Flowmaster 40s

[06CobaltLS]

I went to a local custom car shop and asked about flowmaster exhausts for my balt. they said they have a flowmaster 40 muffler that they can install for $109 total. the muffler and install is that much. i was just wondering if that was a good deal or if not because i didn't know how the 40s sounded on a 2.2 balt. any opinions would be great.

 

[RedDead]

sounds like a good deal to me....flowmasters are a good brand....not sure how it sounds either but usually have a deeper sound to them

 

[06CobaltLS]

Yea that's what I was thinking. Might do it in a few weeks but for now I like the gas mileage lol

 

[YelloEye]

I had a flowmaster 40 without a resonator, it sounded like crap on my 2.2. If you put a resonator in it might be better though.

 

[06CobaltLS]

ya ive got the stock resonator on now. you think that would sound very good?

 

[YelloEye]

Probably going to be pretty raspy, might need a longer resonator.

 

[cobalt123]

definately get a longer resonator or go on ebay and get a tsudo knockoff. sounds good with a ZZP downpipe

 

[CFCobalt]

i had 40s on my 2.2 s-10 and they sounded awesome...but like everyone else said...go with the longer resonator on the balt

 

[06CobaltLS]

ok how much would a longer resonator cost me?

 

[cobalt123]

shouldnt be to much more a high flow cat is like 50 bucks

this would be great:

Club RSX.com: Vibrant Stainless Steel Resonator: 12" Long, 2-1/4" Inlet/Outlet

currently says free shipping

 

[Spacey_stacey75]

I have a flomaaster 40 series on mine, this is what it sounds like.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8bDrwatXLI

 

[06CobaltLS]

nice! sounds good, just one question? is that the stock resonator or did u buy a longer one?

 

[Spacey_stacey75]

there is NO resonator..... cat back 2.5 inch pipe with flomaster and a tip.

 

[06CobaltLS]

nice did you ever have trouble with police about the noise?

 

[Tuner923]

Yea that's what I was thinking. Might do it in a few weeks but for now I like the gas mileage lol

what does a muffler have to do with gas mileage?

 

[06CobaltLS]

Well on my old car I got a new loud muffler n it took away a few mpg so idk if it's the same with the cobalt

 

[cobalt123]

what probably happened was that your foot pressed down on the gas more to hear the sound more thats caused the decrease in MPG you changed your driving habits.

 

[06CobaltLS]

no i still drove it the same way, idk maybe it was lol

 

[YelloEye]

what probably happened was that your foot pressed down on the gas more to hear the sound more thats caused the decrease in MPG you changed your driving habits.

^this

Mine went down too when I got my muffler, then I realized I was flooring it all the time

 

[Spacey_stacey75]

nice did you ever have trouble with police about the noise?

No the cops have not bothered me at all, not even the time I thought an unmarked was trying to race, so I floored it, till he pulled up next to me and I saw the computer monitor in the car and slacked off......LOL Thought I was tagged for sure, but he followed me for awhile and then turned off, whew! LOL!!



Had to laugh at the whole mpg thing, Its true my gas milage has gone down since I got the exhaust, but its because my foot is in it more, I love the sound of the exhaust, especially when the car kicks into overdrive.