Looking for a "quiet" high flowing muffler specifically for towing application.
I read through this post from 2013, but there are more options to pick from now and that's mainly why I am creating a new thread.
Need recommendations on a quiet 3"in/3"out muffler | Bob Is The Oil Guy
I recently purchased a 2008 Silverado Z71 4x4 Crew Cab short box from a friend to tow a 30-foot camper primarily, and a pop-up camper and 5x10 utility trailer occasionally. A new VIN 3 engine with AFM/DOD delete was put in the truck in early 2021, it's got about 10,000 miles on the clock. And no V-4 mode for this thing!
I'm not a loyalist to any specific muffler or exhaust brand.
Looking for something that flows well for towing that is slightly louder than stock and doesn't have any drone, or minimal drone inside the cab with a slight rumble tone. The transmission will shift into OD on flat or descending roads at 65 mph but most of the time it's out of OD towing the 30' Camper on flat/level highway. Trying to avoid hearing excessive drone at highway speeds given the transmission will likely not be in OD MOST of the time.
Kind of leaning towards the Flowmaster 70 series (or possibly Super 50, also looked at the DynoMax Ultra Flow with the 24” long case) but the videos I have watched/listened to make them sound a lot louder than the noise level I am going for. We live in a pretty decent urban neighborhood, and I don't want to annoy anyone.
Wondering if I combined a glasspack with a chambered muffler if that would get me the sound level and flow that I am looking for... (like a cheaper $30-$50 chambered muffler combined with a Longer Glass Pack case length. this was also discussed in the linked thread above). thoughts on this? And which one would I put after the Cat? The Chambered muffler first then the Glass pack or vice versa?
I had a pair of 3" Thrush 2 chamber mufflers on a '68 390FE Galaxie back in the mid-late '00s and I loved the sound (very close to classic Flowmaster 40 but ½ the price), but at certain engine RPMs the drone was nearly unbearable. I also had 3.50 ratio Traction-Lok in the 9-inch, and that was with a 27” dia. tire, so it would sing a pretty good tune on the highway.
If you have vid clips for a specific muffler, I'd love to hear it. Send em my way.
I read through this post from 2013, but there are more options to pick from now and that's mainly why I am creating a new thread.
Need recommendations on a quiet 3"in/3"out muffler | Bob Is The Oil Guy
I recently purchased a 2008 Silverado Z71 4x4 Crew Cab short box from a friend to tow a 30-foot camper primarily, and a pop-up camper and 5x10 utility trailer occasionally. A new VIN 3 engine with AFM/DOD delete was put in the truck in early 2021, it's got about 10,000 miles on the clock. And no V-4 mode for this thing!
I'm not a loyalist to any specific muffler or exhaust brand.
Looking for something that flows well for towing that is slightly louder than stock and doesn't have any drone, or minimal drone inside the cab with a slight rumble tone. The transmission will shift into OD on flat or descending roads at 65 mph but most of the time it's out of OD towing the 30' Camper on flat/level highway. Trying to avoid hearing excessive drone at highway speeds given the transmission will likely not be in OD MOST of the time.
Kind of leaning towards the Flowmaster 70 series (or possibly Super 50, also looked at the DynoMax Ultra Flow with the 24” long case) but the videos I have watched/listened to make them sound a lot louder than the noise level I am going for. We live in a pretty decent urban neighborhood, and I don't want to annoy anyone.
Wondering if I combined a glasspack with a chambered muffler if that would get me the sound level and flow that I am looking for... (like a cheaper $30-$50 chambered muffler combined with a Longer Glass Pack case length. this was also discussed in the linked thread above). thoughts on this? And which one would I put after the Cat? The Chambered muffler first then the Glass pack or vice versa?
I had a pair of 3" Thrush 2 chamber mufflers on a '68 390FE Galaxie back in the mid-late '00s and I loved the sound (very close to classic Flowmaster 40 but ½ the price), but at certain engine RPMs the drone was nearly unbearable. I also had 3.50 ratio Traction-Lok in the 9-inch, and that was with a 27” dia. tire, so it would sing a pretty good tune on the highway.
If you have vid clips for a specific muffler, I'd love to hear it. Send em my way.