Guest Posted June 4, 2002 Share Posted June 4, 2002 getting a new Exhaust this weekend need to know what to get please i want the best up to 500 bucks it is cheaper here than it is on the east coast, what is the best i can get and tell the guys to put on my car, i have hooker headers already, getting the rest of the stuff and it all put in this weekedn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted June 4, 2002 Share Posted June 4, 2002 If you want a muffler that flows better than Flowmaster, check with MIDAS on a RAVIN exhaust. 500 bucks should buy you a complete system, labor included... ------------------ 71 Monte 454 HO "FULMNTE" 86 Monte LS "The Gray Mouse" FOR SALE! Andreas' Monte Carlo Site Member NMCOA, FGMCC (Event Coordinator) ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ "It ain't a car if it's not a Monte" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 4, 2002 Share Posted June 4, 2002 I went to the local muffler shop called "Muffler & Go" for 2 1/2 inch aluminized pipe they sold a muffler called V-Force (it's a Flow Master knockoff) custom bent system for $300. I got it and it sounds,looks, and works Great! My Monte really needed the larger exhaust it was getting choked. ------------------ David, My 72 Monte Carlo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallaby Posted June 4, 2002 Share Posted June 4, 2002 My local hot-rod muffler place was straight up with me, and told me that 2 1/4" would bend real nice up & over the rear axle, But the 2 1/2" would get squashed by the bending machine with turns that tight. They said I'd actually get better flow from a "non-squashed" 2 1/4" pipe. I said to heck with that, and bought tailpipes through Summit. They are mandrel bent (no squashing whatsoever), 2 1/2", and fit perfectly. Flowmaster makes 'em. The muffler shop had no problem installing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hansen Posted June 4, 2002 Share Posted June 4, 2002 I bought the 2 1/2 Flowmaster system from Summit also. No complaints whatsoever. Bob ------------------ 1944 GPW Army Jeep 1964 Buick Riviera- For Sale 1970 Monte Carlo 1987 GMC 4x4 2001 MonteCarlo SS www.MonteCarlo.da.ru www.01MonteSS.da.ru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 i tinhk im gonna go w. the raven exhaust sounds like what i want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 You said you want the best - go with premade mandrel bent. Torque Tech and TA Performance both make a real nice system with every thing you need for about $300. just add the mufflers of your choice. They come in 2.5" and 3". Any custom bent system will have reduced area at the bends, mandrel bent keeps a constant full diameter at the bends. I have 3" the whole way back including over the rear axle with no problems. ------------------ Dave Kase "Desmo888" '70 SS454 always collecting info on the Monte Carlo SS454, questions always welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 You could still buy the mandrel-bent pipe set from Summit w/o mufflers, then go to Midas and have everything installed and welded up with Ravin mufflers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 My guy put Magna-flow mufflers on mine. They sound great. I also got the 2.5" aluminized pipe with an "H" crossover. I love the sound. The "H" pipe does create a little bass reverberation in the passenger cab at mid range RPM's. The guy told me that if I went with an "X" pipe I would lose alot of the sound. OH, don't forget those chrome SS tips, thet look awsome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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