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Posted by zpyro35 (Member # 3745) on :
 
Are glasspacks installed in place of mufflers? Do they affect smog testing? My dad had mentioned putting glasspacks on my Tbird (he thought I already had some on, thanks to a huge hole in the muffler). Could I just have some welded in place of the mufflers, in front of the rear axle? How do they sound, compared to the stock exhaust and to exhaust systems like Flowmasters?
 

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Posted by Quick 88LX (Member # 1950) on :
 
I believe someone long ago referred the sound of glasspacks to what a UPS truck on steroids would sound like.

I personally have heard glasspacks and after a few hundred miles they SOUND LIKE SHIT!
 

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Posted by Blue Oval (Member # 2548) on :
 
Damn well said
 

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Posted by zpyro35 (Member # 3745) on :
 
so they're not a good idea, huh?
 

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Posted by mike g (Member # 2919) on :
 
uggh glasspacks....dont even think about that. they sound like crap.
 

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Posted by zpyro35 (Member # 3745) on :
 
k, you need to have 2 tailpipes in order to pass smog, right? and will a big hole in one of them, with or without a tailpipe, cause the car to fail smog? I'm thinking (since glasspacks are such a bad idea ) that I get some Flowmaster mufflers and put em in, since I need to get the car smogged next month.
 

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Posted by SlowFiveOh94 (Member # 2404) on :
 
I think 2 chamber flows will sound good on a 5.0 T-Bird. Go with that instead of the glasspacks...eventhough I've never heard glasspacks on a car....but flows are a safe bet!
 

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Posted by Eddie510 (Member # 2354) on :
 
my friend had glasspacks on his SS!!!!it was ugly loud!lol. like nascar loud. it was so loud they kicked him off the track in sears point
 

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Posted by cobraman_1994 (Member # 467) on :
 
they sound good at idle
 

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Posted by Blue Oval (Member # 2548) on :
 
Flowmaster 2-chamber
 

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Posted by shiftylx (Member # 2670) on :
 
go with something other than flows, since 90% of mustangs have em. go with mac, or borla, or someone else, imho.
in order to have glasspacks, you need the following on your car:
1. 13" dayton wire wheels
2. crome fender trim, with matching gas cap cover
3. hydraulics
4. magically turn into an impala ss.

 

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Posted by Jdub07 (Member # 2728) on :
 
borla If I had the money that would be my next exhaust!!!


As for passing smog with a hole in your muffler I have before. 91 Explorer had a hole in the muffle the size of a silver dollar. Passed with flying colors.
 

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Posted by zpyro35 (Member # 3745) on :
 
Why should I get something other than Flows just cuz Mustangs have them? Are there others that are the same price and sound as well (or better)?
 

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Posted by 94gt (Member # 3060) on :
 
I loved my mac's b4 I found that they had several rusted holes in them.... when I put on my o/r xpipe, i found out reaaaaly fast,
but they sounded mean... now I have 3 chamber flows and I would have gotten mac's again if I hadnt found these for cheap...
 

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Posted by HungryHippo (Member # 537) on :
 
glasspacks = redneck
 

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Posted by 94gt (Member # 3060) on :
 

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Originally posted by HungryHippo:
glasspacks = redneck

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ROFL!
 

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Posted by 66 AC COBRA of CA PERFORMANCE (Member # 904) on :
 

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Originally posted by Quick 88LX:
I believe someone long ago referred the sound of glasspacks to what a UPS truck on steroids would sound like.

I personally have heard glasspacks and after a few hundred miles they SOUND LIKE SHIT!

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Originally posted by 66 AC COBRA of CA PERFORMANCE:

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Originally posted by Quick 88LX:
I believe someone long ago referred the sound of glasspacks to what a UPS truck on steroids would sound like.

I personally have heard glasspacks and after a few hundred miles they SOUND LIKE SHIT!

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he i got glass packs on the cobra, and it doesnt sound like shit, it is loud as hellm but it is suppose to be cause it has sidepipes
but i would not put glass packs on a mustang
and besides, my glass packs are purpose;y put on backwards so they are basically straight pipes that look like mufflers, so i dont get that weird rasp, it still pops a little on decceleration but thats straight pupes for ya

if u want a mean sounding idle, get some old style 2 chamber flows, if u want a nice loud runmble at WOT, but a quiet idle, get borlas

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First of all, I DON'T HAVE A MUSTANG.
Second, I want loud pretty muc all of the time. I want people to know I'm around!
 

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Posted by zpyro35 (Member # 3745) on :
 
-Two Times the Post!!

[ November 22, 2003, 10:29 AM: Message edited by: zpyro35 ]
 

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Posted by 66 AC COBRA of CA PERFORMANCE (Member # 904) on :
 
yeah yeah yeah, i forgot
it has a 5.0 HO, the exhaust runs under the body
IT WILL SOUND EXACTLY LIKE A MUSTANG
 

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Posted by zpyro35 (Member # 3745) on :
 
I wish it had an HO. I got the short end of the stick with a 165 hp SO.

So what will sound the same as a Flowmaster muffler and cost the same?
 

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Posted by MR GO FAST (Member # 2088) on :
 

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Originally posted by 66 AC COBRA of CA PERFORMANCE:
yeah yeah yeah, i forgot
it has a 5.0 HO, the exhaust runs under the body
IT WILL SOUND EXACTLY LIKE A MUSTANG

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Originally posted by MR GO FAST:

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Originally posted by 66 AC COBRA of CA PERFORMANCE:
yeah yeah yeah, i forgot
it has a 5.0 HO, the exhaust runs under the body
IT WILL SOUND EXACTLY LIKE A MUSTANG

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How about a lawn mower with a briggs and stratton 30hp motor with a kenne belle?

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A lawnmower with a 5.0 HO should have 300hp anf belong to the Tool Man
 

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Posted by 87 Saleen (Member # 1549) on :
 
dude, just get the flows. k?
 

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Posted by 92coupe (Member # 1957) on :
 

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Originally posted by HungryHippo:
glasspacks = redneck

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haha i had a 74 chevy c10 step side with 1 grey fender and rust all over that had glass packs. that truck sucked, but the steel bumpers were great!
 

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Posted by DropTopFox (Member # 1689) on :
 
flows were made for 5.0's
 

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Posted by zpyro35 (Member # 3745) on :
 
well it's almost a sure thing i'll be getting some flows. only problem is I need a tailpipe one of my stock mufflers is missing it's tailpipe, and they're at least $50 for just one. I need a job....
 

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Posted by Camaro Kid Z/28 (Member # 3100) on :
 
on the eastside(san jo') i see/hear them all the time on old impala's,they sound like crap on any car! flowmasters are a much better choice!IMO!
 

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Posted by DropTopFox (Member # 1689) on :
 
If you feel like driving to Daly City you could probably get the job done for like just over 2 bills at a place called Goldenauto
 

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Posted by 85GT (Member # 1695) on :
 
i had glasspacks on my chevelle, LOUD AS HELL, but didn't sound good. go for some single chamber flowmasters. i had em on my first mustang and they were great, sooo loud. i wanna pick up another set.
 

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Posted by zpyro35 (Member # 3745) on :
 
well I don't want my pissy neighbors bitchin. I'm gettin some 2-chamber original Flowmaster mufflers, that should be goo for me.
 

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