In a message dated 3/15/99 10:54:17 AM EST, jason@spray-tech.com writes:
> My dual Magnaflow mufflers have the angled cut 3" tips. It sounds nice,
> kinda deep subtle sound. If I sat next to a 4Duh cobra. I think he
> would drowned me out a tad. On the high way you don't have that
> annoying drowning sound at high RPMs..... Naturally most of it stems
> from the tips, and a small chunk from the muffler. Your sound will have
> most of its' characteristics in the piping you use. The sound you hear
> is the gas resonating through the piping, and of course the muffler.
> Once it reaches the tips you will hear (I think this is right) an open
> node resonance. Any how, most 4Duhs run 2.25 to 2.5 inch tips. Most
> Dodge trucks I see run the 3" angle chrome tips. The angle vs. a
> straight pipe is a factor in the wave length. You should hear more of a
> popping sound from small straight cut pipes.
>
>
I just got 4" tips, and they complemented my Magnaflow nicely. Sounds more
robust and "tighter". And the popping is not as noticeable. I originally
wanted the 3" tips, but looking at them under the truck, the 4's looked much
better.
Boog
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