[Devin]

i want my exhaust to be louder, but i still want it to sound good. i still have factory exhaust, i was woundering what some of yall have done and what muffler brand and model sounds good on a 3.1 ... thanks

[BigTony]

Well as lame as it is one of my friends that had a (3400) cut a half inch-ish by about an inch slot out his exhaust right in front of the muffler... And it sounded just like another friends brothers (3800) couple hundred dollar exhaust. So maybe you'd like to try something stupid like that before you spend money on something. Also idr what type MagnaFlow mufflers we had on our Elcamino (350) and it sounds really nice. Spent under or around $100 a muffler. probably less

This post has been edited by BigTony: 14 January 2010 - 07:30 PM

[Nick07]

I think Flowmasters are the pick of the litter among Monte owners, the 40 series I think is what a lot of people use. Magnaflow I'm sure has some good one too, I don't know for sure though cuz I got the 3.4 and I don't even have mufflers in my new setup but it still sounds good and it's relatively loud

[Devin]

ok yea ill do some looking, im gonna go by a local mufler shop soon and see what they would charge. i thought about an electronic cutout but they are outrageous for price

[cak387]

I had Flowmaster 50 series on my 97 ls and I loved the sound of it.

This post has been edited by cak387: 14 January 2010 - 08:26 PM

[jaybaum96]

all i can say is no straight pipe. My car was like that for a day when i was in the middle of doing my duals and i got pulled over hahaha..

[Devin]

cak387, on 14 January 2010 - 07:26 PM, said:

I had Flowmaster 50 series on my 97 ls and I loved the sound of it.

sound clip?

[Devin]

jaybaum96, on 14 January 2010 - 07:41 PM, said:

all i can say is no straight pipe. My car was like that for a day when i was in the middle of doing my duals and i got pulled over hahaha..

haha, i will consider it though, where i live it dont matter, my buddys GP GT has strait pipes on it, my cousin drove his cavalier around for a month with it cut off at the bottom of the down pipe..... we dont have inspections anything

[cak387]

Devin, on 14 January 2010 - 09:17 PM, said:

cak387, on 14 January 2010 - 07:26 PM, said:

I had Flowmaster 50 series on my 97 ls and I loved the sound of it.

sound clip?

I don't have a sound clip but just replaced the muffler and that's it. No drone. Sound at idle was ideal for what I wanted with a light growl/rumble I guess you could say but sounded very good and not to loud at speed.

[Devin]

cak387, on 14 January 2010 - 09:03 PM, said:

Devin, on 14 January 2010 - 09:17 PM, said:

cak387, on 14 January 2010 - 07:26 PM, said:

I had Flowmaster 50 series on my 97 ls and I loved the sound of it.

sound clip?

I don't have a sound clip but just replaced the muffler and that's it. No drone. Sound at idle was ideal for what I wanted with a light growl/rumble I guess you could say but sounded very good and not to loud at speed.

thats exactly what im looking for so ill check into that

[nitehawkjcb]

Sorry, but I don't have a sound clip either, but - I had a Flowmaster Deltaflow 40 Series on my 3100, and it sounded GREAT.

[Chris7130]

BigTony, on 14 January 2010 - 07:29 PM, said:

Well as lame as it is one of my friends that had a (3400) cut a half inch-ish by about an inch slot out his exhaust right in front of the muffler... And it sounded just like another friends brothers (3800) couple hundred dollar exhaust. So maybe you'd like to try something stupid like that before you spend money on something. Also idr what type MagnaFlow mufflers we had on our Elcamino (350) and it sounds really nice. Spent under or around $100 a muffler. probably less

A lot of people don't like the sound of the 3800....

[Chris7130]

jaybaum96, on 14 January 2010 - 08:41 PM, said:

all i can say is no straight pipe. My car was like that for a day when i was in the middle of doing my duals and i got pulled over hahaha..

jaybaum96 now I'm confused what engine you have? lol all the work you've done (which looks very good I might add). I had a friend that had a beater Lumina with 3100 and the exhaust fell off. He then cut it and just attached a pipe he found. Now this car was rough by all means, it had trouble going over 40 mph. But it sounded horrible "stright piped". But suprisingly not all that loud. Of course I have another friend with a straight piped Durango done the right way that sounds awesome but is loud.

[jaybaum96]

Chris7130, on 15 January 2010 - 06:34 AM, said:

jaybaum96, on 14 January 2010 - 08:41 PM, said:

all i can say is no straight pipe. My car was like that for a day when i was in the middle of doing my duals and i got pulled over hahaha..

jaybaum96 now I'm confused what engine you have? lol all the work you've done (which looks very good I might add). I had a friend that had a beater Lumina with 3100 and the exhaust fell off. He then cut it and just attached a pipe he found. Now this car was rough by all means, it had trouble going over 40 mph. But it sounded horrible "stright piped". But suprisingly not all that loud. Of course I have another friend with a straight piped Durango done the right way that sounds awesome but is loud.

I have a 3100 :/. But im building an l67 for it. Maybe mine was just louder beacause i have no resonator at all... And yes i agree, it sounded horrible. haha. And thanks! -ive spent too much money on it. hahah

[Devin]

yea its hard to make the 3800 sound good, but i think what im gonna do is cut the muffler off only the muffler, see how it sound and then add an aftermarket one if i dont like how it sounds

EDIT: oh and iv been meaning to ask, is it 2.5in. or 2.25in.

This post has been edited by Devin: 15 January 2010 - 09:10 AM

[ghettoandy101]

...if you're lookin to go cheap, go2 the jy and pull a dual exhaust off a z34, install it, then go 2 the muffler shop and have them chop off the "factory" mufflers, and weld the flows or whatever ur lookin for...thaz what i would do...

[cak387]

Devin, on 15 January 2010 - 09:09 AM, said:

yea its hard to make the 3800 sound good, but i think what im gonna do is cut the muffler off only the muffler, see how it sound and then add an aftermarket one if i dont like how it sounds

EDIT: oh and iv been meaning to ask, is it 2.5in. or 2.25in.

Straight piped, these motors do not sound too good. I had my muffler off for about a month and just new piping out the back and it personally sounded like ass. That's when I switched to my 50 series which I loved.

[Devin]

so yesterday i went by a local muffler shop to get an estimate, left with a flowmaster 40 series, LOVE it
i told them id like a 40 or 50 series and they didnt think a 50 would fit, im betting it would have though cause the factory one is monsterous, anyway it sounds amazing, thanks for the help everyone

[cak387]

A 50 series would have fit??? Unless they didn't have the right size in stock. Congrats on the purchase though and I'm glad you like it.

[Devin]

mine was all stock, whats the difference in the 40 and 50, they talked like it was the size, anyways it only took them 20min. to do the whole job

[nitehawkjcb]

Did they actually weld the muffler up there, or just clamp it? Congrats on the new exhaust though.

[Devin]

nitehawkjcb, on 17 January 2010 - 12:21 AM, said:

Did they actually weld the muffler up there, or just clamp it? Congrats on the new exhaust though.

both, i could have done it myself ans save about 50 bucks, but they had the right stuff to hold it in place and stuff

[cak387]

The only difference I know of is sound. The 40 series are quite a bit louder than the 50 series.

[Devin]

cak387, on 17 January 2010 - 10:21 AM, said:

The only difference I know of is sound. The 40 series are quite a bit louder than the 50 series.

oh ok, glad i got the 40 then cause i wouldnt want it any quieter, its just right to me, sounds just like the 87 cavi. Z24 2.8L my dad used to have, thats what i was shooting for BTW

[stavlen]

My buddy has an impala ('01) it has dual thrush turbos, high flow cat, borla pipes, and monte carlo ss tips. Sounds like a V8.

I have a flowmaster df 40 series flowmaster, and a highflow cat. sounds great. but soon to be dual 50 series flowmasters.

[talonted1990]

ghettoandy101, on 16 January 2010 - 05:11 AM, said:

...if you're lookin to go cheap, go2 the jy and pull a dual exhaust off a z34, install it, then go 2 the muffler shop and have them chop off the "factory" mufflers, and weld the flows or whatever ur lookin for...thaz what i would do...

That's what I plan on doing but I may check on just buying a muffler to replace my stock one since Devin likes the way his turned out.

[Devin]

talonted1990, on 31 January 2010 - 03:43 PM, said:

ghettoandy101, on 16 January 2010 - 05:11 AM, said:

...if you're lookin to go cheap, go2 the jy and pull a dual exhaust off a z34, install it, then go 2 the muffler shop and have them chop off the "factory" mufflers, and weld the flows or whatever ur lookin for...thaz what i would do...

That's what I plan on doing but I may check on just buying a muffler to replace my stock one since Devin likes the way his turned out.

yea i love it, only $167 for the whole job, that includes one extra rubber hanger that was missing when i got the car

[talonted1990]

Devin, on 31 January 2010 - 07:56 PM, said:

talonted1990, on 31 January 2010 - 03:43 PM, said:

ghettoandy101, on 16 January 2010 - 05:11 AM, said:

...if you're lookin to go cheap, go2 the jy and pull a dual exhaust off a z34, install it, then go 2 the muffler shop and have them chop off the "factory" mufflers, and weld the flows or whatever ur lookin for...thaz what i would do...

That's what I plan on doing but I may check on just buying a muffler to replace my stock one since Devin likes the way his turned out.

yea i love it, only $167 for the whole job, that includes one extra rubber hanger that was missing when i got the car

So you are happy with they way it turned out and don't want to get a dual muffler setup? I want to do my exhaust once and not wish I would have done it different. I am looking to get an exhaust system off of a Z34 or a lumina ltz and just replace the mufflers to make it sound better.

[Devin]

talonted1990, on 31 January 2010 - 06:19 PM, said:

Devin, on 31 January 2010 - 07:56 PM, said:

talonted1990, on 31 January 2010 - 03:43 PM, said:

ghettoandy101, on 16 January 2010 - 05:11 AM, said:

...if you're lookin to go cheap, go2 the jy and pull a dual exhaust off a z34, install it, then go 2 the muffler shop and have them chop off the "factory" mufflers, and weld the flows or whatever ur lookin for...thaz what i would do...

That's what I plan on doing but I may check on just buying a muffler to replace my stock one since Devin likes the way his turned out.

yea i love it, only $167 for the whole job, that includes one extra rubber hanger that was missing when i got the car

So you are happy with they way it turned out and don't want to get a dual muffler setup? I want to do my exhaust once and not wish I would have done it different. I am looking to get an exhaust system off of a Z34 or a lumina ltz and just replace the mufflers to make it sound better.

well yea id like duals, but all i did it for was the sound, i was perfectly happy withe the factory one but i jus wanted it to be louder and spend as little as possible without just hacking off the muffler