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flowmaster or magnaflow

Discussion in 'Performance and Tuning' started by ilovemytaco, Apr 21, 2008.

  1. Apr 21, 2008 at 9:33 PM
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    ilovemytaco

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    hey guys, just got a new taco black and the first thing i wanna do is get an exhaust, the guy at the muffler shop said get a magnaflow cuz thats wat he recommends but i read around here and most of u guys have a flowmaster but wat do u guys recommend, who has heard both on a v6 sr5
    thanx guys
    ps- y does my brand new truck rattle at around 55? anyone else?

    edit- i want it to be deep im affraid thet i will gey one and it will sound ricer:*(
     
  2. Apr 21, 2008 at 9:38 PM
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    Hotdog

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    Go over to youtube and search for tacomas with the muffler you are interested in. When I do get around to doing mine, I'm leaning towards the flowmaster 50 SUV.

    Welcome to TW.
     
  3. Apr 21, 2008 at 9:44 PM
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    gdawg25

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    Go with a Borla!
     
  4. Apr 21, 2008 at 9:49 PM
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    Seeing the third gen section forced me to get a Ford...
    i love my magnaflow
     
  5. Apr 21, 2008 at 9:55 PM
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    ilovemytaco

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    have u ever compared it to the flowmaster?
     
  6. Apr 21, 2008 at 10:03 PM
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    Seeing the third gen section forced me to get a Ford...
    no...but tacoman06 has a flowmaster w/ duals and i'm sure we'll compare this weekend
     
  7. Apr 21, 2008 at 10:05 PM
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    roxspin72

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    Ok, lets look at the whole pic.

    1) Stainless or not...

    2) Sound

    3) Cosmetic op's ie.. Dual tips, dual exh. etc...

    You will be ok with most, as long as you dont go with those generic unversal straight through mufflers.

    I like my Borla Cat back. If I went SC, I would dump the single out and go true dual.

    It's all about sound, cause not much power out there in after market exh...:cool:
     
  8. Apr 21, 2008 at 10:09 PM
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    all im looking for is sound...will duals make it sound better?



    hey hodge let me know ;)
     
  9. Apr 21, 2008 at 10:31 PM
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    Well what kind of sound are you looking for? All exhaust systems make a sound.
     
  10. Apr 21, 2008 at 10:34 PM
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    haha well i want a deep rumble...aggressive haha
     
  11. Apr 21, 2008 at 10:38 PM
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    Well I would check out YouTube for sound clips. Although they probably don't do the exhaust systems justice, you will get a good gauge on what they sound like.
     
  12. Apr 21, 2008 at 11:04 PM
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    flowmster ftw! i love the deep growl at the mid rpm's and it screams at high rpm's and roars at low rpm's....so basically its awesome all around
     
  13. Apr 21, 2008 at 11:05 PM
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    so i went with just the magnaflow muffler installed for $120 and my friend who drives an 07 got the flowmaster muffler put on for $150 and mine sounds louder then the flows. i love my magna flow
     
  14. Apr 21, 2008 at 11:09 PM
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    just wait till his flowmaster breaks in...then all hell breaks loose
     
  15. Apr 22, 2008 at 12:42 AM
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    is there really a break in period for after market mufflers??? my buddy mentioned something about that the other day..how exactly does that work????
     
  16. Apr 22, 2008 at 3:55 AM
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    getting there....
    actually....got rid of my duals....went back single in/out flowmaster original 40. here is a soundclip...........

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    this is my current exhaust.......but i still have my clip when i had duals......its in my sig link.
     
  17. Apr 22, 2008 at 4:55 AM
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    I had a magnaflow cat back (18 inch muffler)on my X-Runnner, I liked the sound but it got kinda annoying after a while. (loud). I do not plan on doing any exhaust on my new truck at all, I didnt notice any differance on my X-Runner with either mpg or performace gain.
     
  18. Apr 22, 2008 at 5:24 AM
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    I personally want Flowmaster 40 Duals.
     
  19. Apr 22, 2008 at 6:43 AM
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    What made you go back to single? I like the duals you had on! it acutally made me want to go with the one you had or the 50 series. was there something wrong with the duals?
     
  20. Apr 22, 2008 at 9:09 AM
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    i like the sound of singles better kind of like its more concentrated, but if you like the look either one is awesome
     

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