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Muffler Poll - Haven't seen one here...

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by oldrelics, Jul 31, 2008.

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  1. Brockman Mellow Tones

    13.4%
  2. Thrush (old style round)

    15.4%
  3. Purple Hornies

    4.9%
  4. Cherry Bomb

    26.0%
  5. Smithys

    37.7%
  6. Hollywoods

    2.0%
  7. Big Daddys

    0.6%
  1. SinisterCustom
    Joined: Feb 18, 2004
    Posts: 8,277

    SinisterCustom
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    It's not the mufflers that give a car a nice sound........
     
  2. Road Runner
    Joined: Feb 7, 2007
    Posts: 1,256

    Road Runner
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    A straight 6 with headers but no mufflers does not sound nice...
    More like a WWII fighter plane in a dog fight.

    I put Brockman Steelpacks 12" and 17" on both my engines, after trying and modifying different length glass packs with gravel, nails, no packing, etc....
    I like to hear the engine responding, but without the violent noise at higher rpm.

    The porters look like they got the same welded sheet metal outer casing like smithy's.
    I never liked the thin and muted resonance this creates hovering over each exhaust pulse.
    You have to step back from the outlet to be able to record and hear it.

    I like the heavy gauge bullet style casings better, like Brockman uses.
    Cool metallic overtones, very unlike the dead thud of thin sheet metal.

    Straight through mufflers under 20" length let you hear more engine, above that you get more muffler and silencing.
     
    Last edited: Sep 20, 2008
  3. Hackerbilt
    Joined: Aug 13, 2001
    Posts: 6,249

    Hackerbilt
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    I'll make it a little easier on ya CW...heres a link to "Stickshift" on youtube! :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3i4fDHZ6Ig
     
  4. Muttley
    Joined: Nov 30, 2003
    Posts: 18,501

    Muttley
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    Those clips on the Porter site sound great.
     
  5. Rudebaker
    Joined: Sep 14, 2007
    Posts: 1,598

    Rudebaker
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    from Illinois

    My favorites were the old Walker Continental glass packs, aka Blue Swingers. Nice deep tone, no cackle. Don't make 'em anymore but I took the Stude down and had the local shop put duals on it and they used "Jones" glasspacks, yeah, how generic is that? They were kind of "splattery" sounding at first and I wasn't diggin' 'em much but after I got them burned out a little they sound like the old Walkers. Nice deep rumble, not annoying at highway RPM. Since I got them burned out a little I can't drive the car enough! :cool:
     
  6. mercjoe
    Joined: Aug 17, 2006
    Posts: 1,378

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    Should we believe those clips ?

     
  7. TraderJack
    Joined: Apr 10, 2008
    Posts: 330

    TraderJack
    Member

    MY old 33 flat head had 4 smitties, steel packs, and 4 2" pipes, straight to back bumper, got a ticket for loud pipes , showed cop the 4 mufflers, and he said don't car about that, I heard you 6 blocks away when you pulled out from a stop sign.

    took two green hornets and welded them to the back of the 4 pipes to quiet it down some what.

    Beautiful sounding pipes though.

    Many years ago

    trader jack
     
  8. Glad to find out about the Porters again...Nothing sounded better back in the fifties.
    Got to replace the smitties now that I know........Thanks
     
  9. brewsir
    Joined: Mar 4, 2001
    Posts: 3,278

    brewsir
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    I use bluestreak glasspacks ...they're made in Benicia Ca. where i live!
     
  10. mercjoe
    Joined: Aug 17, 2006
    Posts: 1,378

    mercjoe
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    Sound clips on their site sound really awesome. Hope thats the real thing.

     
  11. I gotta think the examples in the porter site are real. 'course also gotta realize it's a info-mercial. I was informed about Porters by a friend who told me they're the real deal. They're going on my '56 Y-Block for sure. Think I'll like 'em but if not it ain't rocket surgery to swap 'em out.

    Actually I think it was that Elvis impersonator in the Porter infomercial that did it for me :eek: :eek: :eek:!
     
  12. Smithy's - the original Hot Rod muffler, since 1920
     
  13. Porter Man
    Joined: Oct 14, 2007
    Posts: 377

    Porter Man
    Alliance Vendor
    from Mound, MN

  14. VonDust
    Joined: Oct 6, 2008
    Posts: 246

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    No mufflers for me, Loud pipes save lives.
     
  15. Jarred Hodges
    Joined: Jul 30, 2008
    Posts: 564

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    My dad used to run thrush mufflers. I have a set of short glasspacks on the 51. Not sure who they were made by. They came with the truck
     
  16. Jarred Hodges
    Joined: Jul 30, 2008
    Posts: 564

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  17. Fat Hack
    Joined: Nov 30, 2002
    Posts: 7,709

    Fat Hack
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    from Detroit

    Cherry Bombs will ALWAYS be my favorite...

    ("Disturbing the Peace since 1968"...just like me! Ha Ha!) :D

    But, when I wanted my cars a little quieter, I'd use Walker DynoMax mufflers, and loved their tone as well.
     
  18. 34FordConv
    Joined: Oct 31, 2007
    Posts: 185

    34FordConv
    Member

    I'm running 2 Chrome Harley mufflers on my flathead. and they sound sweet
     
  19. Mr Haney
    Joined: Jul 17, 2008
    Posts: 1,000

    Mr Haney
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  20. I'm interested. Are you an Alliance vendor?
     

  21. Thats how we run all of our stuff
     
  22. Three chamber Flowmasters on my roadster.
    Two reasons.

    1. A hot rod is about performance to me.

    2. I got the "look at me with no mufflers" thing outta' my system when I was 18.
     
  23. I install the mufflers to match the theme of the car. If the car promotes the fire belching need that's what it gets and if it needs the cacklin pipes that's what it gets. ACME MUFFLERS----NO MUFF TO TUFF !! WE AIM TO PLEASE >>>>.
     
  24. 65PANELRAT
    Joined: Jul 27, 2007
    Posts: 833

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    Here is a pic of my Hooker Turndown mufflers on my 56' Bel-Air! They have a nice crisp rumble when you get on the pedal!:D
     

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  25. Saxon
    Joined: Aug 9, 2008
    Posts: 2,155

    Saxon
    Member
    from MN

    Straights with 4" Harley baffles.
     
  26. 3" pipes with sprint car mufflers, loud pipes save lives! Hank
     
  27. T_Bird Guy
    Joined: Oct 6, 2006
    Posts: 225

    T_Bird Guy
    Member

    I am running a set of Walker generic glasspacks on my flathead. They appear to be Thrush without the coating on them. They also sound like the old Walker Continentals.
     
  28. V4F
    Joined: Aug 8, 2008
    Posts: 4,391

    V4F
    Member
    from middle ca.

    has anyone got a 4 banger with good sounding mufflers ?? ............ steve
     
  29. It depends on the car. Either Thrush or Turbos. I;m running blown out Thrush on my Nova right behind the collectors now, my 46 ran Turbos, my 32 Chevy ran Turbos, my 40 ran Thrush with full length pipes.
    Most of my cars ran Thrush, the price and sound were right.
     
  30. BuickBorracho
    Joined: Jan 30, 2008
    Posts: 430

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