1st Gen Exhaust Poll

What did you not like about it? I want the 18" mag. I was also looking at the dynomax super turbo but I can't find enough sound clips for me to get a good feel for it. What size was ur magnaflow

 

Been a few months since my last post in this thread...got an update:

Went to my muffler dude today!

Went from this:
18" Magnaflow with tailpipe





...to this:
slim 14" Magnaflow(2.5" in/out) with a 3" custom downturn:





I have headers so it sounds SUPER deep and throaty. Lost a lot of the tailpipe raspiness, but gained more of a louder deep tone. Slight drone, but not ear-shredding at all. I think the headers definitely take the annoyance out of the usual buzzy rasp you get when splicing in a downturn setup on Tacomas.

Here's a quick video I was able to shoot of the new exhaust setup:

http://youtu.be/H1YMvk5q9_c?hd=1


It's always hard to guage real-life sound on videos because there is no way to really guage how deep/bassy the exhaust sounds unless you're standing right there. This set up is much louder than my old 18" but is still deep/throaty. Low-mid rpms rowing throw gears has gotten significantly more loud---but in that deep throaty spectrum. Not ricer at all. You know it's a Tacoma V6 coming, and not a Civic lol.

 

On a scale of 1 to 10 10 being the most how much louder is it than the18" and how much more drone?

 

i get home the 21st so ill post a video then

 

ight dude thanks.

 

It's hard to give you an a rating on that since I wasn't running the 18" canister as a turn down before the rear axle like I am now with the 14". The 18" I was running with a custom tailpipe kicked out behind the passenger side rear tire so it was built as quiet as you can make a custom catback.

I would imagine, all things equal, I would rate a turndown 14" a solid 6 on a scale from 1-10 on how much louder it would be over an 18".

It should also be noted that I was running the "fatter" 5x8 canister on the 18". The "slimmer" canister would be the 4x9(thinner, wider) which also would be a little louder:


On the 14" I have now, I opted for the slimmer 4x9 canister as a turndown so you could imagine the volume difference in my particular setups was huge:


As for drone, there is no way around it. The 14" will drone a good bit more than the 18". Running a turndown will only amplify the drone....BUTTTTT I am running a set of Thorley headers which help cut the deep annoying kind of drone on the fwy with a more throaty tone.

A good muffler shop will "clamp" on different mufflers for you to sample as they build your exhaust to see what tone you like best.

I had a Flowmaster and even an 11 inch Magnaflow clamped on for a quick set of revs before settling with the 14. The previous were just too raspy for me.

On the Flowmaster vs Magnaflow debate, here is what my muffler guy told me[and he actively sells BOTH brands]:

the Flowmasters are good for people who PREDOMINATELY drive freeways...being that it's an aluminized construction, the moisture build up during stop and go city driving will deteriorate the insides quickly and ultimately resulting reduced performance, and could even start to "choke" the exhaust system. If you're a freeway driver, the moisture has no time to settle as it's always being pushed out since you're driving at constant rpm's.

The Magnaflow, he says, is perfect for those who drive everywhere else because it's fully stainless and is not phased by moisture. It'll be quieter than the Flowmaster, but it will GENERALLY last a lot longer.

 

Wow man thanks for all the info on that. I was unaware they had diff canister thicknesses. I need to do some more homework. I just wish I could find some more info on the dunno max super turbo on our trucks

 

I ran Dynomax Super Turbo on my old pre-Tacoma Yota, only to replace it with the Magnaflow lol. They sound great, perform consistently across any vehicle, and LAST.

 

Why did you switch? Just like magna sound better?

 

Sounded cleaner. I had the 22RE in my '94 Yota so being a 4-banger, it would have that raspiness to it that could get annoying. The Dynomax was a nice muffler, but too much rasp. The Magnaflow was the same volume pretty much, just much more clean in sound.

 

Roger that man thanks for good info

 

Ha well get on it. Ha it's all good dude. What are ur muffler deminsions?

 

and your super happy with it or is it too quite? Like i want people to hear me but i dont always want to hear myself.

 

Well I have had no muffle for a long time so anything is quiter. I don't want it to scream its head off anymore and don't want my ears to be ringing after longer drives. Hat does IRS sound like above 2500 rpm?

 

swweeet dude thanks. i def. want quieter and since i got my 33s sitting in the yard mybe the 18" magnaflow will give it its stock torque back cause isint it a dual chamber? i am leaning more toward the 18" because i am scared the 14" will be pretty loud and then i will say to myself i should have just left the muffler off and not wasted my money. i just want a little growl when i want it.

 

well i have a 5" tip but i guess i just need to hear some more...thanks for all the help and if you cant get that video then no prob.

 

FM40 (over axle cut off) 3.4L

 

Ya cause I was going to get a glasspack but I think u just did a flyby not this one I don't recall though

 

i have a flowmaster 40 series on my truck and love it. sounds great and with my spectre air filter, elbow mod, and isr removal mod (this one might not do anything) but with all those it sounds great

at low rpms i get the deep tone and growl and at WOT it screams. so basically 2-3k rpms its behaved but once you floor it and get into the 4-5k range and higher it screams. not raspy at all at least from what i can tell in the cab but i love it and mines dumped right at the rear axle or before it dont exactly remember.

i watched this video of an aero turbine 2525 on a 3.4 v6 and am really tempted to try it out and see what its like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxG8I94pCzk

 

I had a cherry bomb extreme on my 94 ext cab 22re its only a 2.4l alot of exhaust videos i saw with this truck in most cases people were using flowmaster 40's and magnaflow's but none really had that deep sound i was going for because i wanted my truck to sound as non-ricey as possible. So i took a stab in the dark and bought the cherry bomb extreme and i couldnt be happier with the way it sounded.


Heres a vid of it the day after it got installed, I imagine it'd sound great on the 3.4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvcPXMvLj2Q