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3.0L flowmaster

I have a 1994 ford ranger 3.0L with 140,000 miles on it would it sound good with a 40 series flowmaster
 
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I just met a guy with one on his 3.0 and it sounded pretty good.
 
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the only thing i dont like is when the rpm goes down it makes a gergoling noise
 
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I have that on my truck and I think it sounds perfect. Not to loud, but not quiet.
 
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ok, yea i want one i think they also sound perfect but i have never heard one in person only on youtube and do they sound better in person
 
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been running it for years ........i like it but got a manaflow waiting to be installed one day lol
 
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sweet how much did that cost
 
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Got the super40 series flowmaster and absolutely love it. Will never change it.
 
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is the 40 series too loud, i spend alot of time in the 2500-3500 range, how does it sound in there, also what size pipes are u running, and how about the exit, duals? and still got your cats? i only ask because i am thinkin about gion flowmaster with mine
 
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i am keepn the cats single and running 3in pipes the 40s are loud but not wake ur neighbor hood up at 4:00 when you go hunting loud if that makes sense my dad has 3in single on his 3.7l and it sounds good the video on you tube is 2008 dodge dakota w/ flowmaster look it up
 
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I ran the Super 44 and it sounded good but it was loud inside and out. Lots of drone too but I had it dumped under the bed.
 
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Go magnaflow. Nice tone outside, not quiet, but not annoyingly loud, and has virtually no drone inside the cab.
 
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here is mine...i like it and im using stock pipe and it sounds good...can get a little winny in the higher rpms..mine seems to be loudest when cruzing at like 2100-2500 rpms..but its not to drony in the cab.



 
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i have the 40 series and love it has a bit of a drone on the highway but i hardly notice when my music's on
 
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I have the regular 40, cat back with 2.5in pipe. single out and hidden.

It's loud above 3000 rpm, and below 2400 a bit. Between 2500-3000 it is the perfect sound.
 
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yea that will sound awsome when i am pulling into my high sckool cus i am gon to drive and all those kids settn in there daddys car and quite and i blow them all out with my flowmaster or magna flow with ever 1 i put on
 
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yea that will sound awsome when i am pulling into my high sckool cus i am gon to drive and all those kids settn in there daddys car and quite and i blow them all out with my flowmaster or magna flow with ever 1 i put on
your not gonna get a growl from a v6 ... might be a cats meow... but thats about it
 
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at least my mufflers will be able to breathe and i think the v6 sounds good with flowmaster better than stock and no sound at least i can disturbe the peace a littl eat my school
 
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i love mine. I think is sounds real good for a v6. besides a v6 is going to sound like a v6 no matter what. you can idle your way around the parking lot and make people think you have a v8 but in the end once you get on it... its a v6 lol.
 
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heres mine just in case anyone wanted to here it


Edit: dont know how to work the youtube links lol here it is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRlv0IvKNqc
 
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I had a 40 series with 2.5 single in/out on my 93 3.0L. It had nasty cabin noise and gurgled on deceleration when I had it dumped under the bed. When I went to the "lightning style" side exit with dual tips it fixed both problems, and the sound was about as good as I can imagine a v6 sounding.
 
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ya it will definatly turn heads at your school mine did until every one got some for Christmas
 
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Originally Posted by 94ranger-
the only thing i dont like is when the rpm goes down it makes a gergoling noise
That has nothing to do with the muffler, though some mufflers may make you more able to hear it.

Personally I like that sound, even though it doesn't belong on a truck. lol

But honestly, Flowmaster is a maze of powerloss and really only sounds good on a v8 and even still I think there are better sounding mufflers for v8's.
 
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from what i've heard, flowmaster for a better sound, magnaflow for better performance
 
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i just want better sound but idk you guys tell me witch one will sound better on a 3.0l
 


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