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By Rebelliousengineering® - 16 Years Ago
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So currently my 57 fairlane 500 292 is running dual glass packs and there to me to quiet so when my engine gets rebuilt I was thinking of using some magnaflows I would use flow masters but I don't really want that resonance noise in my car because I really like my music and it being crisp with out interference but I still love that rumbling sound. So I’m trying to see if anyone is running maganflows and if you are do like them or is there any other set up that you guys like better.
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By charliemccraney - 16 Years Ago
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Which glass packs are currently installed? I was using Flowtech Purple Hornies for a while. Those were loud. Maybe you just need the right glass packs. I'm presently using Hooker Aerochamber mufflers. They have about the same noise level as the glass packs at idle but they are quieter everywhere else and sound pretty good, in my opinion. They are still noisy but quiet enough that I will not get any unwanted attention. At first, I noticed resonance at idle. It either isn't doing it anymore or I got used to it.
I've only heard good things about Magnaflow but I've no personal experience with them.
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By yehaabill - 16 Years Ago
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Y-Guy I've got the magnaflow's on my '60 F100/292/Reds headers. They are not loud until you twist-it over 3500rpm. (Still not anywhere near as loud as a glasspack) Mine are both out the right side ,so out the back could make a diference... See Ya Bill
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By Marc - 16 Years Ago
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I've been running smitty's for a while, I think almost 10 years. Nice rumble around town, good 'n loud when you put your foot in it.
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By pegleg - 16 Years Ago
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Flowmaster three chambers with 2 1/2 inch pipes and a x style crossover, Radio works fine,
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By Rebelliousengineering® - 16 Years Ago
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Thanks for all the responses I don't know what glass packs I have there all rusty, but defiantly not loud at all I’ve tried driving the car to heat up the glass pack and throwing in cold water to try to break up the glass webbing and that didn’t do anything besides clean all the black carbon deposit so will see what I go with, but I’ll keep you all posted when I change it all out.
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By Moz - 16 Years Ago
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hey frank dont tell me that when your blasting down the drag strip your listening to the radio
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By 63 Red Stake Bed - 16 Years Ago
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I used turbo tubes, & lopped off the offset inlet & outlets. I then found a pipe that would fit perfectly w/it's od inside the tubes. I then slid it up, past the 1st noise chambers. I flared it out to accept the 2 1/2 I used. Idle is a bit more melow than a glass pack. Off idle is in line w/ a typical cherry bomb. From about 2300 up, it cakels like a cross between a worn glasspack & a straight pipe. I think they started out as about 18" long, effectively they have about 13" of area for noise reduction. What I like most is they do not have the back rap sound that most glasspack systems have. I don't even have a crossover, still no back rap.
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By pegleg - 16 Years Ago
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Moz, Depends on what's on the radio. I do best with some good mellow Jazz. Basie, Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Feistritzer makes me turn it off in the tow truck.
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By Moz - 16 Years Ago
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frank doesnt john like music how much music do you hear in 14sec about 2 bars. hows the weather at your side of the world.
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By Hoosier Hurricane - 16 Years Ago
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Moz: Yeah, I like music. But when I'm pure stock racing my T-Bird, I tune the radio to the track's frequency. Sometimes the announcer will mention which car has a better reaction time, gives you a little information about how to drive the end of the race. Won't work in the Hurricane though, it has no mufflers. Hey, that's what this thread is about--mufflers! John
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By ibuzzard - 16 Years Ago
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I am very happy with Brockman Mellowtone glasspacks on my '59 F250.They make steelpacks also.They are really well made,sound great,and are reasonable.
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By mr4speedford - 16 Years Ago
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Thats what smithy's sound like with long tube headers dumped right after the cab. Quiet but noticeable idle and loud when you romp on it.
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By Unibodyguy - 16 Years Ago
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Started out with a 2 in. and long glass pack system. Glass packs were like 30 in. long I re-did the system with 2 1/4 in. and shorter 2 Chamber Flowmasters. It was okay but just sounded too "pingy" to me. Really didn't like the sound. I now have 18" 2 1/4" Cherry Bombs. Its loud and think I'm probably going to change it with a equalizer pipe. It will be a lot quieter at idle at least. That and I'm going to put on some Rams Horn manifolds too, be curious to see how the engine will react to that from the modified car manifolds I'm currently running. If you ever want a good cheap muffler thats on the load side, put some tractor mufflers on sometime, I think the company is Stanley Muffler Co. Michael
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By ibuzzard - 16 Years Ago
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Your truck sounds great,4Speed!
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By Unibodyguy - 16 Years Ago
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Mr. 4sd., wish I could have that motor sound as a ring tone on my cell.....NICE!! Michael
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By Rebelliousengineering® - 16 Years Ago
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Thanks again for all the posts, I plan on rebuilding the engine before I change the exhaust, I am running some sort of headers a guy told me I think they were reds or something there shortty headers all 4 exhaust ports go to one tube outlet not individual exhaust tubes going to a coupler
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