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Old May 18, 2007
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Flowmaster 40???

i just purchased a flowmaster 40 and was wondering if anyone has used one,also what are the pro's and cons.
 
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Old May 18, 2007
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yeah, probably most popular. Pro and cons? Just sound i guess...
 
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Old May 18, 2007
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does it help with the slugishness of the 3.slow.lol
 
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Old May 18, 2007
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I've heard the flowmasters are more for sound and less for performance. It's not like your going to get much performance either way from a muffler.
 
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Old May 18, 2007
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i have one on my truck and it sounds amazing!
 
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Old May 18, 2007
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More sound than performance for sure. I had two different 40 series on my truck then switched to a borla proXS, which I thought was a little quieter but more refined sounding with added top end power.
 
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i have a flowmaster 40, with duals out the rear, sounds great..have had mine for bout 2years now.. i really didnt notice any performance increase.
 
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Originally Posted by jgibbs
i have one on my truck and it sounds amazing!
yup that is good news for me,since mine is also a 3.0 five speed,makes you wonder what the con's of the 40 are.
 
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cons: doesnt really do anything for power, ur gonna get pulled over, and it sucks tryin to sneak around at night!
 
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so i take it,it is loud,but has a good rumble to it,mine has a 2.5 inlet and outlet,the guy i bought it from,sold it for the noise polution reason.
 
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same size as mine... rev it up to like 2100- 2600 and let off and hear that sh*t rumble and pop... i love the poppin sometimes
 
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yeah i had one like it before,and liked the way it sounded,so i decided to give it a try on my truck,is yours dumped??
 
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nah mine isnt dumped... it actually goes back to the stock pipe after the outlet... thats bein changed to 2.5 inch pipes in early june with a cut-out
 
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sweet
 
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Old May 18, 2007
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i have a 4banger and like it. As long as you don't mind some interior drone then you'll like the flow 40 -Mike-
 
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Old May 19, 2007
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i have the 40s with si/si but with a Y pipe to dual out that back. not to loud if u ask me but i have the 4.0L but i has a good sound to it.but i know i got 122.6 decibles on a decible test at the carshow. i wonder what the leagal limmit is for where i am?
 
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Old May 19, 2007
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Originally Posted by Mike9825
i have a 4banger and like it. As long as you don't mind some interior drone then you'll like the flow 40 -Mike-
original has the drone. delta doesnt...

and for the record my truck with a 40 is more quiet then all the ricers that drive by my house with fart cans
 
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Old May 20, 2007
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I have a 2" si/so 40 Delta Flow on my 3.0L with both cats in placed and dumped after the muffler . . . couldn't get any closer to a v8 rumble and sound if I tried. It has the nice V8 rumble at idle, 600-1500rpm range is a steady humm (only con) and then above that sounds like a quiet V8 with a little more rapid rumbling. When engine braking (downshifting) it has a nice and LOW rumble, draws looks down busy streets when I get the muffler warmed up. Overall if you're looking for a deep, V8 sounding rumble, the Flowmaster 40 Series Delta Flow is the way to go!
 
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Old May 20, 2007
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On the 3.0 there isn’t a exhaust system out there that will even noticeably increase your power, so basically its all for sound. The Flow40 is definitely the best sounding one IMO, i love mine.

On a side note, my Original40 has zero in cab drone unless i want it to. And at crusing speeds (40mps and 65-75mph) there is also ZERO drone.
 
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Originally Posted by Mr. Special
On the 3.0 there isn’t a exhaust system out there that will even noticeably increase your power, so basically its all for sound. The Flow40 is definitely the best sounding one IMO, i love mine.

On a side note, my Original40 has zero in cab drone unless i want it to. And at crusing speeds (40mps and 65-75mph) there is also ZERO drone.
I noticed an immediate increase from just my Borla muffler. I have 2.25 piping which helped a lot.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2007
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well i finally got my 40 installed,it is not loud at all,but it does have a nice rumble to it.
 
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