My car has short turbo mufflers that sounded great until you got up to
highway speeds. At 55-65 mph the noise was bothersome to my aging ears. I
had a muffler shop put on some 13" long shorty resonators about a foot
before the end of the system and this cured the objectionable drone. I
noticed no change in performance. I have read that the closer to the end of
the system a resonator is, the better it works. Perhaps those resonator
tips, as non-original in appearance as they are, might be the best, least
restrictive solution.
Duncan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Curtis Fisher" <Curtis.Fisher@trw.com>
To: "Jim Boynton" <jimboynton@mediaone.net>; "Tigers"
<tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: exhaust
> Jim, my series 3 (3 chambers) Flowmasters are a ticket waiting to
> happen. They sound very good at an idle but are too loud otherwise.
> The series 2 are even worse. Others have installed series 3 and removed
> them. As Steve pointed out, they do tend to drone. If you like
> attention, (law enforcement, gearheads, racers) these are the ticket for
> you! ;)
>
>
> At 02:10 PM 10/30/01 -0800, Jim Boynton wrote:
> >>>>
> >
> > I don't know what the former owner put on the Tiger(in my youth they
> > were
> > called "cherry bombs" or "glass packs") but when I bring the car out
> > of
> > storage I'll go broke on tickets. My mechanic looked the other way for
> > the
> > fall since I would only have it on the road for a couple of months.
> > They
> > sound great at idle but god awful loud any other time. I remember
> > someone on
> > the list installed flowmasters I believe. I want the cool sound the
> > dual
> > exhaust make...just a little less of it. Any suggestions.
> >
> <<<<
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