gdawg55
Senior Member
Well, I thought I'd share thoughts on another muffler swap in case anyone is interested. I may have a muffler problem....LOL. I'm on my 6th muffler since owning my truck (April 2018). Not sure why I keep changing except I keep looking for a certain sound and each time I put a muffler on, it's not quite what I'm looking for...either too loud, not loud enough, too much drone, not the right tone, etc.
I just installed a Flowmaster 50HD a week ago.....perfect. I did not get the direct fit model since I've already had different size mufflers welded in and the direct fit would no longer be direct fit since my piping has been altered and I don't have clamps. I had initially stayed away from Flowmaster since everyone says they don't flow well, but every time I heard a sound clip of the 50HD, I really liked it. Most reviews were positive as well. So, I took the chance and installed one. Initial drive back to work was very positive. It sounds really good, and the cabin noise is minimal. It's a little more aggressive sounding and less smooth/mellow....just the sound I had in my head. Never thought it was the Flowmaster sound I was after, but I guess it was.
Well, after a week of driving around, I decided to swap out my Moe's 5" tips and go back to my stock tips as I was getting a bit of a hollow gurgle sound with the larger tips. POW....instant improvement in the sound. The sound tightened up with the stock tips (no more hollow gurgle) and the small amount of interior drone I had is now gone. I had no idea going back to the smaller tips would make so much difference. I don't recall that much difference going the from the stock tips to the Moe's except for getting a deeper tone and slightly more volume, but it was with a different muffler.
Anyway, I'm very impressed so far with the Flowmaster 50HD. Overall loudness is just right for me and interior sound is quiet. The exterior tone is just what I was looking for. My throttle response seems a bit better and low end torque seems to be slightly better as well. No real measurements, just what it feels like compared to what it was with other mufflers. Hopefully this will be my last muffler....at least until it rusts out. I'm in GA so hopefully it will last a while.
I just installed a Flowmaster 50HD a week ago.....perfect. I did not get the direct fit model since I've already had different size mufflers welded in and the direct fit would no longer be direct fit since my piping has been altered and I don't have clamps. I had initially stayed away from Flowmaster since everyone says they don't flow well, but every time I heard a sound clip of the 50HD, I really liked it. Most reviews were positive as well. So, I took the chance and installed one. Initial drive back to work was very positive. It sounds really good, and the cabin noise is minimal. It's a little more aggressive sounding and less smooth/mellow....just the sound I had in my head. Never thought it was the Flowmaster sound I was after, but I guess it was.
Well, after a week of driving around, I decided to swap out my Moe's 5" tips and go back to my stock tips as I was getting a bit of a hollow gurgle sound with the larger tips. POW....instant improvement in the sound. The sound tightened up with the stock tips (no more hollow gurgle) and the small amount of interior drone I had is now gone. I had no idea going back to the smaller tips would make so much difference. I don't recall that much difference going the from the stock tips to the Moe's except for getting a deeper tone and slightly more volume, but it was with a different muffler.
Anyway, I'm very impressed so far with the Flowmaster 50HD. Overall loudness is just right for me and interior sound is quiet. The exterior tone is just what I was looking for. My throttle response seems a bit better and low end torque seems to be slightly better as well. No real measurements, just what it feels like compared to what it was with other mufflers. Hopefully this will be my last muffler....at least until it rusts out. I'm in GA so hopefully it will last a while.
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