best sounding exhaust

[68chargerboy]

i just bought a 66 monaco with a 383 and i was wondering what type of muffler would give me the best sound that is legal.  Thanks

[caddman]

for the money flow masters are the only way to go.

[sext7366]

I couldn't bare to spend even that much on mufflers, 100 bucks on something you might get a hole in from some random pipe that shouldn't be on the highway...just doesn't work for me.  This actually happened to me shortly after buying some flowmasters.  I do know alot of guys on here like the dynomax super turbo mufflers which are supposed to have great sound.  I heard from a friend that summit has some good headers, which I ordered but havn't installed either.  It helps though if you look for a brand that gives at least a little bit of a description of the sound that a certain muffler will produce, or if you call them up and tell them what you are wanting...most places can usually specify a good muffler.

[Mike DC]

There's tons of varying opinions about what is "best" and theres no way everyone's gonna agree on exactly what it is.  Most mufflers basically fall into about 3 categories.  Each one has its own kind of unique sound tone to it:

Turbo mufflers
Stock-type. There's a couple of pierced tubes inside an oval-shaped case.  Gases get forced through several tubes' holes to dissipate the sound.  Some are stockers, some are made louder & higher flowing.

Straight-thru mufflers
Glasspack-type.  They have a straight tube to let the gases straight through from the inlet to the outlet.  But there's holes punched into the tube's sidewalls, and it lets the highest pressure gases outwards into the case's "packing" to muffle the worst of it.  Glasspacks work but they're packed with fiberglass that "blows out" within a year.  Other types can last longer (steel mesh inside) for more money.

Flowmaster-type mufflers
They usually look like a turbo muffler from the outside, but the internals are different.  They've got tubes & walls inside to "bounce the gases around," but it's a different sound and method from the stock-type turbos.  

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Whatever you do, do not use an exhaust crossover pipe (H-pipe or X-pipe) if you want a very loud & badass sound.  The crossovers help torque numbers a little bit but they actually reduce the sound.

[sext7366]

Just an afterthought I had a 72 GTO (69 400 high performance motor...burnout heaven, but no mopar power) with glasspacks, and it was a copmagnet. Even just passing a cop at cruise the mufflers were so loud they would follow me plus it was a gto.  For that car great sound, for a mopar i would reccomend the full deep throaty sound of a musclecar

[700HPCharger]

40 series Flowmasters!

[doctorpimp]

For the best sound and quality:
Magnaflow - stainless, straight-thru.

[Silver R/T]

dynomax mufflers

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Hemi high flow stock mufflers from Tom at www.accurateltd.com

[John_Kunkel]

   What many call a "great sound" I call noise. The Hemi muffler gives a good sound without being offensive.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

as well

[ChargerRob]

Hemi high flow stock mufflers from Tom at www.accurateltd.com

I totally agree!   

[caddman]

just remember if its too loud your too old.
a two or three chamber flow master will give you a sweet sound that does not resemble an 80's style popcorn popper, i.e. factory mufflers.
and i wouldn't put a glass pack on a lawnmower.

[Headrope]

I love hearing the Flowmaster sound when it drives by, but not from inside a car.
I've been in an old Monaco with 40 series (the loudest, I think) Flowmasters and the resonation inside was too much. Trying to talk to someone inside the car was too much like trying to talk to the person next to you at a dance club; highway driving was hell because maintaining 60 mph means maintaining the same rpms, making that cool Flowmaster sound  a relentless droning noise. Do you listen to a stereo when you drive? Any loud muffler will be competing with that.
Glasspacks are my choice because I don't want to muffle the noise outside of the car. The sound inside my car is more tolerable and something I'm happy with.
Ultimately it's a matter of personal choice, though, and there's only one way to find out: Buy and try.

[Blown70]

RON,  (firefighter3931 or somthin is his board name)

Has a great clip of his firends cuda.  Not sure what they were running but very nice idle and throttle pick up.

Tom

[Darkness]

Magnaflows is what I'm hoping to put on the Challenger when I get the paint and body work on the car, and oh yeah rewiring too.

[doctorpimp]

RON,  (firefighter3931 or somthin is his board name)

Has a great clip of his firends cuda.  Not sure what they were running but very nice idle and throttle pick up.

Tom

I think they're Magnaflows.

[kamkuda]

I love hearing the Flowmaster sound when it drives by, but not from inside a car.
I've been in an old Monaco with 40 series (the loudest, I think) Flowmasters and the resonation inside was too much. Trying to talk to someone inside the car was too much like trying to talk to the person next to you at a dance club; highway driving was hell because maintaining 60 mph means maintaining the same rpms, making that cool Flowmaster sound  a relentless droning noise. Do you listen to a stereo when you drive? Any loud muffler will be competing with that.
Glasspacks are my choice because I don't want to muffle the noise outside of the car. The sound inside my car is more tolerable and something I'm happy with.
Ultimately it's a matter of personal choice, though, and there's only one way to find out: Buy and try.

I completely agree.  I had them on my 72 Cuda.  I did not like them as they drone....

[kamkuda]

RON,  (firefighter3931 or somthin is his board name)

Has a great clip of his firends cuda.  Not sure what they were running but very nice idle and throttle pick up.

Tom

I may be that person.
Here is my 70 Barracuda with Dynomax mufflers and a X pipe.  The muffler are pretty inexpensive too.  But it could be a different person.
Rob
http://208.63.61.10/imagebank/Rob/70cuda/spring-rev.AVI

[John_Kunkel]

just remember if its too loud your too old.

Oh yeah, I forgot, noise equates performance, tire smoke equates performance and a 2000 watt boombox is cool.

Pardon me for being an adult.

[doctorpimp]

just remember if its too loud your too old.

Oh yeah, I forgot, noise equates performance, tire smoke equates performance and a 2000 watt boombox is cool.

Pardon me for being an adult.

Don't forget about neon lighting and stickers.  They add like 150HP !

[BigBlockSam]

for the money flow masters 

[kamkuda]

FYI these are the dynomax $40. ea

http://store.summitracing.com/default.asp?target=/egnsearch.asp&N=400358
Product  WLK-17733