exhaust bending

[joeshmo473]

i recently got a glass pack muffler and a custom bent tailpipe to the stock hangers on my 91 X. my question is if the exhaust shape will effect the sound quality produced by the muffler. i know the thickness will to a certain degree. and is mandrel bending going to sound alot better? i am going to have another tail pipe bent and welded to the other one and go with a flowmaster 40 single in dual 2.25 out to the stock location.

 

[huskyfan23]

It will. The sharper the bends in the pipe, the quieter the exhaust will be. Mandrel bending will give wrinkle-free bends, but won't change the sound.

 

[joeshmo473]

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so the bending makes it quieter but does it change the tone of the exhaust

 

[huskyfan23]

The tone stays the same for the most part. If you go from lots of big bends to a pipe with less and smaller bends, it may sound a little deeper.

 

[draft]

Just to let you know, you're not going to find any Flowmaster 40 with a dual out. All are single/single, meaning, your outlet will need to be split from one to two, or you can run a true dual setup.