I own Russ's old 3.2, the car mentioned in those threads...it's got the Magnaflow exhaust on it. It sounds phenomenal, close to the sound of a 12-cyl. I think that was the design goal.
I have been over it top to bottom and it def emits from the muffler. Had it on hoist while idling so I was right theya My car doesn't have any frills atall o it being an ozzy delivered 84 It looks naked compared to the US delivered cars.
Hi all, Well a full day of making lots of noise has yielded something pretty decent. I am really happy with the result and I reckon it looks quite evil, in a nice way... I used my 130A diy mig welder which worked fine. I opted for pure argon gas although I think a mixture with a small amount of CO2 would have produced nicer results but as I have ground down the welds anyway, I wasn't too fussed. In fact the pure argon gave low levels of penetration which I guess is better for thinner pipe where you don't want too much obstruction of the gas. There is a lot of conflicting views on the internet. I would take a look and see which is best for your application. I still have to install the tips which arrive tomorrow. The ones I ordered looked just too large. I have gone for twin stainless, without inserts but exactly the same diameter as the originals. I will post more pics when complete. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Antwan, I hope you post some video of this exhaust systen at full battle cry, Also, I love the car lift!! How much, who by, how high and are you 100% happy with it? Oh and is it safe? Ha ha. Cheers, Bell ;-)
Hi bell, No problems with it. See earlier in this thread for a bit of a description of the lift. Rgds, ant
I used this same muffler on my 348 with very good results. It should be very decent for you. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS04gvdqIg4]Ferrari 348 Test Drive - YouTube[/ame]
Antwon, I'm very impressed! I'm now ready to do this on my '85QV. Would you be kind enough to give me the part number for the Magnaflow muffler.
Hi Roc, I went for the 11385. MagnaFlow Exhaust Products - For Trucks, Suv's, American Muscle, Diesel, & Sport Compact Vehicles I am told it has to have the Tru-X crossover pipe for it to be piped up the way I have, i.e. the two rear pipes are both inlets, two forward pipes are both outlets. It makes things much easier to fabricate. I am not sure whether there will be any performance effects (+ve or -ve) so I will report back when I have completed the exhaust in a couple of days time. ant
After a number of annoying wet evenings and not being able to get the welder out, I have finally finished it, just in time for it to rain again. Here it is anyway. Forecast tomorrow is good so i'll give some feedback on the noise! (not sure how to upload vids yet). Image Unavailable, Please Login
Same thing here: we want to hear her scream Atwan. Bag of chips: check Cold beer: double check Now: your turn!
I have this same system and am very happy. I went with the 11" body (does not have an "X" crossover), the 14" ones do. The 11" bodies are too short for the "X" pipe. My system enters at diagonal corners so with the X pipe would not be ideal. My system is essentially two straight throughs sharing the same canister. Keep in mind with your system, that the exhaust gases will not be meeting head on, but will somewhat be fighting each other. This may or may not create more back pressure. As far as mating the ends, the ends on the muffler or tubing can all be expanded or "squeezed" so that one can slip into the other. Any muffler shop should be able to do this, or you can get yourself the tool. Good luck and let us know how it sounds when you are done.
Just to add to the experiences on this thread, I built a magnaflow 12568 true X which is the 22 inch body. This is on a '79 308 GTB 2v. This exhaust turned out to be OEM "quiet" with no drone anywhere with just the pea shooter 2.5 outlets. Performance has been a revelation compared to the original thermoreactor. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
