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MagnaFlow vs Banks Vs Flowmaster

Discussion in 'Performance and Tuning' started by KingOfTacomas, Sep 10, 2011.

  1. Sep 10, 2011 at 12:53 PM
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    KingOfTacomas

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    I want to give my truck the sound and performance it deserves.

    I was thinking MagnaFlow or Banks would give it a better sound.

    I don't want to strait pipe it because I think it makes it sound like a lawn mower in most cases

    what do you guys think?:confused:
     
  2. Sep 10, 2011 at 12:59 PM
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    Check out the magnaflow pro series offroad
     
  3. Sep 10, 2011 at 1:08 PM
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    Blacktacoma23 If your tires don't rub you can fit bigger tires

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    Straight pipe FTW! lol
     
  4. Sep 10, 2011 at 6:51 PM
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    Should I get duel exit on each side or keep it single?
     
  5. Sep 10, 2011 at 6:59 PM
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    I say single outlet in the factory location duals after the muffler are pointless IMO.
     
  6. Sep 11, 2011 at 5:56 AM
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    So two tips doesn't change the sound
     
  7. Sep 11, 2011 at 5:53 PM
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    Dont be one of those guys that only puts one muffler on. If your gonna do it, you should do it right. Two flowmasters sound pretty good on the 4.0
     
  8. Sep 11, 2011 at 5:55 PM
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    Go with the magnaflow single. mine sounds sweet.
     
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    I have a flowmaster and noticed my exhaust tips are getting grinded by my suspension, so im thinking of switching to the magnaflow pro offroad
     
  10. Sep 11, 2011 at 7:39 PM
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    As long as you know how to work on things at least alittle, then you should be fine with buying the pipes and do it your self. All the guys on here that say single exhaust have clearly never had an american muscle car or truck and must love their trucks being quiet. Go with what ever brand you decide but dont go with single. It will sound much better with true duals. No cross pipe.
     
  11. Sep 11, 2011 at 8:02 PM
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    Thats because you have never done it. Its all about choosing the right sizes of pipe and mufflers for the engine size
     
  12. Sep 11, 2011 at 8:15 PM
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    pics of second gen with true duals and no crossover? Id like to see how its routed on a 4x4. All thats equates to is alot more piping an extra muffler and more noise and no real performance gains over single outlet. You want more sound add a urd or dt y pipe with a single outlet catback exhaust. Less piping bolts right up and its all in mostly the factory location.
     
  13. Sep 12, 2011 at 5:54 AM
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    Not if your running a muffler with a single inlet and dual outlets. The duals coming out of the muffler will not change the sound of the muffler.
     
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    I say Cherry Bomb or some glass packs. Odelay!
     
  15. Sep 14, 2011 at 10:28 PM
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    when I get off ill take a pic of it. Its not a set up you can just order. You have to make it yourself . To the guy that says it dosent add performance, well sir why would you be trying to get really any performance out of a v6. Its all about the sound man and letting it breath will slightly better fuel economy. I just wanted it loud is why I did mine the way I did
     
  16. Sep 15, 2011 at 1:57 AM
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    1. I never said anything about NOT adding performance.
    2. And as u quoted below letting it breathe with slightly better fuel economy. HMMM....I believe thats changing the performance of the truck.
    3. Why should you not get the most performance out of your engine thats possible? Regardless of its size. No ones on here trying to make a barn burner out of one of these tacomas and yes there are some quick ones on here. Do alittle research. But in the end we all know there trucks and not 9sec. street cars or dragsters.


     
  17. Sep 15, 2011 at 7:36 AM
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    chadderkdawg Don't ask questions you don't want the answer to..

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    Om nom nom nom
     
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    I've heard renn Adair's truck and ridden in it and its fast as fuck and loud as hell! Dual flowmasters with a true dual sounds amazing. And i'm pretty sure that getting a little better gas mileage is considered fuel economy... not performance. If you really want performance get a v8 american made truck. Trying to get serious performance out of a taco is like trying to polish a turd. Exhaust systems are more for sound than anything else.
     
  19. Sep 16, 2011 at 8:10 AM
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    chadderkdawg Don't ask questions you don't want the answer to..

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    Two flowmasters aren't going to make a 4.0 tacoma "fast as fuck"... haha nvm, why even bother, you and Vin Diesel there can just rice the shit outa your Tacomas.
     
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