[DeTomaso] mufflers

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/19/10 9:34:37 AM, deserttwist at juno.com writes:

> We now have big tube headers, and 2 1/2 inch pipes into the stock 
> mufflers.  Will the car be too loud inside if we gut the mufflers?
> 
A LOT depends on your tolerance and whether you'll trade power for noise. 
In your POCA Newsletter for Nov, there's an article on mufflers. There are 
five different STOCK mufflers for Panteras and the variations are inside so 
its not easy to tell one type from another. We have little idea as to the 
effect on sound from these five, and less so if you gut them, except that the 
two examples that were done still restricted measured power on a dynomometer 
considerably over 3" Flowmasters, and no dB measurements were taken on any- 
stock or gutted, before or after the mod. Since mufflers are primarily 
sound-attenuators, this is an omission. 
But the faster you go, the quieter it is inside.... Cheers- J Deryke