I want to beef up the noise on my 73 318 engine. It already has twin pipes, but is still a bit quiet. I had Flowmasters on my Buick and they sounded great, but they're very expensive.
Are there any other mufflers which sound similar, which i could get over here that don't cost the earth?
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 17 9:39 am
by Blue
Mate of mine makes mufflers and might be able to help, give Matt a call on 07977 827522 and see what he has to say.
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 17 11:45 pm
by skippy
Thrush do a Flowmaster style muffler, lot cheaper than Flowmasters, normally some for sale on UK Ebay
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 17 7:55 am
by shovelheadrob
Always used to use Sonic turbo mufflers, they were cheap, sounded good & readily available, don't know if they still are?
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 17 8:34 am
by hemi472
Rob i remember everyone around here had those - they sounded great didn't they. They stopped making them over 20 years ago but n.o.s ones occasionally pop up on us eBay.
Those Thrush look like a straight Flowmaster rip off.
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 17 10:51 am
by Blue
In the late '70's round here we just used to bolt a pair of Thrush header mufflers to the end of the collectors and leave it at that, now they were loud! You can just about see them here under the doors.
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 17 11:39 am
by ScottyDave
When I first got mine it only had a single Cherry bomb each side exiting just in front of the wheels, stupid loud and horrible to pull away in, I fitted a small silencer in front of each cherry and it transformed the car.
I know what you mean about those Thrush mufflers Blue I thought Flowmaster when I saw them.
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 17 12:28 pm
by shovelheadrob
hemi472 wrote:Rob i remember everyone around here had those - they sounded great didn't they. They stopped making them over 20 years ago but n.o.s ones occasionally pop up on us eBay.
Wow thanks for making me feel old Chris!
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 17 12:51 pm
by Wolfman
Nah just get a pair straight through pipes with cherry bombs at rear, job done long live the 70's
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 17 3:48 pm
by hemi472
shovelheadrob wrote:
hemi472 wrote:Rob i remember everyone around here had those - they sounded great didn't they. They stopped making them over 20 years ago but n.o.s ones occasionally pop up on us eBay.
Wow thanks for making me feel old Chris!
You're welcome - the first time I came round your house in Peterborough I was around 10 - I'm 40 in April
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 17 5:03 pm
by GJUK
I have a pair of Thrush flowmaster type boxes on my car.
They are very loud, great for waking up neighbours and would soon annoy anyone if they lived close.
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 17 7:10 pm
by Captain Chaos
Wolfman wrote:Nah just get a pair straight through pipes with cherry bombs at rear, job done long live the 70's
Yes I am still on the Cherry Bomb stage too,my Van,Jeep and Monte have them on as the only silencing.The Monte has them quite near the front of the system and it has a lovely deep bass to it.
I will concede though that the Fury has Flowmaster style boxes and that has a delightfully mellifluous sound.
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 17 8:32 pm
by theseoldcars
I fitted a pair of Thrush Welded to mine. £50-odd a side. Discrete enough around town, yet sounds healthy when opened up. Seem to be lasting okay, too.
Static: (Merc's not mine, haha, was just testing it)
long live the 70's