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Magnaflow VS Flowmaster!?

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Kevin King, Aug 24, 2016.

  1. Aug 24, 2016 at 9:37 PM
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    Kevin King

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    Magnaflow vs Flowmaster! Comment which you think sounds better. If you have another brand name (For the 2003 Tacoma), comment and let me know!
     
  2. Aug 24, 2016 at 9:38 PM
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    DustStorm4x4

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    4 or 6 banger?
     
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  3. Aug 24, 2016 at 9:39 PM
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  4. Aug 24, 2016 at 9:40 PM
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    Did you try YouTube? I'm sure there's sound clips on there.
     
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    I had a magna flow on my 2.4 and I thought it sounded nice. A little louder than I wanted but if you want it to sound a little throatier it could be nice. Only complaint was a nasty resonance at about 22-2300 rpms. Literally made my skull numb if I had to maintain 60 mph for a while
     
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  7. Aug 24, 2016 at 9:52 PM
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    Very helpful information. Thanks Brennan!
     
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    Personal preference. Watch some videos on YouTube and decide for yourself
     
  9. Aug 25, 2016 at 6:53 PM
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    I have a Flowmaster cat back and I'm switching to Magnaflow. To me,it sounds better.
     
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  10. Aug 25, 2016 at 7:02 PM
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    I have the flow master on the 6 cyl. I think it sounds good. Not too terribly loud but it sounds deeper than stock. I imagine that it would sound good on the 4 as well. They make good stuff IMO. However magnaflow is great too. I really don't think you can go wrong.
     
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  11. Aug 26, 2016 at 5:00 AM
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    I love my borla pro xs. Sounds amazing. Although I've got a resonator on as well and wished I could've heard it without. Was afraid itd sound like crap and/or too loud. Its just about perfect. Silent at idling and cruising. Almost too quiet. Nice grumble when accelerating. No raspiness or drone whatsoever. Super clean.
     
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  12. Aug 26, 2016 at 6:57 AM
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    Magnaflow and the pro xs are basically the same design. If you had same size muffler yoh probably wouldn't be able to tell the sounds apart
     
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