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opinions please.. cherrybombs vs. flowmasters

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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 11:43 PM
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Default opinions please.. cherrybombs vs. flowmasters

i just wanted to get ur opinions... what do you think sounds better... flowmasters(40 or 44 seires)or cherry bombs?
Old Apr 7, 2008 | 11:47 PM
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If you have good speakers, crank 'em up!

These are Flows 40's, 3" longtubes into 3" pipes all the way back to the dumped mufflers.

If you like loud, I don't think you could go wrong with the cherry bombs either, so long as thats your style. If one sounded way better than the other, everyone would have it, but it seems to be pretty evenly split amongst those of us that love disturbing the peace...
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 11:48 PM
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Default RE: opinions please.. cherrybombs vs. flowmasters

well, they're completely different. Some people like the old school glasspack sound, others the tin-like crappy sound of flowmasters. as you can tell I like glasspacks better I just think you hear too much of the metal with flowmasters, and I just don't like that part of the sound.
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 01:01 PM
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hey super, i dont know if your link disapeared or waht, but there isnta link or anything. just a heads up
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 01:05 PM
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well i have flowmaster 40 seriesthey were on when i got the car.
i like the sound of cherrybombs, but don't they burn out real fast?
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 01:25 PM
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Default RE: opinions please.. cherrybombs vs. flowmasters

Well i use flowmasters on my 302... i really like the fact that they are quieter at low RPM because my car is my daily driver but sometimes i wish i had the growl of the cherry bombs.. and as more the metal sound i know alot of people who like it but cherry bombs sound like you are going to whip some a**... just depends if you always want that huge sound or not...
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 02:25 PM
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Default RE: opinions please.. cherrybombs vs. flowmasters

Dont Cherries take away from power? Being as they dont give much backpressure?
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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ORIGINAL: Nick.Simonds

Dont Cherries take away from power? Being as they dont give much backpressure?
there are a lot of posts here talking about how backpressure is a bad thing.

in a nutshell,

the idea is to have as little of backpressure as possible and still have exhaust velocity.

in other words. only use as large of an exhaust pipe as you need for your engine.
too big of a diameter and the exhaust gas cools down before it comes out and the engine has to work harder to get the gas out.

too little and the backpressure does the same thing.


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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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Default RE: opinions please.. cherrybombs vs. flowmasters

Cherry Bombs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw4cWuqibKg

Flowmaster 40's:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab8VBjggIDM

Personally I like how loud the Cherry Bombs are, but I love the deep throaty sound of my Flows.
Old Apr 8, 2008 | 03:01 PM
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Default RE: opinions please.. cherrybombs vs. flowmasters

Neither. I hate the high pitch squell of glasspacks when you get on it and flowmasters are a little tame.

I recommend welding in a set of chambered mufflers.

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