Quick Muffler question

[r4in420]

Hello i have a 1986 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme with a 307 v8 5.7L in it and i have just purchased Flowtech Long tube headers for it. I am now looking for mufflers to accommodate the headers but am a bit confused on what type of mufflers to get. I was considering the Flowmaster Orig. 40's but i was advised by a couple people that it would be very loud. This car will be a everyday driver so i would like the noise to not be a burden but for it to sound nice. Anyone have any suggestions on what type of mufflers to purchase? Anyone have Headers to Flowmaster Orig. 40's that could give me a idea on the sound level? Thank you very much for your time and help much appreciated. - r4in

 

[jrm81bu]

I'm pretty happy wit the Magnaflows that I have now.

And a 307 is not a 5.7l it's 5.0l. Did you get your headers for an olds motor or chevy motor?

 

[megaladon6]

i like my Pypes system with street pro's http://www.pypesexhaust.com/sys-mc.html

 

[IhaveNoPantsOn]

I've got Hooker Competition headers, and 40 Series mufflers on my GP with an otherwise stock 305. The sound level is relatively loud. If I'm accelerating fairly hard, with windows down, I can't hear the passenger talking; they have to almost yell. It doesn't bother me, but then again, I'd rather listen to my exhaust noise than the radio. My car is also a daily driver, and I have been stopped by the cops once for 'excessively loud exhaust'. No ticket or anything, just a warning. So, it also depends on how strict the police are in your area.[/code]

 

[r4in420]

I have the Olds 307 its actually a brand new engine and i would like to keep the sound down because i dont want to be getting pulled over by the cops for having it to loud. anyone got the "hooker aerochambers"? do they have nice sound?

 

[High Roller]

I'd recommend the #16810 Hooker 2.5" mandrel bent Cat-Back dual exhaust system that i have on my 86 442 for the past 8-years. it comes with the #21502 hooker aero chamber mufflers.

Good quality system, mufflers have nice rumble, plus the tailpipes look original.

 

[83Cutlass2181]

borla is the sh*t....

 

[Blake442]

There's another member on here with Hooker Aero-Chambers and headers on his Cutlass with a 307, and they sound pretty good.
86CutlassUCF is his name I believe...

Maybe he'll chime in and post that video of the car so you can hear it...

I have Aero-Chambers on my '96 Caprice and I'm very pleased with them.

I've always had Flowmaster 40's on my 442, it had a 2.25" cat-back when I bought it, and that eventually got spliced together with headers and an X-pipe. Now with the 455, it has 3" all the way back with X-pipe and 40's again.
There's no way around the fact that it's loud, but the X-pipe really helps smooth out the tone, especially at cruising speed.

 

[jae]

I am running Hedman coated headers and Flowmaster 40s on my '86. As everyone with them has stated they are loud, they are only 2-chamber, under hard acceleration. They mellow out at higher speed and are not too bad at cruise. Like Blake stated an X-pipe will help balance & mellow the sound out and I would suggest using one. Loud but they do sound good

If the cops / sound laws are strict in your area I wouldn't get the 40s, maybe the 50s will work? The case / overall length is a little longer since it's a 3-chamber design.

 

[intimadatorsquizz]

i have the original 40's and they are loud turn up your volumes a bit here's what they sound like on my car.

http://s469.photobucket.com/albums/rr59 ... leshot.flv