Spintech or Flowmaster

[Paul Perreca]

I had a stock engine w/ mac headers, off road H, and flowmasters w/ no tailpipes. It was an unbeleiveably AWESOME SOUND!! Well...... I took off the exhaust to take the enigne out, and the mufflers are really beat, i'm gonna put new ones on. I hear GREAT GREAT THINGS about the SPINTECH mufflers, and was wondering if instead of Flowmasters, I should go w/ the spintechs.....

by the way, the car will have pretty considerable performance mods, heads, cam, intake.... Do you think the car will sound really raspy and good, raspy and bad, or just straight MEAN!!!!!????

NEED INPUT FROM SPINTECH OWNERS< MAYBY SOME SOUND CLIPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


THANKS
Paul Perreca

 

[juiced_94gt]

i love my spintechs they almost sound like a flowmaster, but with a deeper tone, i have the small pro-streets as i run high flow cat's and still wanted it to be loud but the regular ones with an off road pipe sound amazing also...HIGHLY RECOMENDED

 

[eric88gt]

I've got spintech pro-streets on my car with an x-pipe, and i absolutely love the sound of it (as do most people who hear it). I don't have anything against flowmaster, they do sound good, but are just a little too common for my liking.

 

[Paul Perreca]

yea common is the argument, but i don't care who else or how many people have them, flowmasters or spintechs, WHICH is the better sounding muffler, I'm looking for a clean sound, but ridiculously beastly loud.... I'll have plenty of motor to back them up......

Really, i'd like someone that has used flowmasters AND spintechs to give me their opinion, and rate it against what I've stated that Im looking for !!! THANKS

I know you guys have heard spintechs, noone around here has them at ALL - bassani is now catching on big around here, and I dont want that, they don't sound good at all when they are dumped, need tailpipes, and they sound mean..... THANKS AGAIN
Paul Perreca

 

[StreetStang302]

Well, depends on what type of Flowmasters you are comparing them to. If you are comparing Spintech Pro-Streets to Flowmaster 40-series mufflers, than go w/ Spintech hands down, louder, meaner, better. It is a tough decision though if you are comparing Spintech Pro-Streets to Flowmaster 10 series (1-chamber mufflers), than it is a tough decision because they sound almost identical, the Flows are a little louder than the Spintech, not by a lot though. One big difference is that the Flows have no back pressure and the Spintechs do. Even though the Spintechs are not just as loud as the 10s, they have an awesome tone and sound. Hard decision. My cousin (UnderpressureGT) had both. Spintech is a uniquely-beastly sound that is different than most and not everyone has them, compared to the millions of Flowmaster owners, even though not a lot of people own 10-series, me I am getting the Flowmaster Outlaw Series Race Mufflers which have no chambers and are louder than both. If you want a louder sound that is sick, go w/ Flowmaster 10 series, but if you want to be different than everyone and still look and sound good, go w/ Spintech Pro-Streets and you'll have no regrets, you're stang will sound beastly, loud, and people will know when your coming. Good luck in your decision. Later, Jeff.

 

[DW5.0L]

http://www.andersonfordmotorsport.com/

Go to "read media" at the top, click and look for the muffler article near the bottom. I have flowmasters and love them. Both are good, but the Borla is better.

 

[The Fox]

I agree, all spintechs Ive heard (pro sportsman or whatever) sound really good. I'd choose it over FMs. I got 3 chambers FMs and it's still too loud. I like it more subtle. I love the sound of spintech. Oh yeah I have LTs and an o/r X so it my be loud with spintech too. I dunno.

 

[87GT 306]

I know a kid with dynomax race bullets and an O/R H-pipe they are crazy loud.

 

[Paul Perreca]

See, I did a search on these on stangnet, and came up with a little bit of info, but no clips anywhere

If your saying you have 3 chamber flows, the fox, and its still too loud for you, and you say you like it subtle, and you like the sound of spintechs, does that mean spintechs are more subtle?? Thanks for the input, and good description streetstang302

IF CLIPS - POST!

Paul Perreca

 

[ExplodingGopher]

On my 466 powered stang, 10.4:1 compression, hooker super comp LT headers, 3.5" collectors down to 3" pipe, directly into the 3" spintech prostreets and out the dumps, true dual system. I'm very impressed how much they can quiet my motor down coming right off the header like that, still very very deep and loud, but a perfect tone to it, great distinguishing rev sound too. Love em, no more flowmasters for me.

go to www.spintechmufflers.com they have some movie clips of different systems.

My car sounds like that 1970 GTX they have on there, but mines louder.

 

[ceracer33]

I know a kid with dynomax race bullets and an O/R H-pipe they are crazy loud.

i have an o/r x pipe with 12" bullets and its really really loud. its so loud that i am taking them off and already have ordered some spintech prostreets. anyone want some dynomax bullets i got some that are about a week old.

 

[jrichker]

I have 3 chamber flows & a cat H pipe. The 1700-2300 RPM drone is very annoying. It is louder then than at 2500-3500 RPM.

 

[1BAD93LX]

i love my spintechs they almost sound like a flowmaster, but with a deeper tone, i have the small pro-streets as i run high flow cat's and still wanted it to be loud but the regular ones with an off road pipe sound amazing also...HIGHLY RECOMENDED

hmmmm

 

[Paul Perreca]

some people said they are louder, and some people said they quiet down their motor, and compared right next to a flowmaster 40 series, the spintech loud one (dont know the name of it) is louder? Quieter? or about the same, w/ diff sound?
You guys got me all confused lol

HOW MUCH ARE THEY and WHERE CAN I GET THEM???? Jegs don't have them...

Paul Perreca

 

[StreetStang302]

See, I did a search on these on stangnet, and came up with a little bit of info, but no clips anywhere

If your saying you have 3 chamber flows, the fox, and its still too loud for you, and you say you like it subtle, and you like the sound of spintechs, does that mean spintechs are more subtle?? Thanks for the input, and good description streetstang302

IF CLIPS - POST!

Paul Perreca

There are clips of various types of exhausts including Spintech, Flowmaster, Mac, etc. in the 5.0 Talk Section, it is the first thread started by Exploding Gopher. Check it out. Later, Jeff.

 

[gt50stang89]

i'd get an offroad x-pipe if you get the prostreets, i couldnt stand the sound of my prostreets and offroad H, sounded like a dump truck but all the xpipe clips have sounded awesome with prostreets.

 

[BiminiBlueLX]

I'd definitely go with Spintech Prostreets and an offroad x pipe. That's the setup I'll be running within the next couple weeks.





Here's something I found on the s197 forum that I'd like to share, I find this info quite interesting:

All muffler flow ratings are with a 2 1/2" offset inlet/offset outlet and measured at 28" H2O


Here goes:


3" Straight Pipe 705 CFM

2 1/2" Straight Pipe 485 CFM

Pypes Violator 453 CFM (louder than the Race-Pro)

Pypes Race-Pro 453 CFM

Magnaflow 436 CFM

SpinTech Pro Street 427 CFM

Borla 427 CFM (not stingers)

SpinTech Sportsman Street 402 CFM

SpinTech Truck/RV 391 CFM

Pypes Street-Pro 349 CFM

DynoMax Super Turbo 344 CFM

Hooker Aero Chamber 344 CFM

DynoMax Turbo 320 CFM

Flowmaster 40 series 273 CFM

Flowmaster 50 series 213 CFM (Jesus these things suck...)

For every 2.2CFM, 1 horsepower is restricted or unrestricted. That means it takes 880CFM (440x2 mufflers = 880cfm) of flow to support 400whp. Of course that is an approximation, it's not an exact science but is a pretty close estimate.

Sound Levels

No Mufflers - 91db@Idle - 103db@2000RPM - 120db@WOT

SpinTech ProStreet - 87db@Idle - 97db@2000RPM - 116@WOT

Hooker Aerochamber - 87db@Idle - 94db@2000RPM - 114db@WOT

Flowmaster - 82db@Idle - 93db@2000RPM - 115db@WOT

Magnaflow - 82db@Idle - 91db@2000RPM - 114db@WOT

 

[TrophyHead]

I wonder how there tail pipes fit?

Would like prostreets with an LX tailpipe for a saleen rear cover.

 

[At1Maverick69]

Here's my 82 GT with Spintechs. I love the sound, and this is with magnaflow high flow cats, and not sure if it changes the tone a bit, but I run an IRS so the pipes are a little different. I had an O/R H-pipe with it, but I drive the car everyday for now, Don't wanna be caught with my pants down, ya know.

Hope this helps

http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b311/At1Maverick/JudithAAX802408/?action=view&current=MVI_9652.mp4

 

[Haus]

asking someone their opinion on mufflers is like asking whose hotter between 2 certain people lol

Go to youtube.com and type in 5.0 spintechs and also 5.0 Flowmaster and hear the difference your self.