View Full Version : How loud are the FFR supplied mufflers?
Svtfreak
05-02-2018, 02:40 PM
They look (judging by weld lines) like the old 2 chamber flowmasters before they added the extra baffle (think 20 years ago). They where known for creating hellacious drone. I don’t want that. Are these things real loud once th exhaust is ran out the back? Or should i plan for something else right now?
CVOBill
05-02-2018, 03:14 PM
SVT,
With the exhaust out the back on my car with a Coyote its not loud at all, nothing like my Cobra was with side pipes.
donshapansky
05-02-2018, 03:48 PM
I never used the stock mufflers by FFR due to the fiberglass blowing all over the car and noise levels others had complained about. I used Magnaflow mufflers with a balance pipe and Borla resonators. My car in coupe form is still loud with droning from 1600 to 1,800 rpm. I noticed before I put the top on, the car was much quieter.
3dGuy
05-02-2018, 04:30 PM
Not the best video of the ffr baffled mufflers here: Link here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRSyLMHRCGY). With side exhaust/coyote at idle in the garage it can be loud, once its out in the open its much better where you can talk at normal volume, but once you get past 2500 rpm talking becomes nearly impossible.
TxMike64
05-03-2018, 11:50 AM
Sounds perfect to me!
MisterAdam
05-03-2018, 12:08 PM
i had the FFR pipes for 2 summers....about 12000 miles and just replaced them with 30" Flowmasters. The FFRs were getting louder and harsher so much so that ear protection was required even for the shortest of rides. A fellow owner who operates a garage would not inspect mine last year due to being too loud. NH does not have a db limit just an "excessive sound" limit. I love the Flowmasters, no packing.....i think the FFRs still run packing. they still bark when stepped on yet at cruising the wind buffeting is louder. they cost ~$200 each and i had a local shop weld them up for $200.....almost the best $600 i have spent.
Jim Schenck
05-07-2018, 01:52 PM
The mufflers were changed a while back and the newer ones are chambered with no packing, so when comparing sounds make sure you know which ones it is you are listening too. It is fairly easy to tell as you can see the dimples where the inner plates are welded on the chambered ones where the older ones are smooth.
tcollins
05-08-2018, 10:24 PM
I never used the stock mufflers by FFR due to the fiberglass blowing all over the car and noise levels others had complained about. I used Magnaflow mufflers with QTP cutouts and custom handmade tips
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Svtfreak
05-09-2018, 04:30 PM
Thanks everyone. Mine are not the fiberglass filled ones. Mine are chambered.
Jazzman
05-09-2018, 07:41 PM
Loud! I had Flowmasters installed into mine. It is much better now. It will never sound like your DD, but then again it is not supposed to either!
cfriedman67
05-10-2018, 08:23 AM
If I purchased my kit on July 2016 would they be the old fiberglass packed ones or the new chambered ones?
TxMike64
05-10-2018, 09:29 AM
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I like the hangers - and the blue muffler bearings are a nice touch!
RoadRacer
05-10-2018, 10:15 AM
If I purchased my kit on July 2016 would they be the old fiberglass packed ones or the new chambered ones?
FFR stated above that "It is fairly easy to tell as you can see the dimples where the inner plates are welded on the chambered ones where the older ones are smooth" - does this help?
cfriedman67
05-10-2018, 11:22 AM
Yes, thanks. Must have missed it.
NY Craig
06-09-2018, 08:01 PM
Loud! I had Flowmasters installed into mine. It is much better now. It will never sound like your DD, but then again it is not supposed to either!
Do you remember the part number. I have the exhaust out the back. Thanks, Craig
33wanabe
11-03-2018, 11:46 PM
I have no. 938 and I like the sound level, but it gets a little too much when you get on it.
slpro1207
11-04-2018, 12:51 AM
They say that when you first drive your car the pipes sound awesome. After 500 miles they are really annoying. By the time you have 1000 miles you are shopping for something quieter.
wareaglescott
11-04-2018, 09:29 AM
They say that when you first drive your car the pipes sound awesome. After 500 miles they are really annoying. By the time you have 1000 miles you are shopping for something quieter.
This was exactly the case for me.
The "this is freaking bad *** I don't care how loud it is" phase wears off pretty fast and you transition into the " I am going to be deaf if I keep driving this thing" phase.