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Old 5/8/07 | 01:11 PM
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Are Flowmasters really that great?

I'm strongly considering these mufflers but the sound clips sound kind of ricey, and not as deep as the stock.
Old 5/8/07 | 01:54 PM
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They are most definitely NOT ricey!!

I have had them for a year and a half now, they are deep and mellow sounding. No raspiness at all.

My only complaint is that they aren't that loud, but that is what I like!
Old 5/8/07 | 02:39 PM
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Yes. Here's a link to over 10 vids of my car with flowmasters.
http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e1...5/My%20Videos/

Here's a couple fav's.

Old 5/8/07 | 02:42 PM
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Oh, they are way deeper than stock. It's like the difference between listening to an ipod vs. a home theater. Putting the flows on makes you feel like somebody finally turned the subwoofer on.
Old 5/8/07 | 02:52 PM
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I've got a bassani x-pipe and high flow cats. I started with no cats and stock mufflers but it was way to raspy/trumpety. Put the hi flows on and it wasn't what I was looking for. Put the flowmasters on and it sounds great now. Has a nice low rumble with no drone.
Have no idea what performance it brought, but I wasn't looking for that as much as sound.
Old 5/8/07 | 03:40 PM
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so they are louder than stocks???? I dont know, The stingers in that video sounded great though.
Old 5/8/07 | 04:05 PM
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Yes. Here's a link to over 10 vids of my car with flowmasters.
Did the H-pipe make much difference in sound, I installed the flows on my car yesterday and I like the sound, but I used to have a 02 GT with the SLP Loudmouths and X-pipe as well as a 91 that had 3 chamber flows with SVO off-road pipes. So even with the flows on my new car it still seems to be a bit quite.

At some point in the future, I'm thinking about getting a set of long tubes along with an aftermarket H-pipe and I'm hoping the new H pipe will let more sound through.
Old 5/8/07 | 04:12 PM
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I have them and I love them. Everyone that hears the car says it sounds awesome.

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Old 5/8/07 | 04:54 PM
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so they are louder than stocks???? I dont know, The stingers in that video sounded great though.
Stingers do sound great IMO, just beware of drone.
Old 5/8/07 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by jmanpatsfan
so they are louder than stocks???? I dont know, The stingers in that video sounded great though.
Duh, they're louder than stock mufflers. I agree the Stingers sound great although people's biggest complaint is the drone.

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Did the H-pipe make much difference in sound, I installed the flows on my car yesterday and I like the sound, but I used to have a 02 GT with the SLP Loudmouths and X-pipe as well as a 91 that had 3 chamber flows with SVO off-road pipes. So even with the flows on my new car it still seems to be a bit quite.

At some point in the future, I'm thinking about getting a set of long tubes along with an aftermarket H-pipe and I'm hoping the new H pipe will let more sound through.
Yes the O/R H makes a huge difference. I don't have any vids with just the flowmasters but I can tell you switching to the O/R H greatly increases they're sound.
Old 5/8/07 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by bob
Did the H-pipe make much difference in sound, I installed the flows on my car yesterday and I like the sound, but I used to have a 02 GT with the SLP Loudmouths and X-pipe as well as a 91 that had 3 chamber flows with SVO off-road pipes. So even with the flows on my new car it still seems to be a bit quite.

At some point in the future, I'm thinking about getting a set of long tubes along with an aftermarket H-pipe and I'm hoping the new H pipe will let more sound through.
Quiet from the inside or outside? Remember the mufflers aren't under the passenger seat anymore.
Old 5/8/07 | 05:26 PM
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I've owned Flows... switched to Stingers... and now I'm back to Flows. Stingers were a little deeper, not neccesarily louder, but with insane drone. Flows definitely sound way better than stock, and most definitely not rice. I must say that the Stingers look better, but the Flows sound better.
Old 5/8/07 | 05:42 PM
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I love my Flows, O/R H is on its way tho

Another set of Flows on the dyno
http://home.comcast.net/~tribesvengeance/stoenrdyno.wmv
Old 5/8/07 | 06:09 PM
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Since 10mi on the OD - def not rice....and love every minute of em....

'lil revin' = http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y27...ent=2007GT.flv
Old 5/8/07 | 06:10 PM
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I think they sound great! I really love their tone. The only thing I wish is for them to be a bit louder.
Old 5/8/07 | 06:15 PM
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I've heard Flow ATs on many new Stangs, IRL and in video.

Stingers, Corsas, GTAs all sound better.
Old 5/8/07 | 10:04 PM
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i have flows and an o/r hpipe, i think it sounds much better than any other exhaust system than i've heard on 05+ stangs
Old 5/8/07 | 11:49 PM
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Get the Flowmasters, You will not be dissapointed!!!!!!!!
Old 5/8/07 | 11:59 PM
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I have the stingers and I like em. The drone isn't that bad. People on these forums always complained about it and I had no idea what they were talking about, since i've never really been around modded stangs. So I was kinda nervous.

But after putting em on, I love em. Sounds brutal and the drone isn't that bad. And I have a 60 mile commute in stop and go traffic.
Old 5/9/07 | 06:05 AM
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Originally Posted by HEADACHEZ
Get the Flowmasters, You will not be dissapointed!!!!!!!!
You will be dissapointed with the performance of a slowmaster.



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