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Location: California | The reason I ask is the last 2 exaust systems I've had done I've asked for quiet mufflers. What I get are moderately loud. Had the mufflers on the first car changed out twice with no difference. Is that just the way they are made now? Have do another system soon and this one has to be quiet. |
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Location: The Mile High City | I have been wondering the same thing lately! There is something very appealing about very quiet exhaust. |
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | I'm not totally sure, but I think my mufflers are from Walker - the oval type are quiet, just a low mellow tone.
For next to silence you will need to install front oval and rear oval mufflers
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Location: northern germany | The OE exhaust systems were VERY restrictive, while I can understand that someone wants a quiet car (not me) I hate the thought of chocking an engine. I'd install an adititional straight thru muffler in the tailpipe (2 with dual exhaust) along with the oval ones in the stock location. This should make the car alot quieter.
I had a complete stainless system from Kepich Exhaust in Florida, made after OE with a crossover pipe. It was VERY quiet, you could barely hear the engine (HiPo 383). |
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Location: northern germany | Lancer Mike - 2020-05-17 10:23 AM
I have been wondering the same thing lately! There is something very appealing about very quiet exhaust.
True, goes along well with the smooth "magic carpet" ride and MC design of these cars. |
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Location: Ferndale, WA 98248 | I recently had a 2.5" dual custom exhaust installed in my 61 Newport with 440 and cross rams. I was too loud just idling, and sounded like a 77 Camaro when I put my foot in it. Took it back to the exhaust shop and had them install (1) a cross over pipe, and (2) glass packs as resonators just before the tailpipes. Much more civilized now, and whisper quiet cruising at 60 mph with the top down.
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Location: Tampa, Florida | The noise may not be the mufflers only.
If you had the pipes also, most muffler shops use thinner pipes because they can be bent more easily. |
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Location: NorCal | Problem is that a lot of muffler shops don't want to be bothered by having to stock a gazillion different mufflers so they install the "Turbo" style mufflers that flow better but also are more noisy and often drone. A crossover pipe helps with the drone.
The stock replacement oval mufflers available from Walker are usually dead quiet and have no drone. |
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Location: California | Both of my cars have "stock" Walker mufflers on them. Both can be borderline loud in certain driving conditions. I remember that stick mufflers used to be quiet, maybe too quiet. My next job will be on a 58 lincoln. I want it quiet. I mean a little tone is ok but man what's on my other two cars would never do. |
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | So, perhaps stock Walker mufflers with additional resonators? |
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Location: California | Anyone know where Walker mufflers are now produced? |
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Location: Atlanta, GA | Does anyone have a Magnaflow muffler? I'm curious about its sound. |
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Location: N.W. Fla. | Mr. Bob - 2020-05-17 1:06 PM
sounded like a 77 Camaro when I put my foot in it.
That would be enough to make me want to scrap the car! |
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Location: Northern New Jersey | I got stock Walker Mufflers from Napa, for my Golden Commando. They had a very low growl to them. |
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Location: DFW, TX | Paul, modern aftermarket exhaust tubing and mufflers are just made of thinner "stuff" than the OEM parts were.
I suggest having your muffler shop add a medium or large resonator to a straight section of each exhaust pipe ahead of each muffler. The resonators will smooth the exhaust tone and quiet it significantly, before the muffler ever gets it. This is how modern cars are sewing-machine quiet.
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Location: Tampa, Florida | try Waldron's Antique exhaust, thats where I got mufflers for my '58 GC Fury and complete exhaust for my '65 Satellite convertible. |
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| You can wrap the exhaust also to tone it down. Problem is the wraps usually hold moisture and shorten the life of the exhaust system. Making it heavier where ever you can will help with the noise and adding extra mufflers or resonators like mentioned before. Sound deadener on the interior of the car helps a lot. |
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| Paul Hettick - 2020-05-19 10:01 AM
Anyone know where Walker mufflers are now produced?
Hey Paul,
According to the walker website, "Walker stays ahead of the curve with key processes like muffler and converter assembly, pipe-bending, welding, and stamping, all in our Harrisonburg, VA manufacturing and distribution center."
Its nice to see a quality product still made in America. |
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Location: California | Good to know. I remember as a teenager buying cheap 68 - 70 chargers, usually 383 cars and having to punch holes in the back of the mufflers to get some tone. The new walkers on my cars have a yucky Blat Blat tone. |
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Location: Chestertown, NY ( near Lake George) | Agreed on the blat, blat tone, an x pipe or h pipe will eliminate most of that. |
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