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Old 06-15-2006, 02:31 PM
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Just know American Thunders give a lot of interior resonance, it is loud inside.
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Old 06-15-2006, 02:37 PM
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flows are also on every car around you usually. the mac's sound really good if youve not heard them in person. it would be a tough choice for me. but being different is always good.
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Old 06-15-2006, 03:08 PM
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Well, the guy I am dealing with, compared them to near the same sound, with the MAC being louder. The MAC is all coated black which is nice, with the price being $382, and the Flow system is $311. I don't really want it crazy loud so, I think Flow will be the way to go.
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Old 06-15-2006, 03:32 PM
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+1 What Onyx said... the american thunders are pretty loud inside. If you have them w/ 4.10's or something cruising at 2,400rpms they could get very annoying.
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Old 06-15-2006, 03:34 PM
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+1 What Onyx said... the american thunders are pretty loud inside. If you have them w/ 4.10's or something cruising at 2,400rpms they could get very annoying.
They're annoying with 3.55s [:@] Time to trade up for the Force IIs
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Old 06-15-2006, 03:35 PM
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How much of a lower tone are they than the american thunders? Thats the thing, I have american thunders at home that Im going to put on my 93 this weekend but Im also getting 4.10's VERY soon, I dont want it to be dreadful. I remember it was pretty bad w. my stock gears in my 88. I just want something deep and not too loud until you get on it ya know....not sure what to get.
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Old 06-15-2006, 03:39 PM
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im still a noob when it comes to this, but i hear alot about magnaflow.......is it better for performance, or is it really just on what brand u like the most?
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Old 06-15-2006, 03:40 PM
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Most of the time its not about the perforamnce but about the tone, idle sound, wot sound, etc.
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Old 06-15-2006, 03:42 PM
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so then exhaust isn't really for performance? people tell me that u can get some hp from a magnaflow...so is that wrong?
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Old 06-15-2006, 03:43 PM
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No, I think I misread your post. You will gain performance from an exhaust but not much. I thought you were saying about when people ask wether they should go with XXXX or XXXX is they were asking for performance reasons. I was just saying that most people do comparisons for the sound not for the performance. The hp gain is minimal. If you do a full exhaust (headers back) than you will feel a little difference but the gain is still minimal there also. Exhaust is definetly not a "bang for the buck" kind of thing..... its mostly about the sound.
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