Hey Tom,
I don't know if this means anything to you or not but when I put my 4" Chrome Tips
on, it drasticly changed (improved) the sound of my exhaust system. Bob
fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
> Thanks Jason.
>
> I was curious about that myself, the 2.5" in and 3" out thing... What
> their telling me is the larger pipes downrange from the muffler helps
> improve the exhaust sound. Does this make sense or am I just getting
> exhaust smoke blown up my ----??
>
> As a side note, I was also told the pipe diameter is only important up to
> the Cat... The theory was that all the "important" back pressure issues
> happen before/at the cat and everything after that was relatively
> unimportant. Again, I don't know... What do you think of that???
>
> Tom
> ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
> Subject: DML: Re: What Cat-Back System is Recommended??
> Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
> Date: 3/12/99 12:06 PM
>
> When I spoke with Flowmaster they recommended the 50 series SUV muffler for
> my 98 318 4X4. I got the 2.5" in and 2.5" out. It has a low rumble to it,
> not too loud. I don't think adding a 3" pipe after the muffler will do much
> good unless the rest of your exhaust system is 3" as well, which if you did
> you would notice a loss in your low end.
>
> Hope this helps
> Jason
> 98 CC 318 4X4 SLT+
>
> >I've been searching for a good cat-back system at a reasonable price and
> have
> >researched FlowMaster as others on the list seem pleased with their
> products.
> >
> >Summit gave me a quote of $175.69 on a FlowMaster kit (p/n 17173). This is
> a
> >single 2.5" center inlet and a single 3" offset outlet w/3" pipes to the
> stock
> >side exit location. The muffler is a 3 chamber design.
> >
> >I have a '98 318 (V8) 4x4 and I'm looking to improve exhaust flow/exhaust
> sound
> >but I don't want to lose any low end torque nor rattle the neighbors
> windows.
> >
> >What do y'all think of the above kit??? Can I do better with a different
> brand
> >for similar money? Can somebody beat this price? --it sounds pretty
> reasonable
> >to me, but I don't know any better...
> >
> >
> >Thanks for any and all responses.
> >
> >Tom
> >
> >
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