ravin or flowmaster?

[dmbrisket 51]

i was looken to put on either flowmaster 40's searies or raven z33 or 55's, whats a better muffler?? not just sound but also quality and length of the life of the muffler? and are flowmasters as restricting as some people make them sound to be?

[BlazinUP]

iv heard flow masters are restrictive for some reason,,,,,shure dont sound it.
raven sounds nice.....liston to blazer lt..sound clips.
also another brand to consider is dynomax ss series.
this is what im running in my93 4.3 h.o.
sounds pretty good....kinda like a mustang with a flowmaster...just a lil quieter,
its a fully welded muffler...pretty good construction..from what iv heard.
i got a whole catback system for 140$
they have sound clips at there site......
not for the s10....but you can get an idea.
again....iv heard a few sound clips....and i picked the dyno ss.....sounded best to me....but
sound is a mater of prefferance.

good luck

[dmbrisket 51]

jeez blazer love the sound,... wow

[BlazerLT]

Here are some sound lcips of a Ravin Z55 for your listening and viewing pleasure:

Start up:

http://www.tweaknews.net/general/rev.WAV

Rev Clip:

http://www.tweaknews.net/general/start.WAV

Video of my revving it.

http://www.tweaknews.net/decarbon/revclip.AVI

Ravin Z55 flows a lot better than the flowmaster and has a really nice low grumble to it. Plus, at highway speeds you barely hear it.

It is that or it has made me go deaf........just kiddin'

[dmbrisket 51]

still love the sound blazer, its just so deep

[BlazerLT]

I'll get you some new clips, it now has a magnaflow high flow cat and a cold air intake from K&N.

It is even louder now.

[dmbrisket 51]

are you searous?? sounded awsome b4

[BlazerLT]

Yea, completely serious.

The cold air intake really adds to it but not as much as the high flow cat.

It grows are higher rpm. I love it.

[dmbrisket 51]

what if i got an o2 cheater from jegs, and just removed the cat, would it sound good, or would the stright exhaust mess with the growl

[BlazerLT]

Don't mess with the O2 system. It is there for a reason.

[S10ripper]

will the ravin system make it sound ricey on a 2.2? Cuz i def don't want that freaken sound comin from my truck

[BlazerLT]

No it will make is growly, but not ricey.

[mike1224]

Originally Posted by S10ripper

will the ravin system make it sound ricey on a 2.2? Cuz i def don't want that freaken sound comin from my truck

For the 2.2L get the Ravin z33, it still has a nice sound to it... I didn't want ricey sound either

[S10ripper]

so these ravin's are def. proven like the flowmaster? and is the z33 only made for 4cyl what is the diff between the z33 and the z55?

[BlazerLT]

Originally Posted by S10ripper

so these ravin's are def. proven like the flowmaster? and is the z33 only made for 4cyl what is the diff between the z33 and the z55?

Yes, they are just as proven and flow much better than a flowmaster.

The only difference between the two is the z33 is shorter and doesn't muffle the sound as much which makes it louder.