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Old 06-17-14, 03:38 PM
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I'm looking at some flowmaster or magnaflow mufflers. Something with a nice sound and nice look. Any suggestions? Price? Also, do you buy the muffler then put a chrome tip on it or how does the sound and look work?
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i would check Youtube for exhaust videos or our sound clip on the forum
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I had some 40 series flowmaster's on my GS430 and they had a nice deep tone to them before my wife asked to have them removed. You have to find your own tips if your going with flowmaster or magnaflow. I welded 5" diesel tips to the mufflers.
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None. Go with tips and a muffler delete. I think they sound perfect.


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Get something from Japan Fujitsubo Legalis R for mine..

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+1 for fujitsubo legalis r

magnaflow in my experience has a lot of cabin drone, and hang unusually low

tanabe and hks make a good ones too.
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Me and my old neighbor have a resonator and muffler delete on our 430. I get compliments allllll dayyyyyy long, u won't regret it. If u have a 300 I would keep it stock until u have engine mods/swap if u have a 400/430 show off those *****, honestly straight piping my exhaust was the best thing Iv ever done in my life. It made my driving experience so great I burn oil like gas with no leaks.
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Originally Posted by gsean400
Me and my old neighbor have a resonator and muffler delete on our 430. I get compliments allllll dayyyyyy long, u won't regret it. If u have a 300 I would keep it stock until u have engine mods/swap if u have a 400/430 show off those *****, honestly straight piping my exhaust was the best thing Iv ever done in my life. It made my driving experience so great I burn oil like gas with no leaks.
So your engine now consumes oil more?
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I would go for flowmaster 50 delta flow...or tanabe medalion..
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Originally Posted by gsean400
Me and my old neighbor have a resonator and muffler delete on our 430. I get compliments allllll dayyyyyy long, u won't regret it. If u have a 300 I would keep it stock until u have engine mods/swap if u have a 400/430 show off those *****, honestly straight piping my exhaust was the best thing Iv ever done in my life. It made my driving experience so great I burn oil like gas with no leaks.
Your not supposed to burn oil homeboy... I gotta Borla Catback and K&N CAI and I burn ZERO oil in my 400, I get compliments constantly, I'll never change it it sounds amazing...
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Originally Posted by gsean400
Me and my old neighbor have a resonator and muffler delete on our 430. I get compliments allllll dayyyyyy long, u won't regret it. If u have a 300 I would keep it stock until u have engine mods/swap if u have a 400/430 show off those *****, honestly straight piping my exhaust was the best thing Iv ever done in my life. It made my driving experience so great I burn oil like gas with no leaks.
And why would recommend keeping the 300 stock? Mine isn't and I love it, but I also love the loudness and my ends up sounding like a rocket taking off. I have an exhaust system off of ebay because my mufflers were both leaking and didn't want to spend to much, also ended up deleting my middle resonator and now has 4 inch tips. BUT I would love to hear why you would recommend keeping it stock for the 300?
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Why are you happy your burning oil like gas? That's sounds asinine
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Originally Posted by CharlieD93
And why would recommend keeping the 300 stock? Mine isn't and I love it, but I also love the loudness and my ends up sounding like a rocket taking off. I have an exhaust system off of ebay because my mufflers were both leaking and didn't want to spend to much, also ended up deleting my middle resonator and now has 4 inch tips. BUT I would love to hear why you would recommend keeping it stock for the 300?
I preferably MYSELF would keep it stock cause in my experience with my gs300, it was really hard to get the exhaust to not sound raspy, I hate rasp and it would remind me of the m3. I hate the way those e46's sound if they didn't have headers and exhaust combo.

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Why are you happy your burning oil like gas? That's sounds asinine
I don't literally burn oil like gas, but I lost about a quart of oil in between my oil changes and I'm sure it's from my engine having 170k and from me bringing the car to redline at least 5 times on my way to work. I roll with my windows down and turn my stereo completely off just so i can hear my exhaust. whenever there are no cars and there is an open stretch, I will usually punch it to 60.
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That's awesome mang, I wish I had a V8 so I could do that. I love seeing smoke bellow and hearing loud noises from my exhaust when I give it WOT.


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