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In my search for a muffler that is free flowing, but quieter than the current Tubistyle, I have test installed a stainless steel Magnaflow #14262 5"x8"x18" muffler with dual stainless steel 3" tips. Tried to do a true dual exhaust, but lack of space and US headers coming off on the same side prevented this (Believe me, I tried). Opted for large bore free flow.
Verdict: It's quieter than a Tubi at off throttle cruise and idle, but as loud the rest of the time. The note tone is lower overall, but still has a little of that buzzy Tubistyle/360 Modena sound (no offense to anyone here) that I'm not really crazy about. Tubi boominess at cruise is definitely gone. Subjective only, but the car felt a bit revvier than even the Tubi, which was an improvement over stock.
Total price installed was under $600 in 4 hours. Will hold with this for now, but will look at a couple of DynoMax options, as will be easy to weld in a new muffler now that I have a basic template. I have also learned from this muffler's construction what I will need to look for in the future, so hope the next installation, probably under $160, will get what I'm looking for, although I'm not really in a hurry.
best to all
Russ
In my search for a muffler that is free flowing, but quieter than the current Tubistyle, I have test installed a stainless steel Magnaflow #14262 5"x8"x18" muffler with dual stainless steel 3" tips. Tried to do a true dual exhaust, but lack of space and US headers coming off on the same side prevented this (Believe me, I tried). Opted for large bore free flow.
Verdict: It's quieter than a Tubi at off throttle cruise and idle, but as loud the rest of the time. The note tone is lower overall, but still has a little of that buzzy Tubistyle/360 Modena sound (no offense to anyone here) that I'm not really crazy about. Tubi boominess at cruise is definitely gone. Subjective only, but the car felt a bit revvier than even the Tubi, which was an improvement over stock.
Total price installed was under $600 in 4 hours. Will hold with this for now, but will look at a couple of DynoMax options, as will be easy to weld in a new muffler now that I have a basic template. I have also learned from this muffler's construction what I will need to look for in the future, so hope the next installation, probably under $160, will get what I'm looking for, although I'm not really in a hurry.
best to all
Russ




