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DISCUSSION => Engine + Driveline => Topic started by: sha1234 on December 27, 2006, 07:34:07 PM
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so i know its been a long time that you kiddies have been waiting and for now all i have is a lil teaser while the other videos upload
http://s100.photobucket.com/albums/m24/sha1234/?action=view¤t=MOV01046.flv
the other videos are going on youtube... but its frustrating me cause it says that they have uploaded but they have no length and they say they are processing do i just have to wait?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tuixp1A83Cc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFQFbAGSxIg
2 more videos
and there are still 2 more:D
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcUp3QMMVZI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfOVL1dqqR0
there ya go
let me know if there is something wrong and you cant view it
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The in car vids sounded mean.
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I think that is the best sounding M42 I've ever heard. Most of the other's I have heard with modified exhausts sounded really raspy and bad.
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Is the sound on the youtube closely representative of the actual sound?
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actually the sound is amazingly close to actual sound
we were a little worried since we took the video on a digital camera, so the quality of the picture was sorta poor but it sounds ALOT like the actual sound, im super happy with how the whole exhaust turned out and its nice to hear others think its sounds good too, now the problem is finding a tip... the exhaust is mounted just slightly behind the opening in the valance, and so in time it will leave a black mark and maybe even burn the paint... anyone know of a simple 2.5 inch short chrom tip that either is a straight tip or turns into a 3 inch tip
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Nice! i like the way that sounds a lot.
What in gods smogy earth is that part # for that flowmaster?
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That sounds purrrfect ;)
very very nice
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Captured audio sounds different from the real thing. Especially with a digi cam. I have 2 magnaflow clips in the same format (one at idle with a few revs, the other of some moving shots out of the car) if anyone wants to upload them/host them let me know. I cannot get youtube to work :rolleyes:
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I had one in my car, a delta flow 50 serries, same ton and everything just not as loud. sounds good at idle, sounds good about 4,000. thats it, between 1 and 4,000 it sounds like its got a metal can bouncing around in the muffler.
edit: no offence intended in that comment.
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Captured audio sounds different from the real thing. Especially with a digi cam. I have 2 magnaflow clips in the same format (one at idle with a few revs, the other of some moving shots out of the car) if anyone wants to upload them/host them let me know. I cannot get youtube to work :rolleyes:
I'll host them for you, I need to hear the Magnaflow badly!! EMail me them at ouspenATgmail.com or something?
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Youtube was down :rolleyes: My magnaflow is PN 11265
The links:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TAAiCgV3qss is the acceleration vid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG_rcm-Xx9c is the stand still engine rev. vid.
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for those ofyou wanting the part number this is what i got on my receipt
NSI*942541
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Youtube was down :rolleyes: My magnaflow is PN 11265
The links:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TAAiCgV3qss is the acceleration vid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG_rcm-Xx9c is the stand still engine rev. vid.
very nice! nice and deep...stock intake right? the induction noise sounds f'in awesome.
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very nice! nice and deep...stock intake right? the induction noise sounds f'in awesome.
Correct - stock intake with swiss cheese mod.
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What did you do with the cat and the resonator? Is the whole system custom made or looks like stock?
That video was the final step to make me purchase a Magnaflow! Expect some soundclips somewhere next week...
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What did you do with the cat and the resonator? Is the whole system custom made or looks like stock?
That video was the final step to make me purchase a Magnaflow! Expect some soundclips somewhere next week...
I assume this refers to me? I only have the magnaflow muffler - nothing else.
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I assume this refers to me? I only have the magnaflow muffler - nothing else.
Yes, it referred to you. ;) I'll be replacing the cat with a Magnaflow resonator also, so I wonder how deep or/and loud the sound's gonna be lol, I guess there's only one way to find out!
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yea this also confirms my plans for full magnaflow exhaust.. i wonder if we could get our 4 bangers to sound like this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_ioy4drtDY
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the cool glasspack...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhnyNorCqlk
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wow it would have been nice to see some of these videos before i got my flowmaster i would have had a better knowlage
but none the less some one has to take one for the team and try out the flowmaster
i know a few of you have used one but im pretty sure im close to the first to post a video
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wow it would have been nice to see some of these videos before i got my flowmaster i would have had a better knowlage
but none the less some one has to take one for the team and try out the flowmaster
i know a few of you have used one but im pretty sure im close to the first to post a video
I know how hard it is to make decisions on how your car will sound. As for the Magnaflow - I heard it first hand on my buddies car about 2 years ago. It sounded wonderful but I knew his was too loud for me so I went with a slightly bigger version.
I would personally never have bought a magnaflow until I heard one in person. Exhaust notes are very sensitive to my enjoyment of a car and I am glad we finally have a comparison for those who have been asking. I know I have no qualms with my magnaflow as the other ones are not my style.
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What size mufflers fit our cars? Are the all 4x9 or what? Sorry, I don't know anything about mufflers.
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Hm, the flowmaster sounded really good until the outside video. Guess I'll keep searching, and thanks for the videos!
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Damn, I've been listening to both the Flowmaster and the Magnaflow video's and don't know which one I like better. I think I like the Magnaflow's a little bit better, how much did your's cost e9nine?
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Call me old but I think both sound good but I don't think I can live with it on a full time basis. And for the fact that it's on a 140hp car, I wouldn't want to attract all the ricers/racers on the streets and not have the power to back it up.
As for which one, assuming you like the sound of both, keep in mind that the Magnaflow has traditional packing and the sound will change over time as the packing deteriorates and/or fills with carbon. I believe the Flowmaster doesn't use the traditional packing but sound baffles instead and should retain the same sound characteristics throughout it's life(assuming no baffles get broken off).
Sound Performance FTW!!! ;)
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e9nine, how has the sound quality of your exhaust held up?
Sorry to bring up such an old thread.
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What's the main criteria for most of you when selecting exhausts - sound or performance?
Just curious. Flowmasters have a very distinct sound - very metallic, almost "snappy," at least for the non-Deltaflow mufflers.
I have a 40 or 50 series Deltaflow on my 318is, in addition to the OEM resonator and cat (the muffler that was on the car - original, I believe - was rotting out, had the Deltaflow lying around, etc). It is quiet, sounds decent, I guess, but it does not have the "classic" Flowmaster sound - the tincan snap is there, but damped a fair amount.
I guess the reason I ask is because Flowmasters and Magnaflows are SO completely different muffler technologies, it seems like sound is the #1 criteria.
A Magnaflow (or Dynomax Ultraflow - those are very good, they tend to be quieter than Magnaflows, for some reason, all else equal), but they're a more traditional perforated tube with packing around it.
A Flowmaster uses chambers and natural pulses to create low pressure within the exhaust, helping (allegedly) scavenge exhaust gases, thereby increasing efficiency.
Does it work? Dunno. On paper, absolutely. I've never dynotested a Magnaflow (or Brand X) back to back with the Flowmaster, should do that, hmmm. I like the concept - reversion is real, and a Flowmaster does seem to combat reversion.
I also think they sound cool on 4 cylinder cars. Absolutely not for everyone - they sound different. Shrug, I like them.
So, just curious - is it all about sound, or performance, too?
Iain(no wrong answer, I suspect a Magnaflow and Flowmaster are going to dyno within tenths of one another)
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For me it is just that I want it to be a little louder because a muffler really isn't gonna make significant increases in HP.
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Correct - stock intake with swiss cheese mod.
just curious.....how does the "swiss cheese" mod sound? and what about performance? thanks :).
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I have a half-cheesed 'box (my drill battery died in the middle) and it soulds really cool IMHO, plus it is free. I can't tell much of a performance difference, maybe just a little at the high end. It definitely does something, though, because if you put your hand next to the holes and rev the engine, its sucking in a lot of air.
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what is packing??? also i like the flowmaster b/c IMO it doesn't sound like the ppl with the civics!!
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What the hell is a swiss cheese mod?
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Swiss cheese mod is just drilling holes in the airbox. On our cars, the best place to do it is along the left side where the airbox runs along the fender. All it does is let in a little more air and change the intake sound.
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Swiss cheese mod is just drilling holes in the airbox. On our cars, the best place to do it is along the left side where the airbox runs along the fender. All it does is let in a little more air and change the intake sound.
There was an article on R3Vlimited I believe that proved this mod as well as removal of the air intake "horn" actually lost power and in essence gives you a hot air intake.
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does anyone have some good sound clips or videos of the supersprint exhaust on a 318???
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There was an article on R3Vlimited I believe that proved this mod as well as removal of the air intake "horn" actually lost power and in essence gives you a hot air intake.
This is true. I only did it because the rubber part of the intake that goes behind the headlights pops off due to intake suction. Drilling 6 small holes reduced vacuum enough the the rubber hose doesn't contract and pop out of its hole.