lookin to replace the muffler

[BubZX]

as the title says im ready to give the hoe more of a growl. i wanna go with magna flow but im kinda stuck between two mufflers one is the 12589 and the other is the 13259. searched all thru the forums and youtube to try and get enuff sound clips of these two on a tahoe but couldnt find enuff to make up my mind so if any of u guys have these two mufflers on ur hoe could u give me ur thoughts on them

thx in advance

 

[bahollis]

I got the Magnaflow muffler that comes with the 15666 Cat Back kit. I love the way it sounds, but it drones like crazy in the cab. I put down sound deadener in the floor and that helped a little, but it's still loud.

Magnaflow customer service said "all performance mufflers drone", and it was normal.

I won't change it out just because of that though. It really sounds sweet when accelerating, and WOT is freaking awesome.

BH

 

[Boomer73]

I just bought this cat back system (Magnaflow 15666). Have not received it yet, but I'm having second thoughts about it now. I've read conflicting reports. Some say it drones like mad, some say there's no drone whatsoever. What gives? I figured I'd save some money by not buying the Corsa, but if it drones I'll end up with the Corsa anyway.

 

[BubZX]

dont want somethin thats annoying loud just want somethin with a nice mid deep tone

 

[mando2776]

Corsa is the way to.... u get what u pay for... magnaflow, flowmaster, and other equal brands, drone so much it will actually drive me crazy... Corsa has No DRONE! Im saving some cash for a corsa catback.... prob. next month or so....
a note from the Corsa co.
No Drone - This is what sets us apart from other exhaust manufacturers: RSC™ technology eliminates "problem" frequencies that cause interior drone/resonance at cruising speeds. You can add CORSA and enjoy your car at idle, on acceleration and while cruising down the road.

So that and all the positive reviews won me over....
good luck with those mags.

 

[chip]

dont want somethin thats annoying loud just want somethin with a nice mid deep tone

That's what I wanted when I was looking for a muffler. I took my time and did a lot of searching, and I found the perfect deal (IMO). I got a brand new Thrush - Welded muffler for $42, and it souds great! Perfect throaty sound at low RPMs, but quiet when at steady speeds - NO DRONE! The quality is great, the sound is great, the price is Awesome!

 

[DenaliAK]

If I had the cash handy, I'd definitely get the Corsa system. I like the way it sounds, deep on acceleration but almost nonexistent at speed.

 

[BubZX]

gonna go see my exhaust guy tomorow and get his opinion too

 

[chip]

He's going to reccomend what he sells probably.

 

[bahollis]

Exhaust Drone

I just bought this cat back system (Magnaflow 15666). Have not received it yet, but I'm having second thoughts about it now. I've read conflicting reports. Some say it drones like mad, some say there's no drone whatsoever. What gives? I figured I'd save some money by not buying the Corsa, but if it drones I'll end up with the Corsa anyway.

Boomer, it drones. Trust me. I even talked to the Customer Support guy in California and he didn't say "hmmmm, I've never heard of that" or "maybe it's a faulty muffler". He said "All performance mufflers drone. Some more than others. It's the down side to a high flow exhaust."

The 15666 is loud as hell at 75mph in my truck. It sounds like someone's sitting behind me humming. Now, I have an AWD (no overdrive) so it always sounds like it needs to upshift when I'm driving on the highway.

BH

 

[DenaliAK]

I don't know how much noise you like, but this is a pretty good video of how the Corsa Sport sounds in various acceleration/cruising situations. The sound quality isn't great as normal with a camcorder, but gives a pretty good idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6b0K6vNKGI&feature=related

 

[redemn93]

That's what I wanted when I was looking for a muffler. I took my time and did a lot of searching, and I found the perfect deal (IMO). I got a brand new Thrush - Welded muffler for $42, and it souds great! Perfect throaty sound at low RPMs, but quiet when at steady speeds - NO DRONE! The quality is great, the sound is great, the price is Awesome!

what part number did you get? do you have a sound clip?

 

[bahollis]

All I have is my iPhone for recording, but I'll try to make a sound byte today with the engine off, and then started up. I'll try to do one under acceleration on the highway too. I have the 15666 Magnaflow Cat-Back setup.

BH

 

[chip]

what part number did you get? do you have a sound clip?

All that matters is the inlet and outlet size/offset/quantity that you want. Part number isn't necessary. Here's a link for you: http://www.google.com/products?q=thrush+welded+muffler&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&scoring=p

You can see how cheap they are cost wise, and the fact that they're welded & aluminized, chambered mufflers let's you know that they're a quality product. All that matters is how they sound to you.....and I am totally in love with the sound. I honestly can't believe how satisfied I am with the outcome. I was willing to accept drone, and any tone it produced, just based on the quality and savings value, but after welding it up, I was shocked to hear it sounded perfect! It's only deep in the torque curve, the higher the RPMs climb, the quieter it gets. (Note, I still have stock manifolds and cats)

I can hook you up with some sound clips I guess. What do you want to hear? In cab, outside, what?

 

[bahollis]

Couldn't get any sound bytes worth a crap of the drone...

but I did get this
https://dl-web.dropbox.com/get/Magnaflow%20Single%20Out%201566%20Catback%20WOT.mp3?w=6ce25cb9

That's with my iPhone and its crap mic.



Sorry so short, had to back off cuz speed limit was 40. That was way over 40.

 

[chip]

It's saying I have to log in to hear it.

 

[swtz71]

It's saying I have to log in to hear it.

Same here

 

[bahollis]

try this...

http://www.4shared.com/embed/402530428/321f493a

Will try for a longer one tomorrow.


BH

 

[chip]

Sounds good.

 

[BubZX]

finally got my muffler put on. went to my muffler guy and talked to him...what he suggested was a magna flow knock off muffler. its from a place called full bore. they do flow master and magna flow knock offs. the muffler sounds great. has a nice mid level deep tone just like i was lookin for. has great sound comin up thru the gears and once u hit over drive its only slightly louder than stock was. as far as drone there slim to none. at 75 mph cruisin its barely louder than te stocker was but when ur on the gas and at WOT it sounds amazing... i did the work my self. i cut the stocker off with a sawzall and he gave me an 8in piece of pipe and a 45 degree elbow and 4 clmaps. i got all that plus the muffler for $60 bux and took me all of 20 mins. but i have access to my dads garage and his lift so that helped a good bit in savin time.


the muffler mumber is MF1229 and its a 14 in body and 20 in over all it has the center in and offset to left and fully reversible. it gained a some overall performance and just sounds over all great thru all RPM ranges. thx to all who chimed in on the thread..

o yea its all satinless steal and fully welded muffler.. great quality and design


http://www.fullboarexhaust.com/PDFs/MAX-FLOW-pdf.pdf