Exhaust on 97 sport sohc, what do you reccommend

[EliteConcept]

I know i know i've been aroudn long enough and have heard my share of "USE THE SEARCH BUTTON" but theres just too much info to sift though.

Heres what i want. I want a muffler that is going to give me a very deep rumble almost like a V8, but not be too loud inside the truck. I would love to get the most preformace for the buck. but basically i want it to sound like i just ate 2 hondas and i'm searching for another to eat up.

my reserch yeilded that magnaflow and flowmaster are what i'm going to look into....
I had a flowmaster non delta 40 single out on my 92xlt, and it was just a bit too loud inside the cab for my liking.... it did sound pretty mean though

also a dual exhaust on a sport is really complex / impossible to run while keeping the spare tire?
any useful info on that issue will do as well. I love the look of duals but if i'll get the same sound as a single out muffler on a v6 that i would with duals then i'll just do a single out...

thanks
ryan

 

[TimestandStil77]

Whats up man , i have a 97 sport with the sohc visit my website and download the clip on the first page. . . my website address is in my signature. I had a custom made Flowmaster dual out catback made, and to be honest i think going custom is just as good or Better, and is definatly more cost effective. The performance gain was pretty nice , i'm sure that if i used a magnaflow muffler i could got a little more but I don't know if it would have the same tone. . . check it out let me know what you think

nick -

 

[EliteConcept]

i was under the impression duals couldnt be done on a sport

 

[X~FACTOR]

Originally posted by EliteConcept i want it to sound like i just ate 2 hondas and i'm searching for another to eat up.

LOL...

Have you thought of MAC Exhaust at EE? I know it's a bit loud but what if it was covered in exhaust wraps? You know the 2" white strip/cloth they use to eliminate the heat from the headers. Would that lower the noise down? The only reason I'm considering it is because it has CatBack/Mandrel Bent Tubes.

 

[TimestandStil77]

i have duals on my truck , it's a custom setup though cost me 315 installed with the muffler , piping , and chrome tips of my choice all professionally welded.

 

[EliteConcept]

did you keep your spare tire on?

 

[Hokie]

I'd probably go with the Flowmaster 50 series. My Magnaflow is tempermental. Sometimes the resonance is really quiet, and then last night its annoying as heck at 72 mph (with a resonator installed too). I really am thinking about putting in a 50 series b/c everyone says the tone is good. I'm kinda ho-hum with the Magnaflow now... its tone isn't quite much of anything outside now (the resonator killed that). Its almost too quiet outside (unless I STOMP it) and too loud inside. Before the resonator, it had a beautiful burble at low RPM's and I just loved to blip the throttle around town, but alas, the resonance was unbearable. The one advantage of the Magnaflow is that its a dual in/single out which probably gives a few more HP than a Y pipe (which have to be used with the Flowie ~ they don't sell dual in, single out 50 series). Can I tell a performance difference between stock and with my Magnaflow+KKM, maybe, no, not really, i dunno? I don't drive at WOT and neither have done very much for mileage, I still get 16-17 around town and 18-19 highway (Seen 20 MPG twice and 14.2 on I-70E through Kansas).

I guess in hindsight, I should've put the $200 for larger tires.

 

[EliteConcept]

i've seen some flowmasters come in dual in/ dual out.

also what is a resonator , sorry if i sound ignorant

 

[Hokie]

Picture a can with a whole bunch of twisted metal perforation thingy's lining it. Basically, its supposed to smooth out the exhaust gases as they pass through it and thus kill resonance. (Its not a glass pack like some shops like to use for resonators)

 

[TimestandStil77]

yes I still do have my spare. . .I used a flowmaster 50 series with delta flow, with 2.25 pipes from the muffler outlets to help with some of the torque loss which it definatly did. The setup has a wonderful tone for a v6 it's not annoying sounding it rumbles great at idle and can scream when you want it too , but if you drive your truck easy and keep the revs down it can be quiet. . By the way about that dual in and single out deal . . my exhaust guy first made that y pipe for the inlets and then was not happy with it , so he made an X with the pipes into the inlet and it gave it a different tone and picked up a little more power. right click and save the links to listen to the exhaust also i have a video of me going through my gears if youd like to hear that also. . .

http://litenin691.tripod.com/exhaust.wav

http://litenin691.tripod.com/runby.mpg

Again you must copy these links into your browser for it to work or right click and save as . . .

Let me know what you think,

Nick

 

[Nate1]

Can you get a pic of your install?
On FM's website I can't find a dual in 50 delta, so I wanna see how your guy did the single in setup with X pipe (or if you have dual in delta that I dont know about).
Thanks
-----Nate

 

[TimestandStil77]

unfortunatly i dont have a digital cam. One of my friends may have one , ill try to get some pics of the setup.

NIck -