Re: Flowmaster: Delta Flow? Mufflers....

From: Gregg Omo (dak_fan92@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Mar 17 2000 - 11:59:46 EST


Does anybody know the size of the pipe coming from the
cat to the muffler on a 92 CC V6? I have a dynomax
turbo tube right now....wanting to put a flowmaster 3
chamber on.

Thanks

Gregg
92 V6 CC

--- fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
> I've got the Flowmaster catalog and the "delta-flow"
> is simply three angled
> pieces of metal welded in series inside the
> muffler... The hype (or claim) by
> the manuf. is improved scavenging and less sound as
> compared to non-delta flows
> (like mine). The metal plates look like this:
>
> /\
> / \
> / \
> / /\ \
> / / \ \
> / / \ \
> / / /\ \ \
> / / / \ \ \
> / / / \ \ \
> / / / \ \ \
>
>
> I know, I know, ASCII sucks for this kind of stuff
> and the above looks more
> like a mountain or some trees, but each of the /\ is
> supposed to be a metal
> plate if you were looking down on it. Hence the
> "delta" /\ name...
>
> I bought their cat-back which included the old-style
> 3 chamber and I am very
> pleased with it. It's not too loud nor too soft,
> just a nice pleasant rumble
> from my V8. I didn't want anything too loud so as
> not to scare off all the
> critters when I'm in the woods. As far as
> performance goes, I dunno. --It
> sure sounds more powerful. ;-)
> Tom
>
> ______________________________ Reply Separator
> _________________________________
> Subject: DML: Flowmaster: Delta Flow? Mufflers....
> Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
> Date: 3/16/00 10:47 PM
>
>
> What is the difference between the normal Flowmaster
> 50 Series 3 Chamber
> muffler and the DeltaFlow Flowmaster 50 Series 3
> Chamber muffler? I believe
> the DeltaFlow Mufflers is just meant to cut out or
> decrease interior sound
> levels, isnt it?
> I am beginning the Spring search for a muffler. I do
> not want a loud
> obnoxious muffler nor a 'ricey' sounding muffler. I
> want a muffler which
> will sound similar(nice mellow tone would be nice
> also!) to my stock muffler
> and, just one which will flow alot better. I have
> really been thinking about
> a Gibson also, just because I like the quiet tone
> they have.
> I have 'some' intake mods, such as running an Amsoil
> 2Stage Hi-Flow air
> filter, I removed the air restrictor plate at the
> grill, and I am running a
> dual(3") cold air ducts from the grill; so I figure
> maybe the 119,500 mile
> old stock muffler may not be able to keep up with
> the added airflow. I will
> be getting a 'performance' throttle body of some
> type also this late
> spring/summer.
> Thanks for any and all input.
> Kyle
>
>

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