Thread: Good, moderately quiet or deep exhausts for the 3800?

Originally Posted by Pokealong1227

I have TWO flow masters. And they are still loud and don't like the sound too much and from what I've heard the flow sucks compared to straight flow.

What series are yours?

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Originally Posted by AKGTP19

Yep, I have flow master super 44's right now and I had straight pipes before, didn't quiet it down one bit, just deeper, so loud, it's nice but not for a daily driver sound


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They are loud and I have to drive 25 miles round trip for work every day. Several miles through town, sometimes early in the morning. Gets annoying. They're nice sounding at WOT so maybe on a track car, but you're right not on a daily driver.

Originally Posted by RedneckGTP

What series are yours?

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Super 40s. But I haven't heard anything really good about any chambered mufflers on this engine platform.

Originally Posted by AKGTP19

I'm throwing some thrush turbos on soon, I can't take the noise


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I'm thinking turbos or borlas are gonna be the way to go. I want something deep and quiet.

The only muffler that makes the 3800 sound good is a turbo.

Originally Posted by dbextreme

I had Blowmaster 40's on my car and I hated them. Ricers looked at me funny. LOL But to each their own on sound.

Turbo's will give you a quiet sound with a minimal deep tone (I had them on a 78 Trans Am, 6.6 liter) and it was quiet to me, but my other car was my 70 Chevelle built with Flows

Borla, if set up right, will give you a nice deep mellow tone and have a good sound throughout the RPM range.

As silver said with the Maxflows, if I'm not mistaken they are In between turbos and borla's in loudness. He can comment on that.

Hell, just go get you some Purple Hornies, The names sounds cool.. LMAO

I thought they sounded good, til an eclipse that sounded like a weedeater through a megaphone moved in across the street and realized "Wow, my car sounds WAY to close to his.."

I don't want something TOO quiet so maybe turbos aren't for me. Borlas seem to be a nice step down into the deeper tone. Although I am curious, in your opinion what would be "set up right"?

Originally Posted by SnowFlake

The only muffler that makes the 3800 sound good is a turbo.

I've heard that exact same thing said about Borlas. Just those two though.

Originally Posted by Pokealong1227

I've heard that exact same thing said about Borlas. Just those two though.

Originally Posted by SnowFlake

Yes, I assumed you meant a turbo muffler. Which is what we were talking about in the messages directly before you.

Originally Posted by AKGTP19

I had borla, the full cat back, sounded perfect, I didn't touch the exhaust once I heard it, perfect, pro x


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Wish they still sold the cat back. Any of those are now $1,100+ and special order. Could potentially re-create it for about $600-700 but I don't know what resonator to use.

Originally Posted by AKGTP19

Yep, gotta pay to play as my friend always says


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Just annoying that you have to pay $400+ extra because Borla won't sell it directly. Not to mention the false advertising on their site leading all the way to actual check out. Still gotta think about it but whether I build a custom exhaust or order from them, Borla seems like the perfect exhaust for me. Turbos seem to be a little on the quiet side. I still want something a little louder but more toned down. There is always magnaflow, but nobody really talks about them on our cars.

Originally Posted by REDCOMPG

Back off stock mufflers. Have Borlas welded on. Use stock resonator or go aftermarket if you choose. And yet you only spent maybe $300.

Local shop wanted to charge $300 just to add two mufflers and remove resonator. Not including parts.