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What is the BEST Exhaust for a 3.8L V6?


TMC2k1
06-15-2006, 10:30 PM
At first i was planning on getting Magnaflows but some people have told me they dont sound that great on V6's compared to Flowmasters..I cant make up my mind. For a V6 which exhaust will give the best performance and the nicest sound?

I just want to know which exhaust (magnaflow or flowmaster) will give me the best performance and sound. Thank you guys!

97cavalier
06-15-2006, 10:43 PM
MAGNAFLOW!!! flowmaster sounds like poop on a v6. my dad put a flowmaster on his v6 camaro when he had it and it sounded like crap. go with magnaflow, you will get more hp with them also.

blindeyed
06-16-2006, 07:33 AM
Well depends what you wan't more. If you think Flowmaster will sound better, then you'll be sacrificing potential HP by getting a restrictive exhaust system. Though I've got Borla, I always recommend Magnaflow. Reason being is because I got lucky on eBay and only paid $555 for my kit. And seeing as in how it retails around $800, most people wouldn't want to pay that. So, again, I always recommend magnaflow. I've actually heard magnaflows and Flowmasters on 3.8's before. The only thing that Flowmaster sounds better at is during idle, it has a more aggressive tone. But magnaflow sounds a whole heck of alot better once you get on it, and flows 20x better. If you try doing a search on the forum then you'll find at least 20 recent threads on exhaust kits and why which one is better then the others.

Savage Messiah
06-16-2006, 08:39 AM
def. magnaflow 3" (lt1 style single cat)

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