Today, fun with acetylene, sparks, and the welder

[70 Cam Guy]

For those that have seen my car before, they know my old muffler was not very well installed (by myself in a rush against the dark), and wasn't really giving me the tone I wanted. This is not to say the Flowmaster didn't sound good, it was just not the tone I was looking for.

A couple months ago I got my hands on a lightly used Magnaflow and decided it was going on the car. Today I finally had a chance to put it on the car and I am really happy with the results. It's much less boomy and 'drone-y'. It has a nice smooth tone with some raspiness. Off throttle sound is great, though the flowmaster gives it stiff competition in this department. I am still running the short glass pack in the middle

I've been floundering on what kind of tip to run and my buddy said I could use some of the scrap stainless from an exhaust he just made. I wet sanded a piece up and got creative with the torch. I practiced on another scrap piece to see what we could do with the coloration. After a couple trials I went to it. It's not too flashy and I'm happy with the look. I've also never met anyone else who has done it themselves

Anyway, here are a couple pics. It's probably not for everyone but I'm happy with the outcome. I'm also proud of my welding

[Z Speed]

Looks damn good Andy. You should be proud of your work. It came out very nice, congrats....

[70 Cam Guy]

Thanks! I drove it into work today and I'm super happy with it. Now that it's quieter on the freeway, I am hearing things that I've never heard before. It was a little strange at first but I'm not missing the drone

[tlorber]

Off topic here, Andy but, what size/offset wheels are you running?

[ajmcforester]

When I put a single magnaflow on my first Z it set off car alarms but wasn't loud they sound great do you have pictures of the underside?

[70 Cam Guy]

Off topic here, Andy but, what size/offset wheels are you running?

not a problem, the combo is Rota RBR 16x8 +4 (et4) and my tires are General Exclaim UHP 205/50/16

I love it, didn't touch the fenders and I only rub a little in the rear on hard corning (and the car is low). I had these on before I did the coilovers and they cleared the struts. Much wider tires and I'm not sure, I had a little space, squished my index finger between the tire and perch. I wouldn't go much more than a 215/50 but hopefully a shop could test fit a tire for you

My suspension build is in the suspension forum, pretty recent post

[70 Cam Guy]

When I put a single magnaflow on my first Z it set off car alarms but wasn't loud they sound great do you have pictures of the underside?

Sorry, none at the moment. I do have a standard short, Summit glass pack in the middle and I know that helps a lot with the noise. If you like the tone but not the noise, a basic resonator or glass pack will really help with the volume levels. Mine is in the middle next to the driveshaft

I initially installed to cure the freeway drone with the single flowmaster that was on previously. It really tamed the tone and I didn't notice any power loss at the time