mlg

06 c350 MT, anyone w this muffler, how do u like it?? what model , souce, install difficulty, weight savings vs stock muff, notice any diff in seat of pants power?? im guessing cost is much less than remus, supersprint etc, lastly describe sound diff thanx fell free to pm or call 423 773 9162 thnx mike

kevblah

do some searches, a few people have magnaflow mufflers here...i used to have the 14618 and it sounded good in the low rpm's...but not when you revved it high. i wanted a louder muffler so now i have an eisenmann race with resonator delete, its perfect for me.

SlvrC230SS

check my thread. I have custom magnaflow.

Mu9enx

pm me if you're looking to buy a magnaflow, i got the same one as kevblah but new.

mlg

any new info?

FrankW

magnaflow....basically what you hear on youtube is what you get.

i would suggest Borla just because i think they sound better.

eesjunin

i got flowmaster 80, love the low rpms rumble and very quiete at high rpms!

laneshift

Sounded nice and throaty on my C240. Res also deleted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9KxV17f2r0

cpbeasley

i have flowmaster 50 series deltaflow on my 350 w/ main res deleted. its perfect.

mlg

cp b we have same car, i also have res delete,, do u have 1 or 2 mufflers,or is it just a direct replacement for the oem muff?? any mods needed to install?? bolt or weld on?? what model number??? where to buy??? price??? how many pds lighter is it than oem muff?? advertized hp/tq gain. do u use the oem tip or do u use the one one the flowmaster, if which tip shape did u choose and would u change or keep?? thanx, mike

cpbeasley

1 muffler welded directly in place of stock muffler, no modification needed other than transferring over stock hangers via cutting and welding them in place on the flowmaster casing. ill look up a # for you but I got the 2.5" offset inlet with center outlet. The muffler literally was 90% a direct weld-in replacement. any competent muffler shop can do this easily. it cost me approx $60.
as far as the tip, I had them remove the stocker and weld it in place on the outlet of the flowmaster. again, a no brainer. take it to a local muffler shop that has been around forever and has 40-50 year old guys who'll do the work. preferrably find a shop that still uses NO computers. Be cautious about taking it to a chain muffler shop of any kind. Its usually a bunch of kids who have no idea what they're doing, cant weld a straight bead line to save their life, and will put it in their computer under a customer muffler job and itll cost $200+
where to buy? ill get you the PN but I suggest eBay or Summit.
weight difference? lighter than stock I'd say for sure, contact flowmaster for official weight.
power gain? trivial. slight seat of the pants difference? for sure! I think this is the same for any exhaust system for our cars. dont expect to make an impact on a dyno worth mentioning. this is why i cant justify spending $600 on an exhaust system personally. anyway, you'll be doing this mod for mostly the joy of the new powerful throaty tone.
most people come on here and just prop whatver muffler they're running just because that's what people do. I'm no GURU but ive been around the block in regards to many a cars, and I can honestly say this is the perfect exhaust for our car if you want powerful and throaty but not obnoxious/cant hear yourself think. interior resonance is next to nil, same goes for drone. if you ever find yourself wanting a little more noise, you can always remove the two smaller resonators in the y-pipe. that said, its plenty loud without crossing the line.

and while no way to quantify a power gain, i can say my MPG improved. I more quickly achieve better MPG per computer than before. aka if it took 20 minutes of highway driving for computer to say i was getting 30mpgs, now it only takes 10.

ill be back with a PN#.

cpbeasley

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Flowm...ht_1965wt_1167
^^free shipping, $99. Great deal. I paid $125 for mine.
Part Number: 942551

mlg

thanx for the info, mike

W203E35

Do you have sound clips?

cpbeasley

I did buy my wife her camera with video, so I need to get a video as I said I once would... the 9in of snow on the ground is a little detrimental but by the weekend, consider it done.

W203E35

I'm thinking of upgrading to a beefier muffler as well. Thanks

cpbeasley

beefier as in louder than what you have now, or an all-together different tone?

W203E35

Here is mine but I want something deeper tone. How much deeper is the flowmaster than the Remus?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAUWqArZDV8

mlg

soundclip would be great.

havoc_vulture

Frank is there a link where you hear the borla on the w203
I was wondering what it would sound like but cant find any sound clips

ps Karo's car sounds amazing in person

cpbeasley

Soundclip to come this weekend fellas. Snow is supposed to melt and high may get to 40! Until then, car is still buried.

fookoo303

dang, so you got that second wave of snow huh? we were supposed to get it here in colorado but it passed over us.

Javvy

to all,

I really want to upgrade to a better sounding muffler too, but do you hear the noise inside the cabin??? see I drive 100 miles everyday and after a while it will start giving me a head ach..........but on my civic which was my previous car (for MPG purpose) I had installed an HFP muffler which was a great upgrade and did not bother me at all in all the driving that I did........so my requirement would be some thing that is throaty at low rpm but quieter as the rpm goes higher....am i correct in this assumption??? if I am then which muffler would be bets suited to my need.....I am a rookie in this field so any help would be much appreciated...........one of the biggest reason why I bought a merc is because of its sound insulating characteristics and I am afraid that this mod would completed kill this..........any insight????

Javvy

phister

If youre that worried about the cabin noise just buy a Vibrant resonator and install it before the muffler it'll quiet the cabin noise. They have the standard bottle style and the ultra quiet resonator. I'm going to be buying one and installing it when I do my exhaust.

The standard is the left one and the ultra quiet is the right.

cpbeasley

Ya we got it
10+inches in total
returning the rented Ford Escape today though. The sun is out and is melting whats left the plows didn't get. sucks.

I have a better solution for you than an extra resonator...
flowmaster 50 series delta flow
the delta flow includes a specially designed baffle to deflect interior resonance.
my muffler does exactly as you wish, a low throaty rumble at lower RPMs and does not increase in interior resonance as the RPMs go up. I have more resonance and drone at low RPMs than I do with highway driving. On the highway, it's damn near stock inside the cabin.

Again, this weekend I'll get videos inside and out of my car. obviously my 3.5 is going to sound a little different, but I had it on m 2.5L and it also had an awesome tone. wasnt quite as mean as the 3.5 sounds, but it was also just as you said you want. the only trick will be to not remove any of the resonators.

give me a day or two and you all will hear