New exhaust on my sons 62.....he aint happy....

[powerband]

The Smithy's in my experience are less raspy than the "turbo" mufflers and not quite as raw as glasspacks'. I run Smithys on a dual out header setup on a Tri-Power 250 but on the daily driver '63 there's two dual stock mufflers on dual out headers for a mellower cruise ( still 1/2 the exhaust restriction with two...) .

Have Fum

Smithy /Patriot Vendor:
http://www.summitracing.com/search/?key ... thys&dds=1



Dual Smithys'

'watch them speedbumps :roll:

 

[chad]

Smthy's in my experience are less raspy than the "turbo" mufflers and not quite as raw as glasspacks'.

OK, this is a lill more helpful, so:
"steel packs" not as "raw as glass", "less raspy" than turbo.

How do "chambered" compare to these 2?
(I know/assume each co.'s model of these designs has variation from other similar models but they are comparable? are they not?).

Any other designs? What's the quality of sound w/these?

Any suggestions on use of a resonator alone? Not a good idea?

What ever I use I will "tuck up high" & possibly place a heat shield above for it's safety/comfort benefit. I'm thinkin the tail/last pipe will B very short, out to the side (in frnt of rear wheel) and possibly turned out horizontal (meaning the end 'cut' will be 90* up from straight down toward ground).

Thanks to ALL.

 

[bubba22349]

There is a new design by Cherrybomb the VORTEX looks interesting

 

[chad]

Cherrybomb
"glass pack" Bubba?

Combo: glass/chambered
5 different types of muffs from quiet to load these are in the middle

OH, 4 this company only!
Hummm, this is takin awhile. Anyplace to get the full poop? I can't get a full thesis completed (design/material, volumn, nature of note or tone) here.

 

[bubba22349]

This looks like a combo of a chambered and a glass pack. They make 5 different types of muffs from quiet to load these are in the middle, they still make their org. glass packs too.

 

[JT81stang]

Remember these mufflers?
http://www.thrushexhaust.com/products.html
They are trying to make a comeback.
I had the Hush Thrush mufflers behind a V8 - a good mellow tone.

 

[chad]

they have both glass packs and chambered it seems.
wonder what the results would B in sound differences (prices, durability, unusual mounting etc)..

 

[woodbutcher]

Hi Chad.If the current Thrush(R) products are as good as those in the past,they will probably outlast the exhaust system or the vehicle.OR both.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

[chad]

Hi Chad.If the current Thrush(R) products are as good as those in the past,they will probably outlast the exhaust system or the vehicle.OR both.

''llo again Leo,
Still just tryin to build a list, knowledge base or compendium - whatever, about these different designs and effects on exhaust note. Not lookin to buy.
Well, 2 corrections: 1) don't really wanna know bout those 1s the kids run currently (VW, rice burners, etc - U may know what I mean)
2) I will buy @ some point but VERY far in the future (3 mo missed mortgage comes 1st). I'm kinda following up on the poster of this thread's request.

'Nother input is, as I mentioned above, if the pipe is out the side, and if the end of the pipe is not straight or angeled down toward the pavement that also effects (@ least for the driver/riders - if no 1 else). Straight out the back gives a longer pipe and puts it further away from them (quiter then close, but deeper sound due to extra length). What's the chambered do to the sound quality?

 

[kevinl1058]

running super 44 flowmasters. sound is very agressive. 2.25" Dual pipe.

 

[chad]

running super 44 flowmasters. sound is very agressive. 2.25" Dual pipe.

Hi Kevin!
Thanks for the input!
Seems like U have an almost stock type system but for a dual outlet on the muffler (1 pipe-full distance, pipe length, no X pipe, H, resonator, etc) with 1 model 44 series? Can U say more about what aggressive means to U?
As above: What's the chambered do to the sound quality?
I know it's a kinda arbitrary, subjective "assignment" to a sound but that's Y I ask for more descriptors...
thanks

 

[falcon fanatic]

by aggressive he means this:

http://s50.photobucket.com/albums/f345/ ... lcon-3.mp4

 

[chad]

looks like that might B an album and/or sound clip. On dial up, sorry - can't help this process, I wuz hopin for english language descriptors. may B some one who listens with non 'puter style speakers could tell me?
Thanks falcon fanatic!
(BTW: great thing 2 B enthused [fanatic] about)

So, I don't know, best I can say is 'chambered' sound like a 80,000# truck?

 

[falcon fanatic]

Its a video clip. Yes, my experience with chambered is that they are loud and boomy. The porters are raspy and raw sounding. Dynomax Super turbo is zoomy sounding, like a sportscar. Borla is expensive and droney.

 

[chad]

porters
thanks FF. Is that the same nomenclature as "turbo"?
If so I think this covers all designs (except my idea of using a resonator only).

 

[falcon fanatic]

Porter muffler is a brand name. They make a tube-type muffler similar to a glasspack, but which has a distinctive tone. The dynomax Super turbo is the best flowing of the turbo mufflers and is quite affordable, too. For an aggressive tone, a single porter would be very similar to your idea of using a resonator only. They come in different lengths, so a 24" one would probably be reasonably quiet and should fit in the stock location right behind the front seats. 2" all the way would be more than adequate, power-wise, though you could step the muffler itself up to 2-1/4" if you where hell bent on maximising power. I haven't seen flow bench numbers on the Porters.

I know you are using a dial up, but if you can get yourself to a broadband connection the video clips on this site sound pretty cool: http://www.portermufflers.com/porter-videos.html

They have a facebook page, of course. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Porter-M ... 4459004994

I'm thinking of getting dual porter mufflers at the rear of my system. It would go header to 2.5" pipe to Flowmaster single in/dual out to dual 2" pipe with the porters at the end. Kooky, I know, but the math says it will make power and I think it will sound super cool.

 

[falcon fanatic]

I just discovered these guys. Looks like they are an OEM replacement manufacturer that has decied to clone all the performance products out there. Very good pricing on amazon.com.

http://www.lawsonindustries.com/index.html

They have a few videos, but their video producer is a douchebag who thinks it makes sense to play fake heavy metal music over the audio clips of the mufflers. go figure :roll:

 

[chad]

Porter muffler is a brand name
Thanks B 2 U again FF!

Yeah, I wuz tryin 2 go w/design rather than manufacturer. Easier to lay out what's the difference in tone between the designs may B (yes,again, I know each co. w/in a design 'style' has different tonalities, but i may B correct in thinkin each style has more similarities among those of sim. design). Would folks agree w/this last statement? If not I've been doin this exercise in futility...

 

[falcon fanatic]

don't overthink it.

 

[chad]

Hummm, seems then I'd hafta listen 2 them all. And / or get broadband and go to all the sites as mentioned.
Search continues, almost done...
Whaddaya think classicgen? Helpful, or not?