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Flared?

Posted: 1/2/06 11:34pm Message 1 of 2
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henderson, NV - USA
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Vette(s): 1977 Corvette l48 Custom

Hey guys, if some one were to ask a question about a muffler such as this:

"are these truly 3 inch or 2 1/2 flared out to fit 3 inch exhaust?"

What does falring the muffler eman? Is this bad? Or is it o for sound/performace?
We'ret alking about Dynomax SUper Turbos here...




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Flared?

Posted: 1/3/06 12:40am Message 2 of 2
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KERNERSVILLE, NC - USA
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I'm thinking they are just referring to adapting a smaller diameter muffler with fittings to mate up to a 3" pipe. If your headers collect into a 3" pipe, then you interrupt it with a 2 1/2 inch muffler, you lose a lot of the benefit of a free flowing system, Especially if you use an under car exhaust since our mufflers are the last thing the exhaust gases run through.


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