[DeTomaso] Muffler Opinions
Will Kooiman
wkooiman at earthlink.net
Sat Jul 31 23:51:02 EDT 2010
I had Borla XR-1's, and they sounded great. They are 3" in, 3" out, and
about the same size as the original mufflers. I sold them because I'm going
to 180's.
I like the sound of gutted stock mufflers. I don't think they flow any
better, but the sound is a lot better.
The mind train exhaust sounds great, but it's also very loud.
There's a magnaflow muffler that is about the right size to fit in the stock
location. It has 2 2.5" inlets and 2 2.5" outlets. You have to make your
own y-pipe for the inlet.
You could make your own... gut some stock mufflers, increase the inlet to
2.5" or so, and replace the resonators with something that muffles, but
doesn't choke.
3" pipes fit. It doesn't look difficult to take 3 u-bends, cut them just
right, and snake them through the suspension. 2.5" is probably big enough,
though, and would fit better.
-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Brent Stewart
Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:40 PM
To: Pantera List
Subject: [DeTomaso] Muffler Opinions
All,
The new engine is in and running pretty good, but not perfect. With 550
HP+,
the current thinking is that my GTS headers / muffler set up isn't big
enough
to let it breath at the higher RPM's. I have secured Big Throat headers
from
PI, and now am on a quest for a good set of Mufflers to match. Turns out
this
is a pretty difficult decision, as the SOUND is pretty important to me and
I
probably won't have a chance to hear them before buying. Obviously,
performance
is the most important, but the last thing I want is to end up sounding like
a
tractor or, heaven forbid, a Viper.
So, I ask for your help. What would match a high output stroked Cleveland
engine with sound that will make the DeTomaso community proud? (BTW, i
LOVED
the GTS sound and look on the previous, mostly stock engine). I really
don't
know the entire solution space, so any info on what I should / shouldn't be
looking for would be helpful too. Options that are currently being
considered
are:
1) Big Throat Mufflers (see: http://www.pim.net/862009Muffler4.jpg). These
certainly are not conventional with the two pipes, but do have an extremely
nice look. and I like the option to angle them up (like the GTS mufflers
do).
Anyone running these? any comments on look / sound?
2) Borla - someone said "check Borla". So I did at www.borla.com. Not a
lot of
info there, so not sure what would be a good match.
3) Magnaflow - they have a nice oval with single inlet, dual outlet. (see:
http://www.magnaflow.com/02product/shopexd.asp?zone=main&id=8686). The
description says that it is meant for imports with mainly bolt on
performance
enhancers, so I'm a little scared of this one. Also, there are a half a
dozen
options around the tips, how does that affect sound / performance? anyone
have
direct experience with Magnaflow that can recommend something?
4) Cherry Bombs - Richard Boschert has the Extremes on his stroked Windsor
and
they look and sound great. Plus they have a great video
(http://www.cherrybomb.com/)
Sure appreciate your help and advice!!
brent
4328
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