Hello again! So I have my 302 GT going into my 59 Galaxie this week. I am wondering which exhaust I should go with to get the sound I'm looking for. I'm not needing the deep growl but something more of a fiesty purr if that makes sense. She'll be my daily driver and weekend cruiser so I want it to sound good at all times. Thanks in advance for any help and advice!! Good Kat Matt
I think we like the same type muff's I use them in convertibles. Lot's of flow without the drone. Cool mellow burble. Dynomax 17749 Super Turbo Muffler - http://www.amazon.com/Dynomax-17749-Super-Turbo-Muffler/dp/B00029J3ES
I was thinking of this, but wanted to hear other opinions. I want people to turn their heads when they hear her and I know this does that. We shall see. I will be purchasing this next week. So its coming down to the wire!!
I love the sound of Cherry Bombs Traditions round style ! You can change the sound depending on if you mount the muffler at the back of the car or close to the engine . The short ones are the loudest but the longs ones have a good growl until you stand on the gas ! Retro Jim
Daily drivers should have a cross-over, in my opinion. Cuts down on the interior resonance, makes long trips easier. Quieter and mellower.
Agree, I've done 2k trips and 'the sound' will get tiring real fast, I'm a dd only vehicle driver now with an 'x-pipe'.
Besides the obvious, what is the exact difference in sound between an x-pipe and h-pipe? I've been recommended to use h-pipes too. Just curious......
I have an HO 302 in my F100 with Flowtech Afterburners and am very pleased with the mellow exhaust tone. No H or crossover. Hate the Flowmaster Hushpowers I have on my 40.
Truer words have rarely been spoken. I like 2" or smaller pipes with either turbo style mufflers or gl***pack style mufflers for that rappin sound....unless its a muscle car.
when ever a thread like this comes up, I always recommend jaguar pre-mufflers, they are only about 8" long I wouldn't recommend them on something that needs lots of flow, but for a normal street engine they work great, and the sound cant be beat from them, I found mine under a 79 XJS coupe, they have an awesome sound under load, and don't drone. the best ones have the british leyland swirlie on them.
So do you like strawberry, vanilla, ****er pecan or cherry vanilla? I owned a muffler shop for over 25 tears and it's impossible to match a muffler to a sound in someone's head. Everybody's idea of the ideal sound will be different. I know that there will be guys that swear that they can identify the difference in brands of gl***packs strictly by the sound but I never could. I know steel packs are different. I bought the cheap generic ones that my warehouse sold and everybody was satisfied. The best thing to do is to go to a show and stop a car that you like the sound of and ask them what they used. Some people like Flowmasters and others don't. Find out what flavor matches that sound in your head. I could never find that iconic flathead sound until a customer insisted on 1 3/4" tail pipes...bingo there it was. The gl***pack did not matter. It was the size of the tail pipe that made the difference. I did discover that over sized tail pipes seem to reduce the sounds. I like to use 2 1/4 for most late model overheads for the street. Of course most of the young guys wanted 3" on an engine that rarely gets over 5000 RPM.
I'm a Porter fan myself. Locally made here in MN. Good sound and good folks. http://www.portermufflers.com/
Thank you for all the opinions and advice. I get it hard to know exactly what to find, especially online. But I wanted to get opinions of those who have had the experience of different types and what they thought. This has given a lot of insight on what I may need/want. We are dropping in the 302 possibly as early as tonight and setting up the exhaust this weekend. I really like the sound of the gl*** pack and may end up with it. but we shall see.....I will keep you all posted and post some pics once she's all done!!
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