I just put a new full factory exhaust on my ram to just start fresh since a previous owner hacked on an old cherry bomb. I'm looking to get a performance muffler or glasspacks again for it since I don't like how quiet it is now... Anyways what will I gain and lose with a glasspacks or a super 40? I need sound and effectiveness since it's my daily driver
Pros and cons of glasspacks
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dapepper9
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Glasspacks
Cons: sounds like ****, rust out quickly, cheap quality, sounds like ****
Pros: cheap
Flowmaster 40
Cons: sounds like **** and every other truck out there
Pros: none
Carven
Cons: price (comparable to most magnaflows and Flowmasters but with the benefit of stainless steel like MagnaFlow but better sound)
Pros: quality construction, has an option for aggressive or mildly aggressive, very unique sound that nobody else really has, doesn't sound like ****, ***** every time you start it
Actual power numbers will be pretty much exactly the same for any "performance" muffler
Cons: sounds like ****, rust out quickly, cheap quality, sounds like ****
Pros: cheap
Flowmaster 40
Cons: sounds like **** and every other truck out there
Pros: none
Carven
Cons: price (comparable to most magnaflows and Flowmasters but with the benefit of stainless steel like MagnaFlow but better sound)
Pros: quality construction, has an option for aggressive or mildly aggressive, very unique sound that nobody else really has, doesn't sound like ****, ***** every time you start it
Actual power numbers will be pretty much exactly the same for any "performance" muffler
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Idk what glasspack I had but it didn't sound horrible, never really looked into carven but I will now haha
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I think glasspacks sound kickass. And they're cheap, but don't expect them to last long.
The only thing that I don't like about glasspacks is the vehicle sounds like it's moving a lot faster than it actually is, not unlike ricers with their fart cannons. Of course, every truck around here that has them is running twin pipes so no off-the-line torque!
I've currently got a Cherry Bomb Extreme which isn't a glasspack but is as "open" as a muffler can be.
There are a fair few second gens around here and I would say that mine has the same "tone" as them but just has more "volume."
The only thing that I don't like about glasspacks is the vehicle sounds like it's moving a lot faster than it actually is, not unlike ricers with their fart cannons. Of course, every truck around here that has them is running twin pipes so no off-the-line torque!
I've currently got a Cherry Bomb Extreme which isn't a glasspack but is as "open" as a muffler can be.
There are a fair few second gens around here and I would say that mine has the same "tone" as them but just has more "volume."
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18+inch long glass packs don't sound bad with a full exhaust.
I personally like my Magnaflow. Peppy likes his Carven. Both are straight through.
I personally like my Magnaflow. Peppy likes his Carven. Both are straight through.
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My vote is for either magnaflow or carven muffler. Both are great.
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Much better in person.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0nw8zaMD5Q
I hate the sound of a glasspacks unless it's like dd94 said and longer. Short little things crackle and pop like a straight piped 5.7 90s Chevy and make me wanna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0nw8zaMD5Q
I hate the sound of a glasspacks unless it's like dd94 said and longer. Short little things crackle and pop like a straight piped 5.7 90s Chevy and make me wanna
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Much better in person.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0nw8zaMD5Q
I hate the sound of a glasspacks unless it's like dd94 said and longer. Short little things crackle and pop like a straight piped 5.7 90s Chevy and make me wanna
But when you have 12in long 3in diameter glasspacks on a 440 with no other exhaust it sounds glorious loo
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Just poke holes in your muffler and you have what glasspacks sound like.Similar threads
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