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MMAFIGHTER121

MMAFIGHTER121

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ok, so I have my high flow cats, my nice shiny x-pipe, but due to some recent financial woes I haven't been able to get any mufflers to finish my exhaust. My friend has some brand new glasspacks he'd be willing to part with for me dirt cheap. Now I haven't heard great reviews on the sound, but I also can't find a good video. there's one of a high speed fly-by on youtube but I was wondering if anyone has personal experience/inside the car sound videos/anything better that I could compare with.
 
there are a few out there with them on - i'm not trying to make it roar or anything, I really I want magnaflows or borlas, but those are both curently out of my price range and I just have all the parts sitting in my shop and I would hope keeping the X pipe and the cats would mellow it some from your usual "cut of everything and put glasspacks on" style exhaust. I'm going for flow not sound.
 
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Glasspacks are dirt cheap as it is. I have cherry Bombs. On my 85 chev truck. I can make a clip of it if you want. :p

Seriously though, maybe put a dual in/dual out magnaflow where the resonators are. I know nickt88 (or something like that) had that setup.
 
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Ok, I'm well aware glasspacks are generally reserved for old muscle. So those wonderful pictures and jokes, while utterly hilarious, are not particularly constructive. I'm not enthralled that I'm currently broke however I have everything to complete a full exhaust (cats included) save the mufflers, just taking up space in my shop, and as I stated the full exhaust and mellowing effect of a good x-pipe might make it more tolerable. I'm not hacking the whole thing off and throwing on glasspacks as a substitute for the entire exhaust, but using them as mufflers. But rather then weld it all up and find out its wayyyyy to farkin loud and disgusting sounding, I was hoping for some information from those who have them on their car already (and a speedy youtube search shows that there are in fact a few out there with them on). This is a last resort not a - man these are so super awesome they make so much noise I will defend them to the death! Situation. Thanks a bunch.
 
Your car has an exhaust on it, so putting glasspacks on is not a "last resort" but instead a level of impatience on your part. Just save up a few more dollars and do it right the first time...since you yourself stated you would rather go with a better muffler.
 
My impatience also has to do with the fact that I will be moving soon and losing access to my welder of a roommate and commercial air compressor. (More related to aforementioned financial woes). I neglected to mention that, but time is also deciding factor for my sudden "impatience".
 
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My impatience also has to do with the fact that I will be moving soon and losing access to my welder of a roommate and commercial air compressor. (More related to aforementioned financial woes). I neglected to mention that, but time is also deciding factor for my sudden "impatience".
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So what will you do after you move, have a few extra bucks, and buy new mufflers? You will be in the same situation, just with a luxury sedan that sounds like a redneck Camero.
 
No, I will have a significantly more difficult (without the space or tools) or expensive install job ahead of me (having to choose to have a shop do it, costing more than the difference between mufflers) so in an attempt to see if making the best out of what I have presently is worth it, or will make my life miserable I tried to gather additional information on a forum I have used expansively for information many many times, and where it seemed I had the highest chance of reaching someone that had actually done this. Thank you. You've been a huge help in providing me with information based on my initial question. I'm not trying to be a jerk, but I made a basic request for information because I haven't gotten a clear idea of just how loud it actually is. Some of the clips I've seen make it seem quite manageable. YouTube - Lincoln ls Glass packs 2 for instance, it seems rather mild, but its at idle and I have no idea what else he is running up the pipes. Furthermore, I initially asked if anyone had any personal experience and I even acknowledged right away that opinions were generally negative. I didn't say "ey yo did yall think glasspacks would sound hott on tha ls so i can make it rumbell wif mah speakers" but rather wanted to know if someone had any personal experience or if it were as loud as everyone assumes on the LS. To expound further on my request, if you wanted to analyze it further, that if anyone thought running a more complete exhaust than most bother with when installing glasspacks would mitigate the sound. I had no idea this request would cause such offense to the community at large and am deeply sorry for my offenses.
 
I have never heard one in person. Cannot offer a fair answer. Do what your pockets allow but if u are hoping for compliments(long term), be patient and do it the way u know it should be done when thingsare financially more allowing. Trust us on that. The sound of glasspacks on an Ls just do not match well... good luck either way.
 
Sigh. I'm probably going to end up holding off, everything on my car I've done the long but better way, I've just had the x pipe, piping, and high flow cats sitting for 6 months now (winter, then wheel bearings, then alignment, then brakes all took precedence), and given my sudden urgency its just a possibility. New in box for $10 for 2 right size inlet. So. Temptation to take the easy way out. I just didn't know if they're really that bad sounding.
 
I have glasspacks on my 71 Mustang. They sound awesome and loud. I am not sure what they would sound like on a computer controlled vehicle, but I would assume that they would be a little quieter without all the popping. My advice is this..... glasspacks are very reliable and cheap mufflers that are very loud. I installed an H pipe in my mustang to quiet it down a bit. Flow wise you cant beat a glasspack. If you want it to sound bada$$ and flow good then glass packs are your bet. If you want it to flow good and sound civilized, then you want something else... I set off car alarms (not kidding) with my Mustang.
 
pektel said:
maybe put a dual in/dual out magnaflow where the resonators are. I know nickt88 (or something like that) had that setup.
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+1

Cheaper than buying two mufflers
 
currently i have no mufflers on my ls8 and at idle and below 4k rpms it is decent. above that it does get a little loud but not unbearable, especially with the windows up and the radio on. i do still have factory style cats and the stock resonators so i would think it wouldnt be too loud. best bet would be to make sure you run the exhaust out the back of the car instead of dumping it under the car as another way to combat the sound issue. i get compliments on the way mine sounds from time to time. its your car do it the way you can afford and the way that life lets you
 
Glasspacks

I've been around for enough years that my first exhaust job was placing a complete headers to tail pipes package on the family car---a '53 Merc flathead. I still believe that a flathead, displacing about 256 cubic inches, with a pair of glasspacks, is one of the classic car sounds of all time. And NOT too loud.

You might decide you like it!!

KS
 
My first fix-it-ticket was for too loud exhaust on my '65 (really '64 1/2) Mustang. Those glasspacks cost my 18 year-old wallet plenty!
 
I'll see what I can do. I'll try and at least get the car starting up on here tonight. What's the best way to post vid in the thread
 
Right now I only have one muffler on. The other sides weld came loose so i just took it off for now and honestly I like the way it sounds. Im gonna have it put back on and have the resonators removed and im hoping it will sound something like it does know.
 
If its only going to cost $10 for the glass packs, you could just put it back to stock if you don't like it.... Since you have access to a welder now.
 
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