlet and dual 2.5" outlets
>http://www.fasterthanthem.com/product.php?productid=108
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>I know it is tricky getting a 3" tube to route through the suspension/half shaft space. But that would seem to give you the best flow possible. Then to get the Pantera look
> just have a set of angled chrome tips welded on. I found some nice large diameter tips on ebay from a manufacturer that should look very nice, they were 
>about $40 for a set of four and are very good quality.
>
>Best Regards,
> 
>Tom
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