Ok fellas, I could use your input.

This Friday, I am having the exhaust put on my truck. I purchased the Flowmaster Original 40 series, the magnaflow y-pipe, and two 4"x18" exhaust tips. However, I'm having second thoughts on the muffler now. I don't know if I want to go with the Super 44 or not. When I ran the 44 on my '01 Ram, it sounded crazy. It liked to crackle a lot. I don't know though. If I want the 44, I'd have to order it tomorrow to get it in time before the exhaust appointment. What do you guys think?

 

well are you going for sound or performance?? fm will give the sound but lack the performance. magnaflow will give performance but lacks the sound of fm

 

Predominantly sound.

 

Check youtube, ther are sound clips of rams on there with almost every muffler you can possibly think of.

 

I canceled my exhaust appointment for this Friday because I'm having a hard time choosing the right muffler.

I've called Flowmaster several times, and they all tell me I should go with the Flowmaster 50 HD series because it's meant for the Hemi. They say it outflows any of the 40 series mufflers with it's 4" path radius inside the muffler. I don't get why they are so hard pressed to stray me from their louder mufflers. The 50 series is much quieter than the 40 series. But when I told them I was looking at the 40 series or the 44, they're like, "Oh that's going to restrict that Hemi motor, do not put that muffler on". And if you WANT it loud and don't mind losing performance, then just go with the Super 40. So I'm quite confused with what muffler to go with now. I know I won't be satisfied with the 50 series sound, yet Flowmaster claims it's the only muffler that maximizes the efficiency of the hemi motor. What do you guys make? I want it loud, yet flowmaster says any of the 40 series will choke the hemi.

 

plenty of people run the series and havent had any problems. but if you worried about, then get the 50 series and add the cutout. i have the 50 series and its not as loud as the 40 or 44 but it is loud dont get me wrong. you can be heard around the block. i have a video if you want to here it....

 

A video would be wonderful. Thank You.

 

ok its a kinda bad video it was from my phone. ill try to get a better one later.

 

Hmm....

I don't know, maybe I am a candidate for a cutout since I'm so much on the fence. In some occasions, I enjoy it quiet for passenger's sake. But other times, I love to be obnoxious.

What would it entail for the exhaust cutout? I'm having the guy install the system on May 15th, would it be hard for him to just pop the cutout in while he's doing the system? That way, I could just run the flowmaster 50 series hd with minimal interior resonance, but when I want it crazy, just flip the switch. Also, how much is the cutout and where can I get it? Thanks!

 

the cutout is easy to install. they you just cut a section of the pipe and weld this in its place. you can get the cutout at dmhperformance.com its 199 with the flowtech tube. you would need the 3'' pipe