Magnaflow Exhaust
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Magnaflow Exhaust
Mike T or anyone,
I've heard about the Magnaflow exhaust, and I'm looking for some info. I know that this is the Chip board, but Mike T has talked very highly of this. What is the recommended setup for the Super Crew? Can I go with an X pipe to a DI/DO muffler, and the duals out the back with the performance gains that Mike talked about.
Thanks in advance!
Rick
I've heard about the Magnaflow exhaust, and I'm looking for some info. I know that this is the Chip board, but Mike T has talked very highly of this. What is the recommended setup for the Super Crew? Can I go with an X pipe to a DI/DO muffler, and the duals out the back with the performance gains that Mike talked about.
Thanks in advance!
Rick
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Hi Rick,
The Magnaflow cat-back system is a 3" single system, and gives the best results of any cat-back exhaust we've seen on these vehicles. We can make up just about any configuration you'd like, if you want to do a true dual system then sure, you'd want to use an X-pipe, etc.
We will need to discuss this by phone to go over those details, so please just give us a quick call. We will reopen from the New Year's holiday on Wednesday the 2nd at 10 am Eastern.
Happy New Year!
The Magnaflow cat-back system is a 3" single system, and gives the best results of any cat-back exhaust we've seen on these vehicles. We can make up just about any configuration you'd like, if you want to do a true dual system then sure, you'd want to use an X-pipe, etc.
We will need to discuss this by phone to go over those details, so please just give us a quick call. We will reopen from the New Year's holiday on Wednesday the 2nd at 10 am Eastern.
Happy New Year!
Last edited by Superchips_Distributor; Jan 3, 2002 at 08:25 PM.
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is there much difference??
mike,
you said that the magnaflow gives the best results. but what are they in comparison to lets say a gibson since i have one. hp wise? or is it not much? cause i am thinking of changing in the future and would like to get the best performance possible. thanks in advance.
Arom
you said that the magnaflow gives the best results. but what are they in comparison to lets say a gibson since i have one. hp wise? or is it not much? cause i am thinking of changing in the future and would like to get the best performance possible. thanks in advance.
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Dyno shoot out?
I too have a Gibson exhaust (Single Swept Side) and would love to see if the manufacturers would agree to a Dyno shoot out at a third party, independant location. Gibson, Magnaflow, Flowmaster, Borla and Bassani.
One truck...exact same one, with all the different systems on it. What the hell..they all just "bolt on" and follow all the factory locations right?
They should be able to install one, test it, remove it and install another all in an hour or so
. In 2 days we'd have the dyno results from all the brands and let the public know!
Give them a chance to go head to head with their competition in a public forum. Lets see who has the guts to do it.
Natty
One truck...exact same one, with all the different systems on it. What the hell..they all just "bolt on" and follow all the factory locations right?
They should be able to install one, test it, remove it and install another all in an hour or so . In 2 days we'd have the dyno results from all the brands and let the public know!Give them a chance to go head to head with their competition in a public forum. Lets see who has the guts to do it.
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Magazines and manufacturers always do incomplete comparisons. It's how they market their product to make it seem superior. It's common marketing procedure to leave out information, stretch the truth, and make generic claims. Do you really think a magazine would say "This product which sponsors us really sucks, the other one is much better."
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Hi LBC150,
>>> Is there much difference?<<<
Yes, moreso in torque between the various catback systems, but horsepower as well. In general, we found that you get what you pay for, at best. With cat-back systems selling in the $200-$300 price range, there just isn't enough money for both decent quality materials and real flow engineering, I guess is one way to put it.
That doesn't mean that say, Gibson isn't a "good" exhaust, it does a nice job for it's cost, and their Swept-Side model doesn't lose the kind of torque that Flowmaster does.
The Magnaflow we liked for several reasons, it was the only one to show solid torque gains on part-throttle, where virtually all others lost torque, most of them a noticeable amount, from idle thru 2500 to as high as 3000 rpm.
This is much different in these heavy trucks in general, they have different issues than musclecars do. Flowmasters work great on a 3400 lb. 5.0 Mustang, it's not a 5500 lb. pickup truck, where part-throttle torque is *crucial* to driveability. In performance cars, which weigh much less but also have a far smaller aero profile thus less drag, that part-throttle torque is not nearly as much of a concern, you can do more different kinds of things. In these heavy trucks, part-throttle performance is *everything*, from day to day driveability, to towing, to you name it, we're dealing with 2-3 tons of weight pushing a huge profile thru the wind, and it takes some real flow engineering to deliver the kind of result that will truly be of positive benefit all the time, under any driving situation in these trucks.
You might very well be happy with the results from a Gibson or a Flowmaster, or similar cat-back exhaust system, a lot of people are. Me personally, because I know a better result can be had albeit at a slightly higher cost, it's worth it to me to use the Magnaflow and the get best possible results.
If you'd care to give us a call, I can go over that with you in detail, give you some food for thought, so to speak.
>>> Is there much difference?<<<
Yes, moreso in torque between the various catback systems, but horsepower as well. In general, we found that you get what you pay for, at best. With cat-back systems selling in the $200-$300 price range, there just isn't enough money for both decent quality materials and real flow engineering, I guess is one way to put it.
That doesn't mean that say, Gibson isn't a "good" exhaust, it does a nice job for it's cost, and their Swept-Side model doesn't lose the kind of torque that Flowmaster does.
The Magnaflow we liked for several reasons, it was the only one to show solid torque gains on part-throttle, where virtually all others lost torque, most of them a noticeable amount, from idle thru 2500 to as high as 3000 rpm.
This is much different in these heavy trucks in general, they have different issues than musclecars do. Flowmasters work great on a 3400 lb. 5.0 Mustang, it's not a 5500 lb. pickup truck, where part-throttle torque is *crucial* to driveability. In performance cars, which weigh much less but also have a far smaller aero profile thus less drag, that part-throttle torque is not nearly as much of a concern, you can do more different kinds of things. In these heavy trucks, part-throttle performance is *everything*, from day to day driveability, to towing, to you name it, we're dealing with 2-3 tons of weight pushing a huge profile thru the wind, and it takes some real flow engineering to deliver the kind of result that will truly be of positive benefit all the time, under any driving situation in these trucks.
You might very well be happy with the results from a Gibson or a Flowmaster, or similar cat-back exhaust system, a lot of people are. Me personally, because I know a better result can be had albeit at a slightly higher cost, it's worth it to me to use the Magnaflow and the get best possible results.
If you'd care to give us a call, I can go over that with you in detail, give you some food for thought, so to speak.