Glasspacked the VX....Sounds like garbage =/

[JoFotoz]

Yea it seems to...

So Jo, the 44 quiets down over time and mellows out a bit? Some kinda break in period of sorts?

...I guess the baffles get some soot/carbon whatever on 'em and the new pipes too.

I didnt mind its sound right out of the box...

..but I actually prefer it now.



If i had the technology I'd do a sound bite for ya...but I'm a ludite

jo

[Etfren]

gonna say, my Magnaflow growls real nice...burbles on the overrun too....it started out a bit....I don't know....droned a bit maybe....but few months and that just aged right away,,,I get compliments on the sound all the time. From Europeans more than anything.
You'll enjoy the Flowmaster....the two are pretty comparable

That's the same one I've got and I think that's my favorite part of it. Can drone a bit on the highway, but I love it everywhere else.

[Grif]

Anyone still have Borla? Ldub was the last person here that confirmed. Just know I love that deep gurgle on start, low rumble on cruising, and deep "braaaap" on acceleration. Think Ldub finally got rid of his recently for a flowmaster or some such.

[VXR]

Anyone still have Borla?

I do

still the best sound you can get

[Breezy]

I had Borla on my Subaru....LOOOOOOVED it!

[Ldub]

Anyone still have Borla? Ldub was the last person here that confirmed. Just know I love that deep gurgle on start, low rumble on cruising, and deep "braaaap" on acceleration. Think Ldub finally got rid of his recently for a flowmaster or some such.

Yep, the ol' Borla puked out some of it's packing & had a nasty rattle due to internal baffling coming loose.

Replaced it with a Dyno Max Super Turbo & am WELL pleased with the reduction in cabin noise & overall reduction in exhaust note.
She still has a fairly loud growl on acceleration, just not as much, which makes the supercharger whine all the more noticeable...

[WormGod]

I had Borla on my Subaru....LOOOOOOVED it!

Same. I have always run Borla on my Subes. Borla CB plus Cobb downpipe equals magic.

[Breezy]

What are you runnin on your VX Wormgod?

NVM...it appears that you have PV1.

[samneil2000]

+1 on the Magnaflow. I had a muffler shop temporarily attach a flowmaster and let me listen. Then do the same with the magnaflow. Gotta say I liked the sound of the magnaflow better, and I've always been a flowmaster guy. I like them on a V8, but just not a big fan on V6s.
My VX makes me think of an Infiniti G35 when I hear it with the Magnaflow on it.

[SouthJ1]

I have Glasspacks on mine had em on there for about 6 months at first it sounded horrible, Now i really like the sound of it especially when you accelerate

[johnnyapollo]

My Powervault still sounds great - getting a bit of rust though at the attachment points (especially the tip)...

[RICHARD PAYNE]

Now if the Vx had a 350 the Flowmasters would sound good.

[Breezy]

Jo, how long was your 44 on before it mellowed out a bit? Is this something that happens pretty quickly or is this a several month long thing? Is it just due to carbon build up on the inside of the muffler or something like that? I'm not really familiar with how muffler work in detail. I just know a bit about rapid expansion and compression of the gasses. I've noticed that after just a week the glass pack has mellowed out some....I still detest the sound of the glasspack though. Acceleration also seems to have been reduced over stock

[JoFotoz]

I'm thinking this depends on how much you drive it...

Jo, how long was your 44 on before it mellowed out a bit? Is this something that happens pretty quickly or is this a several month long thing? Is it just due to carbon build up on the inside of the muffler or something like that? I'm not really familiar with how muffler work in detail. I just know a bit about rapid expansion and compression of the gasses. I've noticed that after just a week the glass pack has mellowed out some....I still detest the sound of the glasspack though. Acceleration also seems to have been reduced over stock

I only put about 3000 miles a year on the VX.

As far as I recall...it took about 3 months to mellow, and that included a drive of 1800 miles to Moab and back.

So..maybe 2000-2500 miles and it was good.
But thats all very subjective ....noise wise!

Jo

[Breezy]

Do you have any video or audio files or youtube links you could share with me?