Flowmaster axel-back

Well,

They always say, nothing ventured, nothing gained... so in that spirit I gambled and tried to mesh something American muscle with something Japanese econobox, lol

I went to a local guy and had em make a quick Flowmaster axel-back for me... just to see how it would work out.... I decided on a 50 series delta flow.

I guess its ok, but it didn't end up sounding like I thought it would ... just a little louder and deeper then stock, but thats about it. The car does feels a little more peppy when I step on it, but I will admit it could be an actual increase in performance, or it just might be a phycological thing...

The flowmasters are a bit bigger then Magnaflows' and run a little hotter too, so it hangs a little lower then, say RRMs does.... just enough that you can see a peek of the mufller from the back and side.

So, I'm going to take it off this weekend and paint the canister/pipes a flat black (using exhaust paint of course).


heres some pics...





** edit, videos next couple of posts ****

 

try this... maybe this will work...

 

Well... it is only 5 degrees out right now, my garage is like antartica, lol 8O

heres the other view.. I might have saved it in the wrong format before, I'm noob to video.

 

^ yeah, they sell stainless steel versions of the 50 series, but flowmasters are generally more exspensive then alot of mufflers. Its becuase they use interior baffles instead of a striaght-thru/packing design, so more goes into the making of them.

So, basically, I wasnt going to spend a fortune on ... well, a gamble I guess you can call it.

Thats why I just went with an alluminized steel canister, so if it came out really bad I wouldnt be out to much money.

 

^ Thanks

Heres some more pics, painted black.

 

It does feel a little more peppy, not much... but enough to notice, more-so in sport mode over drive mode. So far about the same gas comsumption.. maybe about 1-2 mpg less then normal, but I'll atribute that to driving a little harder then usual and letting the RPMs rise up in sportmode... after-all, its a new mauffler, I want to hear it

I also noticed that the flowmaster sounds alot better once it has had a chance to heat up. After work yestuday I had to drop of a co-worker at home, so my drive took a good deal longer then normal. By the time I got home, the car had a really really deep sound to it, and was noticably louder.

I dont know if its true, but I was told that they usually get deeper after a 2 week break-in period, then stay the same sound/tone for their lifespan. It dont make sense becuase its welded baffles and theres no packing material... but I keep hearing it from alot of people that flowmasters have a break-in period from about 2 weeks to a month... I guess Ill find out.