I have been in the market for a 3" muffler for a while now and would like opinions on the build, quality and looks on each of these mufflers.

Goal: free flowing true 3", quiet and least attractive muffler (to the cops).

1. Edelbrock 3" inlet/outlet. The description says, "This design splits exhaust gasses into two seperate paths." would that restrict or aid the airflow?



OR

the same muffler in stainless:



LASTLY:

Tanabe 3.00" universal muffler




I know that the Tanabe might be loud but, this is the last option if the quality of the Edelbrock universal mufflers are questionable.

 

magnaflow race series, check them out.

http://www.magnaflow.com/02pro...s.htm

 

im going to wait for Ben to see what kind of 3" he is getting from japan.
you may wanna wait for the summer when he will get his first shipment.

 

DynoMax Ultra-Flo 3"in 3"out.

 

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Yup, these other ones are overpriced for sure. I paid $70 plus installation for my 3" Magnaflow.

 

thanks for the link. i've considered the magnaflows as well but, the large tipped mufflers don't appeal to me, as it attracts too much unwanted attention. if those mufflers came with a 3" perforated core w/o the tip, i would buy it.

this might be my last choice. unless other members have any other suggestions:

Borla XR1

 

I just ordered that same Borla, hopefully it'll work and damn do them pictures look different. Hopefully it'll look more like the second picture

 

from my understanding, that picture is supposed to be the 2.5" Borla muffler.

btw, did you purchase the muffler through summit?

EDIT: never mind. if you ordered the 3" muffler through summit, that is the picture they have displayed for the 3" muffler. but, i believe the actual picture of the muffler, is the one i posted up.

 

yeah I purchased the muffler from summit. Should be here in a couple of days. I'll post some pics.

 

if you purchased the 16" sportsman muffler with 3" inlet and outlet (40944), it is cheaper from JEGS. and with the customer service i received today from Summit, I don't know if i'll continue doing business with them.


http://store.summitracing.com/...3&y=4

http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/nc...r=361

 

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Please do.

 

40943 thats the one i ordered. Dang i coulda saved 15 bucks...

 

did you get the muffler in yet?

i found another alternative:

http://www.thermalrd.com/mufflers.htm

 

not yet, won't be in till about thursday

 

any pics of the muffler?

 

here is it. 3inch inlet and outlet Borla XR1 with 3inch mandrel all the way back. Im loving it so far, you can still hear the turbo spool through the exhaust. Only thing is the sound is a bit deep so i'll probally add a resonator to it.

 

please...get some new tires..lol

 

so what does it sound like

 

I gotta MAgnaflow and it sounds like ***. louder then apexi. its only a 2.5 too!!!

 

Wow, that Borla is hella nice, I think i will sell my new N1 in favor of the Borla!

 

looks very good

the end caps are better than i expected. is that mandrel bent stainless piping all the way back? is the exhaust loud enough to attract unwanted attention?

 

The exhaust is very deep sounding. Never makes a poping noise though, even at high rpms. It is a bit too deep on the highway. But thats what I get for no resonators. Its aluminized mandrel steel all the way back.

 

Just got my 3" Borla off of ebay. I'll be installing it next week. I already polished it, looks nice. Here's a pic with my 3" borla and 3" ss kteller mandrel piping for my DA:



Modified by calib17a at 1:30 PM 4/18/2004

 

I like the borla muffler you guys are talking about. The build quality is great. I have installed a few of them in 2.5" on VWs. Techtonics uses that muffler in their full stainless exhaust. Sounds great on an NA car. not to loud but i'm sure 3" would be a little louder

 

I've seen a couple cars get mufflers off of Sebrings or similar vehicles- theyre large enough for your piping, but since they look stock theyre indistinguishable-
I hope this helps.

Look for a muffler for a honda pilot haha