So I see alot of banter on here about what exhausts and mufflers are being used? Thought there would be more conversation about this??
Why did anyone here pick the muffler they did for their car?
TY all...
Reason #1: $$$ above all else, but exhaust note and sizing were also factors.
Was looking for something audible over something super quiet. On my Cobra, I originally went with a pair of turbo mufflers - I think they were Dynomax(?). I decided to change it up to something that resembled Flowmasters, so I chose a pair of Thrush chambered mufflers. Then I decided that their 2 chambers were too loud, so I added a pair of glass packs upstream of them. I never kept track, but I think the old turbo mufflers were like $20/each, then the Thrush chambered mufflers were maybe $30/each, and the glass packs were like $15/each.
Original exhaust setup:
View: https://youtu.be/K5KE6B-hIqU
Thrush chambered:
View: https://youtu.be/oIreFUOfLZw
and
View: https://youtu.be/lgGduu0N3Rw
And the most recent with the added glasspacks:
View: https://youtu.be/-rq9tJ4ANdc
It's still fairly loud, but a lot more tame than it was without the glass packs.
Now, as far as my GT goes, I swapped the original mufflers that were only hanging on by some speaker wire with a pair of Summit chambered mufflers. So far, I've left the original exhaust both up stream and down - but I think those mufflers only cost about $25/each. And I did everything myself, so there were no shop fees involved.
Summit chambered mufflers on stock exhaust:
View: https://youtu.be/CWW_8jHMlYo
Now, as far as why they cost what they do, I can only speculate a few different reasons. What material they're made of obviously, and in some cases who originated the design and did the engineering play a role. It's the same reason why a company like Edelbrock can sell stuff for what they do and you can get some kind of Chinese knock off for a considerable amount less. China didn't do much of any engineering and sometimes (most EVERY time....) uses a cheaper material.