ditchin the flows for magnapacks

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  1. 90five0oh New Member

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    i ordered some magnapacks to weld into my flowmaster catback. hopin the magnapacks will sound better with the o/r x. i hate the sound when i take the rpms up and let off to shift and it makes that rattlin sound. i cant stand it!! so maybe im makin the right choice. if it doesnt help, im puttin on an o/r h. just thought i would tell yall. not that its that big of a deal lol.
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    I know the sound that youre talking about and I hated it also. I went with SLP LM2 and am very happy with my choice, no more popping, cracking, farting sounds. Not hating on the Flows as they sounded killer when I had a stock midpipe, but when paired with O/R X they sound like butt IMO.

    Hope the Packs work out for ya, post up a clip when u get them on.
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    yeah exactly! lol i think its because they are chambered mufflers. but the packs i think will cure it and sound mean as hell.

    ill be sure to post up a vid
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    I hope you like :popcorn: because you'll be eating alot of it with that offroad midpipe.
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    DO NOT use magnapacks with an O/R X pipe they sound like S***!

    Just get the regular Magnaflows and they will sound great.
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    what the heck you talking about? Have you had any experience with it?
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=vrUt1h17gEs

    I'd used a catted X, catted H, and o/r h with my set up. You can definitely feel out which sounds like ass and which doesn't
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    yeah ive done a lot of watchin videos to make sure it would sound good. and i like it so the mufflers are on the way. its all in personal preference dude. i love the way its gonna sound
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    probly a stupid question but what do you mean??
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    I can tell you they soud awesome with a catted magnalfow X pipe.
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    The 'Packs have a good amount of popping to them with just a catted midpipe. With an O/R pipe it's magnified because the O/R pipe has a crackle to it also. Both combined means alot of :popcorn: . :D But hey, if you like that, then that's great. I've got the 'Packs, but I'm catted.
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    What? My personal experience is hearing popping exhaust all over town.O/R X + Magnapaks = POP

    Everyone around town uses MagnaPOPs and they sound like total crap with an O/R X. Which is why I said to get the regular Magnaflows since the OP said he had an O/R X pipe.


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    I am swapping my bassani mufflers with borla XR-1 round.......
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    I agree that magnaflows sound better with an o/r X, a lil subtle but still has the o/r feel. But as far as magnapacks go, H's sounds more poppy than X's.
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=09WoxPNz1ec

    X's almost always sound better with straight throughs
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    of all the videos i have seen the o/r x was hardly any different than the h. i like the sound. but no doubt the catted x does sound cleaner. b

    the chambered mufflers are the ones that sound like **** with the o/r x. i think the straight- thrus will sound pretty mean.
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    my o/r x and magnapacks sound good as hell just dont count on the tips to stay in place unless you weld them
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    i am just cuttin the flows out and weldin the 'packs in place. should go right in since it has the 50 series on it now. overall length is the same
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    I've had all the combos with the packs: catted H, catted X, o/r H then o/r X.
    The only thing i havent tried is the prochamber ...which really cleans up the tone of the packs, stingers and other straight through mufflers/resonators.

    It's hard to tell in videos, but the offroad H is a little louder. The mid rpm crackle (~ 2700-3500rpms ) of the o/r H was significantly louder than the crackle with the o/r X... and the o/r H sounds a lot more like firecrackers or small gunshots.

    An X pipe (offroad or catted) smooths out the tone with the packs. you'll get rasp with either offroad pipe, but its a very aggressive pissed off sound...doesnt sound like flowmaster's rasp/noise.
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    perfectly said, i agree
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    Just make shure you get a real X pipe like magnaflows.
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    anything other than BBK will sound goo, although a tru-x like Bassani or Magnaflow might be best

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