Best sounding squarebody mufflers?

[thecantaloupeman]

So my muffler has one pretty big rust hole and sounds like trash. I could patch it up and call it a day, but wheres the fun in that? I'm curious to see what sound other people like on their squares.

I have stock manifolds atm. If I end up buying anything I'd prefer something quieter that isn't obnoxious, but still sounds good from a small distance.

 

[SquareRoot]

Oh God, here we go again.

 

[bucket]

Oh God, here we go again.

Yep.


There is no "best" muffler. Its all personal taste.

 

[thecantaloupeman]

Yep.


There is no "best" muffler. Its all personal taste.

That's what I'm asking. I want to know what other people like the sound of.

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[1987 GMC Jimmy]

At the bare minimum, it depends on if you want a stock, off-stock, louder, or loudest exhaust note. It also depends on the vehicle. I’ve got a Walker stock replacement muffler because it’s a non-performance daily, and it’s actually a nice, off-stock sounding muffler.

The exhaust that I want for my Jimmy is a Porter glasspack. It’s a niche muffler; a relatively small number of people have them. I don’t think you can go wrong with a cheap glasspack either. My distant third place might be a Flowmaster 50 Series. I’m not really a Flowmaster or Magnaflow fan, but a lot of people love them.

 

[thecantaloupeman]

At the bare minimum, it depends on if you want a stock, off-stock, louder, or loudest exhaust note. It also depends on the vehicle. I’ve got a Walker stock replacement muffler because it’s a non-performance daily, and it’s actually a nice, off-stock sounding muffler.

The exhaust that I want for my Jimmy is a Walker glasspack. It’s a niche muffler; a relatively small number of people have them. I don’t think you can go wrong with a cheap glasspack either. My distant third place might be a Flowmaster 50 Series. I’m not really a Flowmaster or Magnaflow fan, but a lot of people love them.

Well what I'm going for is more of a tinny old sound rather than modern v8 sound. Like a little more rough around the edges sortof sound but not too loud either. I daily it so I don't want it to be too flashy or noisy or attention grabbing. I just want something a tiny bit louder and that sounds cooler. My truck is pretty much all stock. Does the walker exhaust sound basically like stock?

 

[1987 GMC Jimmy]

Well what I'm going for is more of a tinny old sound rather than modern v8 sound. Like a little more rough around the edges sortof sound but not too loud either. I daily it so I don't want it to be too flashy or noisy or attention grabbing. I just want something a tiny bit louder and that sounds cooler. My truck is pretty much all stock. Does the walker exhaust sound basically like stock?

Whoa, sorry. I meant Porter, not Walker. Walker’s the cheapie parts store glasspack. Porter doesn’t sound stock at all. It’s very old-timey and rumbly sounding to me. More bass and less tin than a conventional glasspack. Check it:

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[1987 GMC Jimmy]

If you want tinny, I think any run of the mill glasspack, like a Walker lol, will do you proud. You’ve got a cat, which’ll suppress the sound some, and if you make sure to be mindful of not positioning the muffler right under the cab, I think you could make that work.

 

[78C10BigTen]

Whoa, sorry. I meant Porter, not Walker. Walker’s the cheapie parts store glasspack. Porter doesn’t sound stock at all. It’s very old-timey and rumbly sounding to me. More bass and less tin than a conventional glasspack. Check it:

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Mmmm i like that!!

 

[Dysco]

Those porters sound beautiful! A big bonus to buying them is they are manufactured in Maple Grove, MN, not overseas.

Imo If you want tinny, flowmaster is your brand to look into. A lot of the videos of squares with them sounds a bit like hail hitting a tin shed imo. Some models certainly sound better than others, and on some vehicles. Personally a street racing c10 should have a different sound than a outdoorsman's k10.

I prefer that deeper rumble like those porters. IMO, borla S-type, gives a similar sound.

Magnaflow sound is kinda between borla and flowmaster.

But it's not my truck. Lots of videos on YouTube with muffler comparison. But the Porters, man that's the sound.

 

[Frankenchevy]

Whoa, sorry. I meant Porter, not Walker. Walker’s the cheapie parts store glasspack. Porter doesn’t sound stock at all. It’s very old-timey and rumbly sounding to me. More bass and less tin than a conventional glasspack. Check it:

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Sounds a lot like my Borla proXS.

 

[1987 GMC Jimmy]

Sounds a lot like my Borla proXS.

Do you have an audio clip of yours? I YouTubed some, and they have somewhat more of a turbo sound than the Porters for what I was able to pull up. To me, the Porters have a hybridized sound between a chambered muffler and a glasspack.

 

[thecantaloupeman]

Mmmm i like that!!

I do too. I'm gonna go have a look at them. I've never even heard of them but it's awesome they are made in america.

EDIT: I just had a look and boy are they sexy too! I love the color, and the logo is really cool too.

 

[Frankenchevy]

Do you have an audio clip of yours? I YouTubed some, and they have somewhat more of a turbo sound than the Porters for what I was able to pull up. To me, the Porters have a hybridized sound between a chambered muffler and a glasspack.

I’ll have to record one and upload it to YouTube when I get home.

I think the way that guy did it with a solid wall on one side helps. Usually when I hear a recording online, it doesn’t sound quite right.

 

[Hatchet54]

That Porter sounds dope, added that to my list of eventual mods