Im lookin for a good deep sound, but im not lookin to spend a whole lot on it. Ive heard a little bit about glasspack mufflers but I was wondering if any of you know anything about them. What are the pros and cons to them. And what other options would work if this isnt what im lookin for?

And lets try to use laymen's terms here

 

I had glasspacks on my Chevelle thru true duals and will never go back to them. The reason being simply this, they wear out rather quickly. Yeah they are cheap and they flow very well, but their sound deadening material is basically fiberglass stuffed into the space between the outside barrel and the inside perforated tube. As the glass gets blown out the tail pipe, they gradually get louder and louder, crackling more as well.

Now it has been quite a few years since I have ever done anything muffler wise, but my Chevelle has Thrush Turbo mufflers on it now and they have a nice deep rumble to them. But I'll let others that have done exhaust more recently comment on what you should get to attain the tone you require.

 

I figured it had to be too good to be true for the prices I found.

Had a full size V8 pick up before i got the blazer and i miss the sounds.

 

I know what you mean! A friend of mine has a Silverado 1500 with the 4.3L v6 in it and to listen to the exhaust he has on it, you wouldn't know it wasn't a v8. That is until I was behind him one night on the way to a fire call and we both were on it and he wasn't pulling away from me... Something was up and that was when I asked him what he had for a motor in it. I'll have to see what he has for mufflers next time I see him.

 

So what other mufflers can give me a good sound without spending too much?

 

go to magnaflows website and c what u think of it although it sounds diff from mine

 

I personally like the sound of glasspacks for the very reason Swart gave for not likeling them. Then again when I was growing up, glass packs were it. I love teh pop and crackle noises you get when reving the engine.

 

Well how long does it take the fiberglass in the glasspack to start to break down?

 

For my Chevelle, alittle under 2 years.

And don't get me wrong, I loved the sound of the glass pack when I was 16, but by the time they started to wear out, it just started to agrevate me more than anything else. The drone inside at the 1 year mark was really getting annoying.

The bass from the thrush mufflers was amazing and the sound was just more refined. Who needs a stereo! I could actually set off the sensitive car alarms that many of my classmates and teachers had while in HS. Man was that ever a reason to get to school late!!!

Scurry little mice, scurry to reset your car alarm!!! MUUHAAAHAA!!!

 

u can break it in early if u get the glasspack hot and then go 2 the local car wash and spray cold water up ur tail pipe. i did it 2 my 02 f150 and it seemed 2 work really good. i had 2 do it 2 times tho