$40 Muffler Shootout-Engine Masters Preview Ep. 49

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Budget mufflers. What do you get for $40? How do they sound and how much power do they kill? On this episode of Engine Masters presented by AMSOIL, we run our 408 Cleveland with 12 different muffler options, including no muffler, straight through, chambered, and turbo style. Which one is best for you is up to you, but here’s all the info you’ll need to make the decision.

[@viper2help]

Bring back Engine masters to youtube!

[@1D0N]

Ivan Ivanov you’re looking at it!?

[@1D0N]

RedXray true that. Loved to watch it. Thought they eps were released after a while.

[@forterierocks]

Quit being cheap and pay the 5 bucks

[@zuestoots5176]

For those that dont pay. The mufflers only lost around 8-10hp across the board..The factor is that you have to have the proper sized exhaust for your power output. Super Turbo's did the worst. The flow through did the best.

[@lynnmckenney1987]

Hero of the comments

[@NathanaelNaused]

Thank you!

[@MrTheHillfolk]

It's okay, sometimes you'll find people bootlegging all the shows on here. Just search often, because one minute they're here and the next they're not.

[@AdmiralRustyShackleford]

You mean turbo style did worst. The Dynomax Super Turbo flows the best of the turbo style mufflers. I've run Thrush, Cherry Bomb and Flowtech turbo mufflers and the Dynomax always sounds better and makes more power.

[@peterscully4961]

Oy - I did pay for a long time, but someone changed the rules and I can no longer subscribe from downunder. Blame whoever banned it from Oz.

[@PackRyan]

4:47 high school students in an exhaust shop

[@EJtcbPLAYS]

I've had the thrush welded on my Silverado for years. Love it. It's actually outlasted my dad's trucks flow 40, and moms knock off 2 chamber, as far as rust/corrosion, etc. Totally recommend it if you want the flow sound, without the price.

[@TheDaninator]

I’ve put 4 different styled Cherry Bomb mufflers on my truck at the same time once as an experiment...you know, for science. 😂👍

[@FusedAdventures]

I've seen your exhaust vids! Lol

[@TheDaninator]

corbin parvin awesome! 👍

[@AdmiralRustyShackleford]

@@TheDaninator You mention drone in your videos. You need to try to cut that 90 degree bend off the end of the tailpipe. That eliminated the drone the Magnaflow made on my Suburban. I changed to Dynomax Bullets which made it a lot louder and more drone, and changing to tailpipes straight out the back helped a lot. So maybe try that on yours, pick the one that you like best, and if it drones then cut the tailpipe or use dual straight tailpipes.

[@TheDaninator]

snakesonaplane2 cool. I may just try that!

[@shawncordeiro1150]

ya but u didnt true dual them

[@wickedmainah950]

I put the thrush welded on my 13 gmc sierra 3" it sounds pretty good. The stock muffler was the size of a suit case and couldn't hear that 5.3 at all. No noticable difference in power.

[@PLASMAKVA500]

The first muffler looks like ray charles welded with his feet😅lol

[@Dante_S550_Turbo]

Looks like it had jb weld globed on and then spray painted to match.

[@maxwellbricks7202]

If you are starting out with stick, MIG or TIG and this is your first job you will improve. Who ever did the welding, they will improve & move on.

[@wadeplank5043]

That’s funny sir!

[@231mac]

Stealing comments off of Road Kill and using them on Engine Masters, as your own, is pretty low, lol. Give credit if you're gonna use someone else's funny comments...

[@rubberbandman1410]

Backwards even.

[@mitchellferre1652]

Love the penciling diagram of the internals !

[@jasonneal]

I have the thrush and it sounds exactly like the flow master original 40’s. Love this muffler. Sounds the best.

[@jbj198840]

Please test some spin tech mufflers..they claim to add power and they do imo sound the best

[@ilovetoyotatrucks]

I bought the thrush for my truck 02 TOYOTA tundra sr5 4x4 4.7L v8 2UZFE.... it sounds AWSOMEi had madhatters muffler in mesa weld it on for me & kick it out at a 90degree infront of the rear passenger tire behind the door side EXSiT aka side kicked EXUAST

[@justinlienhoop4478]

I have had the thrush muffler on mild sbc for over 10 years. It has outlasted most of the exhaust pipe the shop installed. Btw the guy in the shop did say those are garbage lol outlasted most of his exhaust still to this day 😎 I would buy another or any of these products you just showed us. Thanks for the videos guys

[@MistrMcGill]

I'm a firm believer in Thrush mufflers as well. Right on! ✌️

[@hernanhernandez2044]

I got a rumble on my 4.3 v6 s10 and I love it it sounded like a v8 it wasn’t loud or quiet but getting on it was smooth

[@dole8001]

I have the Cherry Bomb Vortex muffler on one of my trucks and it sounds awesome

[@tylerseitz6337]

Try a regular glasspack, start with a brand new and then try one that is burned out. See what the differnce is.

[@alundrasrt]

Can't wait the turbo series!

[@excelerater]

if its not a straight through muffler its restricted

[@johnbehneman1546]

Thank you so much and I learned so much!!!!

[@ProjectFairmont]

I run 9” cherry bomb chambered on my Daytona Coupe. 2.5” in 2/4” x 2 out.

[@michaelcowan6254]

I used the Cheery Bomb Vortex on my Challenger 3.6 motor. Great sounding muffler. Hear it on KZbin.

[@MrJayo73]

The best $40 I ever spent was on Jones Performance max flow mufflers full stainless and don't neck down inside like some popular brands do. These are a straight through muffler.

[@High_Desert_Tanner]

Link?

[@MrJayo73]

@@High_Desert_Tanner summit

[@tonyg4502]

Can y’all test some other style mufflers like Gibson MWA & crossflow, Black Widow venom 6”, 10”, 250, & 300

[@gurjindersingh199]

Looks like I will be buying the thrush

[@LakshmananLM]

Hollow skid plates! I like.

[@alltheboost5363]

What was the engine without a muffler far as Sound and power?

[@Dillon7932]

Glad I chose the Rumble series muffler

[@garyfoster4555]

how did he forget about the solid wall with the center transfer hole in the mufflers when he describes the flow direction?

[@jwsouhrada4256]

Would love to have heard the idle sounds

[@Granite]

At least they showed us more of the episode this time.

[@stephandebiase1336]

So I have a 72 skylark stock 350 2bbl, and I'm gonna run true duals. I want the car to sound like how christine sounds like at idle or how just a stock 72 skylark 2bbl muffler single pipe but I cant find anything like it. So what muffle would sound like that?

[@JDRTRM]

Seat of the pants power you can’t tell ... sound yes - but that’s what most go for !

[@WS-gw5ms]

Aren't almost all mufflers made of steel? I've welded on many mufflers except stainless. What else would it be made from?

[@gentilejoshsaved1646]

Do scores correlate with sequence on dyno at all

[@cydrums3411]

Simple but fun!

[@forestlawrencegrading9154]

I cut my blowmaster open and cut all the baffles out of it then closed it back up you can't really tell the difference in sound at Cruise but it's louder at idle

[@platinumlawnservice]

My old boss at the shop always swore by the thrush for durability. Said he would blow up flowmasters on his almost stock 5.7 vortec. Not sure about that

[@kyboy5]

i blew up a flowmaster with my 95 4 runner

[@jameswade2002]

Okay, so everyone hates on Flowmaster for supposedly bad performance but these two chamber 2.5" duals supported over 540HP at over 6,000rpms.

[@surefoot1970]

How was the torque numbers?

[@mikewillett5076]

I'm not a fan of the sound of some chambered mufflers. Hard to describe but I call it a "nasally que" sound. Which of these has the least of that sound?

[@mike4fo]

Chamber mufflers sound great and have a badass idle but u lose power compared to a striaght through non chamber exhaust like the magnaflows

[@joseortega1114]

Now try high priced mufflers next

[@diannmeowers1778]

It's time for a Spintech vs Black Widow vs Borla.

[@hotrodray6802]

$$$

[@gearhead2454]

Can you turbo a Holley sniper?

[@rono3045]

Thrush gets my vote

[@GJ-DT]

For the money you can't beat summit muffs.

[@thumper2692]

Should of seen what straight pipe did to hp

[@JG-kv4oi]

"No muff too tuff" 😁

[@gilwilliams9036]

The welds are the first thing I noticed

[@wakjob961]

Would like to have seen the torque curve instead.

[@robertmontgomery7158]

MT is back????? For how long?

[@FASTFATBOY]

What did it make uncapped?????????????????????

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Wonder if cherry bomb makes a center inlet, and uses a V divider in that 🤔

[@johncrankshaft2886]

Center inlet and offset outlet is 7411cb, it retains the same internal design

[@Boots_And_Slicks14]

Was wondering the same thing. Couldn't find any pics online.

[@saulotamarez7846]

They have something in similar…. Horribly wending lol you can see the lines

[@mohammadbinbishr5167]

What are the best modifications for 350ci which used in 1996 yukon gt

[@jasonneal]

Mohammad Bin Bishr depends on how much money you want to spend. I would definitely do a set of aluminum 2.02 heads with roller rocker and a good intake manifold. Go with a multi EFI set up. Put a 3:73 rear gear or if you want more take off power and not worried about fast highway driving go with 4:10’s. A set of good headers and a good computer tune on a dyno and you should be set. If you have more to spend, sell the small block and get a 454 or 502 big block. I would do that instead of going into the bottom end unless you want to build a small block. But with a 5000lb SUV a big block would be sweet.

[@BastardX13]

Great truck. Appreciating in value. Light/reversable performance mods i.e. cam, tune, exhaust, gearing especially would wake it right up, without significantly hurting the value. Like a rock!

[@MaDcOw1986]

How about cheap mufflers that have large openings and tubes?

[@jakethreesixty]

I always laugh when I see Thrush stickers on old beaters, 9/10 times it just means you got a cheap muffler from the auto parts store 🙃

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Gotta have a summit sticker too

[@aj-fb5yi]

I run jones mufflers on all my vehicles. Great quality and sound for dirt cheap.

[@joemiller6278]

And American made? Right?

[@democratsaretheDEVIL]

These mufflers are going on stock 300hp motors why not test them on that type of engines?

[@turboboy0]

should have the ebay stainless single chamber muffler in there as a "wild card".

[@johncrankshaft2886]

I have thought about this before but given how they have been sponsored by Jegs/Summit i doubt they will show another generic online brand that is cheaper than whatever their sponsor carries. It is also the reason why they switched oils during the different stages of production due to sponsorships

[@KevinTodd]

Please do a inline 6 4.0 jeep motor I want to hope mine up but there is no good info.

[@shawncordeiro1150]

walker quite flow cuz no one wants to hear 4 or 6 cyl

[@KevinTodd]

@@shawncordeiro1150 I said 6 cylinder Note 4 cylinder

[@theeasternfront6436]

The sound of chambered mufflers is just wring to me.

[@adonaiyahteemann4030]

Man shoot, 5 hp is like a tune up all the time.

[@bulldogstrut1]

The audio makes these sound the same to me, but I guess I'm not hearing what they are.

[@Catboy.]

I just run open headers on my daily 77 f150

[@dannygloversshotgun211]

Slippery Sauce straight pipe or pure header dump?

[@Catboy.]

@@dannygloversshotgun211 pure header dump

[@kenchorney2724]

It's not booger welding, it's PB&J welding!

[@mikemarks1834]

I don’t know about you guys but all of them sound the same to me

[@adamdyment9732]

You should Throw in some Amazon or Ebay specials next time. They're so cheap everyone wonders if they're total trash or decent

[@dalemartinez6943]

Would have been ice to hear them at idle.....

[@lowspeed2000]

Drop the background music

[@Steve_Austin_BionicMan]

Watching episode 47 : (

[@tonythetiger4560]

I want your loudest muffler 😎

[@jebidaprak5867]

Ora ngarti gw

[@clocktower1987]

I've been working for flowmaster for the past 9 years , thay are closing the West Sacramento factory,

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Going to China?

[@MrTheHillfolk]

The lesser of two evils, I would prefer Mexico at least it's nearby

[@vincemajestyk9497]

Yes. All the Flowbastards are made in China now. They peaked and were on the decline and so was B&M. They both 'merged' and then were bought out by Holley I believe or one of the other 'mega' speed parts conglomerates.@@MrTheHillfolk

[@dracolnyte]

he looks like shoenice

[@chopperguy5569]

Who needs mufflers

[@hotrodray6802]

You won't get the same results on a 350 HP street engine.

[@gtboss281]

6 months and your buying another knockoff

[@jarvislarson6864]

No cherry bomb vortex? Wtf magazine article guy?

[@ayanami808]

My 8 year old makes better welds.

[@levitezoe1804]

All weak

[@zaclarkby6389]

FIRST COMMENT

[@Icutmetal]

And??

[@zaclarkby6389]

Icutmetal are you new to KZbin? It’s a tradition to type the first comment on a video, it is considered an honor.

[@zaclarkby6389]

PiDsMedia just look at any video and you’ll see I’m not the only one

[@JameyCampbell_54]

Zac Larkby and? Your statement only suggests that some villages have more than one idiot... #VillageIdiot

[@SPvo__]

First

[@sketchyfabco]

*yawn* "engine masters" that can only do carb'd v8s