going with flows
 

well ive been thinking about it and im going to go with a custom 3in exhaust with a flowmaster i was gonna put a borla on there but i think ill just go with the flowmaster tell me what yall think or if you think a muffler is significantly better

I think it'll be really loud. I put a 50 series deltaflow on my supercharged Z24, and that last about a day before I had it removed.

In my opinion a Flowmaster muffler has no business on anything other than a V8, and even then they still flow like shit but they do sound nice.

A 4cyl needs a muffler with roving material to soak up some of the unwanted noise.

my buddy had 2 40 series flows on his gtp sounded awesome thats why im looking into this just because its supercharged i mean ya its a 4 banger but i still think it would be able make a nice sound i want it to be as loud as possible i dont even care if it sounds like shit im also going with a zzp 3 in downpipe when i do the exhaust so chances are its not gonna sound great i dont care thought whatever makes me fast

wait...what??

im talking to a guy about doing a custom full exhaust on my car, the mufflers he uses are exactly like a flowmaster. how would this sound on my car? i like tone, but i dont want anything real loud, i dont want to wake the neighbors when i leave for work in the morning and i dont want to have my radio compete with the exhaust when i am driving distances.

sorry for the jack, i have the same interest in how it will sound as you

I went with magnaflow on mine. Sounds fairly good, every once and a while it can sound raspy depending on how i am reving the car.

A) I guess I care if my car sounds like shit.

B) If fast is your goal Flowmaster shouldn't be on your list. Real Flow > Flowmaster


And splink 99% of the knock off Flowmaster's aren't even like them at all the only one that comes close is a few of the IMCO mufflers.

This might be a stupid question but will an exhaust system void your warranty.

im not sure of the make of the knockoff, but i have been told the internals are almost exactly alike.

i havent even checked the guy out yet, i have been reffered to him through a friend of mine, so i dont know what he uses, just second hand info you know?

If I was you I would just buy a name brand muffler, you will most likely be able to buy name brand for the same price.

There are a few mufflers that look like a Flowmaster but the internals are different.

IMCO:
Some of there mufflers resemble the Flowmaster 40 series single chamber mufflers but the others are just slapped together imitations.

IRON-TUFF:
Goes by a few names but is very popular in muffler shops, they may look similar but they aren't even close to a Flowmaster. They have baffles but between them is a perferated tube.

TERMINATOR:
Made by and designed by IRON-Tuff.

Just go with a magnaflow! I had a flowmaster on my car and I HATED IT!!! Save your self the embarassment and go magnaflow! I totally agree with codyss, flowmasters are ment for v8s and sound like shit on anything else. I have flowmasters on my truck with a 355 small block and it sounds GREAT, flowmaster on a 4 banger just doesn't sound good.

I have a Dynomax Super Flow on mine 3" in/out and I love it, its just like a Magnaflow but only cheaper in price

I've been waiting for somone to put some flowmasters on thier car.

This is my car back when it had a flowmaster.
http://media.putfile.com/Flowmaster-Cobalt

blown 4 banger, if that didnt have the pop pop pop from back pressure, it wouldnt be so bad, what size pipe do u got?

2.5" piping. The actual flowmaster muffler is sitting in my room because I got a magnaflow which sounds WAY better. That magnaflow and the rear exhaust pipes from my car is now welded on to Tomtwtwtw's car. Leaving my car with a 3" collector from my pacesetter header and no exhaust. However, tomorrow I'm getting full header back 3" catless magnaflow exhaust, I CAN'T WAIT!!!

i think that flowmaster sounds good to tell you the truth on that yellow ss the popping is gonna come no matter what there is gonna be TONS of backpressure on a forced induction plus im going with 3 inch piping mandrel bent not 2.5 so there wont be AS much popping i think im gonna like it with my 3 inch downpipe

I got my exhaust today and HOLY SHIT!!! It sounds rediculous!!! The only way I can describe it is a cross between and SRT-4 and STi. Its got the sound of SRT-4, but the rumble of an STi, its crazy!

So you saying that 2.4L isn't going to have near that much popping because no S/C?

No the poping sound is from the exhaust back pressure. It has nothing to do with being NA or FI it has to do with exhaust flow. My new exhaust has almost no poping what so ever, because it flows so good.