Comparing four Cherry Bomb® mufflers on my Chevy Silverado - Sound Test 5.3L V8

[@sporkit]

1:19 : Glasspack 3:39 : Extreme 6:41 : Turbo 10:06 :Vortex

[@chasnpapr1342]

Legend

[@nofrop]

Does this help with mpgs..or hp.

[@LUckybones25]

Thanks for that

[@thatvolvoguy6565]

@@nofrop no....its a muffler

[@JosePerez-ok8ez]

U sir are godsend

[@dondagy9109]

Dude, i think this is better testing and sound footage than the manufacturers put out. Spot on review under every condition. And i live in cleveland, so the chief wahoo gets an extra point.

[@NYXZVIDS]

i agree

[@crankysports]

This type of video is exactly what every guy buying a muffler wants to see!!! Thank you so much!!

[@TheDaninator]

crankysports glad u liked it. Thanks!

[@jeritolopez5516]

crankysports amazing video

[@youngplanetquick7235]

And girls*

[@dandesouto6076]

You 100% right

[@egreenie3819]

crankysports Exactly! I know myself have wondered what they each sounded like. You hate to buy one, put it on and its not what you wanted. Definitely a good video!

[@christopher-vj4hn]

Literally the only person who talks about cabin noise, thank you. You are a saint

[@K9River]

Exactly my thoughts :)

[@Corey497]

Cherry Bomb... Disturbing The Peace Since 1968!!

[@johncollins7423]

phuck ewe Dude... GREATEST KZbin NAME EVER!!! Laughed my ass off!!!😂😂😂

[@snoopu2601]

I had the old cherry bomb on my straight 250 6 cylinder it sound great on my 1947 Chevy coupe stylemaster. Then i took them off and put a very quiet mufflers where you can't even hear the car on. I like it that way so the neighbor's don't hear me coming and going. Before they would hear me starting my car at 5 am and coming home at 9 pm. I liked it in my younger year's now I want a quiet sound

[@makaylafults6450]

@phuc ewe yes they are!

[@chris425amp7]

Yep lmao

[@79tazman]

@@tuckerlegg7236 I've ran long tube headers with 3 inch pipe with no muffler all the way back to tail pipes and it did sound alright but you need back pressure if it's a daily driver if it's a 1/4 or 1/8 mile car straight pipe is the way to go but dailys need to have back pressure to run good

[@1stAxelKain]

This is easily one of the BEST back to back sort of test, using just one vehicle, that is out there that I have seen so far! well done, and thank you!

[@Aticus24]

Thanka for burning up a tank of gas for us

[@TheDaninator]

LOL you're welcome!

[@thewolfman7731]

The original glasspack was the best one hands down. Then extreme, vortec ,turbo . Thanx for saving me the trouble trying to figure it out!

[@poormansyoutube686]

No one thought how much time and work went into this vid

[@EGGINFOOLS]

Nick Mor Actually someone did! A week before you posted, he posted the same thing. Lol. Just messing with you

[@brianshaggy]

time switching between exhausts about 50 mins for all 4, editing 2 hours lol you have to trim and edit so much shit

[@SWMP1523]

i did

[@balihai4326]

@phuc ewe i was just wondering how he kept the bottom of it so clean

[@stevestewart3816]

Bout a hour

[@redman3583]

38 year old me can afford the flowmaster. 16 year old me that had the Original Cherry Bombs, must have a Cherry Bomb.

[@goodbonezz1289]

Red Man 49 yr old myself agrees with you

[@LandonRoy-cv9rt]

Flowmaster Super 10 and scrap your catalytic 👍

[@kernkuhlman8492]

Heartthrob muffler in Minnesota has a great cat back dual low tone for my 93 k1500

[@johngray2526]

Red man 54 years old agrees with you also mopar 340/360 heads 3/4 cam from the police mopar motor 70 duster my 16th birthday car I bought myself for a total of $600 in the 80's lol dam I'm getting old fast 😂

[@Stevenc172s]

Glass pack is definitely the best in my opinion

[@kody2410]

I feel like this guy should have way more subs for the work he puts in

[@salgoudnedrac5489]

Good comparisons & they sound great, On my Silverado 1500 302 I decided to connect from the cat with a flex connector to a cherry bomb to a small 90° drop connection to a resonator tip dumped out in front of rear wheel. Ditch the U pipes under your truck & hook one of those up as a straight exhaust, the difference will amaze you. Thanks for the video.

[@martygp266]

I appreciate the amount of work you put into each vid. Thanks

[@TheDaninator]

Thank you!

[@mrsandman3954]

Im partial to the glass packs. I installed my first set of Cherry Bombs in 1970 ( I was 16) on my 64 Olds Cutlass F85 when I changed it over to dual exhaust. Absolutely loved the sound! You know, I still have the Cherry Bomb window stickers that came with them..as came with all performance parts at that time period! Great video!!

[@DJTAZ1996]

The cherrybomb extreme sounded best to me. Had a good rumble/growl sound and would be beast with dual exhaust

[@Notgoodbyanymeans]

DJTAZ1996 just bought one for my dodge 5.9 with true straights

[@michaelwilliams5474]

Squat truck KZbin it you won't be depressed

[@gregg4164]

Yeah he should get a Cat back split system and run 2 of these.

[@johnhershey6380]

Don't for get to put cold water in your pipe so you can break the Glass in it.

[@thisdj83]

john hershey ???

[@seekgodfirst1605]

Thank you for taking the time to do this! I appreciate it more than you know. Great video.

[@TheDaninator]

Delightful Douschebaggery thank you. Happy to do it.

[@kenstirling5348]

Glass packs always sound amazing and get better the longer you have them. I don’t get why they’re not more popular

[@darrickcato9499]

Agreed! When in doubt just go glass pack. If you want it quieter go longer if you want it louder go shorter

[@stevemccullough893]

The Vortex sounds the best imo

[@williamstockton2344]

@@darrickcato9499 just take the pressure washer and shoot a small bit of water in there when it’s nice and hot. They sound really good after that.😂😂

[@ajlanter8242]

@@williamstockton2344 we would always jus back in deep water lol. some ppl aren’t gonna have a clue what we’re talking ab gonna think we crazy 😂😂

[@McMrs]

@@ajlanter8242 i seen someone else say they would heat it with a torch then dunk it in water lol

[@manlymanyo2511]

Thank you dude. Thanks for the time you put in for letting us see the difference in sound. Have a great day man. Really appreciated this.

[@johnnyo3fan]

I agree with you. The vortex sounded like dual Thrush mufflers I had on my '67 Camaro. Old school!

[@Buzz1756]

Thanks for making this video. It was the first video I watched and the one I referred to when I bought the glass pack for my truck. Installed it today and it sounds beautiful

[@TheDaninator]

glensfallshos awesome. I’m glad my video helped you decide. The glass pack is a great choice.

[@dentondunn4346]

How was cabin noise with the glass pack

[@saltysteel3996]

It's hard to beat the original glass pack sound.

[@paradiswest4395]

I agree

[@hpmower]

I appreciate the fact that you left the rest of the exhaust intact and not dumping it before the axle. Great video

[@mickiramos1559]

That saved me the trouble of not knowing what type of muffler sounds the best ! I like the vortex muffler !! Sounds like a truck and a high performance car at the same time awesome !

[@stevemccullough893]

I appreciate you going through the trouble to show us the difference.

[@mikepoint4983]

Great video , I agree 100 % the vortex was the best sounding and had the best sound that matched your peak HP with your truck . Cheers .

[@Watchout5035.]

You nailed it buddy.. I agree with you

[@jamesguidry3995]

This was a very thorough muffler test & was not boring at all . The gentleman went about his work as if it were a piece of cake . Very informing video . For those of us who are very particular about the sound our vehicles' make may go through 4 or 5 systems before being satisfied . A low V8 mellow sound at highway speeds is a very pleasing experience .Too bad you don't drive a V8 Ford , they have the best sounding engine of all the 8 cylinder vehicles made and an ( H ) makes them sound even better . Good job my friend , well done !!

[@SpeakEazygonebrazy]

Hemi for thé win imo

[@jackjackson7461]

You did a really great job on demonstrating the Cherry Bomb mufflers my choice would be between the glass pack in the turbo really hard to choose but my very favorite part of the video are the words you said at the very end "GOD BLESS" I wish more people would keep God in their lives and express their love for him more

[@themanimal1925]

You put in a lot of time and work on this vlog. Helped me to decide which one I'm going to put on my 83 Malibu wagon.

[@TheDaninator]

Glad to hear it!

[@jamest.5001]

They sound even better with short or no tail pipes. I spent A LOT of money learning this... I'd put them behind the Axel with a short pipe or a exhaust tip with muffler close to the end of the pipe as possible. It can make a major difference, if you gotta have tail pipes, the larger in diameter as possible helps. But still short, or turn downs or turn outs, even just a tip like a 3" by 12" long to a 4" by 18" tip after the muffler. It will sound awsome.. Great video... Something like this could have saved me a load of money years ago. I spent near $1000 on cat back systems , listening to other ppl. Mostly muffler shops. One put 2" tailpipes on my dual 2.5" exhaust! And for what they charged it should have been 2.5-3", I got pissed and cut it off! With flow masters, it sounded great! The tail pipes made the flow masters sound like glass packs!!! But with no tails, it sounded awesome!! Expensive lessons!! Atleast I was taught something!!! Great video...

[@Ben-gy4cx]

I appreciate your time and effort you put into this video! I'm definitely for the Vortex as well :) might even go out and get me one of those!

[@TheDaninator]

Great choice!

[@TheMidgardViking]

Excellent video! Thanks for the quality of the presentation and consistency of takes.

[@xedge4lifex]

I though, there is no way I'm watching an 18 minute video on muffler tone, when every other KZbin video records sound at the tailpipe and spends 5 minutes talking up a 150 muffler that sounds the same on camera as some 15 dollar cherry bomb. You nailed all the right test and conditions, best exhaust review I've seen hands down. Turbo sounded best to me because of the mellow tone and got aggressive when you ripped on it. Great job man!

[@michaelcowan6254]

I used the Vortex on my Challenger 3.6 engine. It had a good deep sound and opened up good at full throttle. I have a couple of videos on KZbin running them. One a top speed run and the other a drive off and drive by sound.

[@justinstearns6495]

I have the same truck and i did a muffler delete.. just cut off muffler put strait piece of pipe in place. Very happy with the results

[@RustyCarnahan]

I'm glad you talked about the interior drone. That's the biggest killer for me when looking to buy a muffler, and rarely anyone ever talks about it.

[@Brian-gn1yv]

Awesome video bro! I am about to put the glasspacks on my 1960 Thunderbird can’t wait to hear how it sounds!

[@ty069]

The early 90's sounded way better, had a 91 silverado with the 5.7. The 5.3 doesn't sound as good, and cherry bomb doesn't sound nearly as good as what you can get either. I ran a 3" pipe with no cat and a red hots flowtech glasspack. Sounded absolutely badass! Ran the exit pipe at a 45° angle about a foot or so before the back tire, and the glasspack right in between the tailpipe and the y-pipe. Also if your looking for a badass glasspack, check out the purple hornies that flowtech sells, they have a great sound.

[@oceanwaves83]

ty 069 nothing beats a cammed 5.3... Listen to a 5.3 with a 228/228 cam. The stock cam really holds the sound back.

[@carlheinz6699]

Hey Dan, thanks a bunch for taking the time to test all these mufflers realistically! This will help a lot of guys including me, to help make up their minds. I love the Extreme, it has the deepest rumble with no "echo belch 'n fart". Just tell me, which one had the most horsepower gain, if you can tell please?! Thanks again!

[@TheDaninator]

I couldn't tell which had the most HP gain. Looking at the design of each muffler (besides the turbo), they all flow air with not much restriction.

[@carlheinz6699]

Nice! Thanks Buddy!

[@tom.p1986]

I think the glass pack and vortex sound the best

[@jeffthornton6998]

Agreed. The Extreme is too loud and the Turbo is too soft.

[@robertdennis5394]

chevy dodgeboy total agree

[@MaxPython72]

Glasspack sounds best to me too

[@joseGonzalez-vg1jy]

Glasspack

[@newdogatplay]

Gglass pack is my pick ,,old school sound cant beat it

[@HenauderTitzauf]

This is a great carguy video! Well thought out video and just what guys and gals want to hear! Thanks for your efforts and this video. Damned spell checker! Cherry Bombs, Purple Hornies, some of the greatest mufflers on 50-60s cars.

[@RubenFletcher]

Glass Pack - Yes Extreme - Yes Turbo - No Vortex - Yes

[@SWHIP86]

thank you for taking the time to make this video, i know it sucks to have to take those mufflers on and off, but thank you.

[@TheDaninator]

It was my pleasure

[@egreenie3819]

Back in 80's in my mudding days, I always had 2 cherry bomb glasspacks on my truck.😁 Now that I'm older, I'd have to go with the single cherry bomb turbo😔...lol

[@captainchaos0666]

In my opinion, any Chevy sounds good with a Cherry bomb. I remember having a cherry bomb glasspack and high flow cat on my 94 Chevy Cavalier with the 2.2 liter. It sounded awesome.. Great job on this video. Keep up on the good work.

[@menjivar76]

Thanks for the time you spent to do the video, really informative and helpful , I’m one of those guys who’s trying to find the perfect sound on a muffler. I have a Nissan Titan 5.6 V8 and I have a Flowmaster super 44 but its all rusted already and it’s time to replace. I’m looking for a Loud and Deep sound for my truck. I agree with you the cherry bomb Vortex has a aggressive deep sound. Thanks again for the Vid

[@davidgleason3379]

Thank you for posting this . I am looking so forward to get out of CALIFORNIA so I can do on my next truck. Man that beats listening to the radio anyday

[@jarreaurandall347]

That cherry bomb extreme WOW!! that's insane! What a eargasm

[@austinbestwick4382]

Honestly, this video just helped me decide on which one to get for my Mk5 Jetta. Thank you

[@JohnnyRebKy]

I went through a bunch with my Chevy. I eventually landed on Flowmaster super 44’s. They just sounded right with the 5.3 engine.

[@JammyCrackcorn]

Right…40 series or 44 series

[@Dialysisforever]

I put a 48" glass pack on my truck and it sounds great. On the highway its quiet but sound great when you hit the gas. Thanks for the video.

[@TheDaninator]

Awesome!

[@rdaugherty52]

The first one cherry bomb glass pack sounds the best on this end.

[@jasonmathews1685]

It's a toss up between the extreme and vortex.. Both sound amazing! Thank you for your time and effort You put in this video brother

[@quacksackerthegreatstarfir6996]

When I was young we all had Cherry Bomb glass packs

[@youarerightboss]

Excellent presentation, yielding earnest due diligence, a labor of unconditional love and unleashed generosity. Simply put, decadently orgasmic.

[@creamygamers2870]

You should put them all together

[@DavidMartinez-jt7jk]

He actually did. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4aYe5JunN6YhcU

[@bradleyselk9642]

Creamy Gamers He did and now the military wants to use his design to create a stealth mud truck😂

[@cynthiaroesner1719]

The ultimate cherry bomb

[@MoparMan-ff8fb]

I like the sound of the vortex . I'm going to install one on my folks 2007 chevy Silverado 1500 4.8 factory Y into single pipe on my channel . some people dont know but it takes 500 to 1000 miles to break in a muffler with packing in a dialy driver . Great video 😎🔧🏁

[@colbythornton5152]

The old school "Thrush" canister mufflers were the best. Sound better than all those demonstrated. In my own personal opinion. Would love to have a set or 3. Haven't seen them around in a long time.

[@gpthedj1]

This is a great video and I appreciate you going through all the trouble to demonstrate these mufflers. Thank you

[@TheDaninator]

Charles Potts my pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@BigBlueGuy]

I think that Xtreme gave it more of an aggressive sound. I'd go with that one. Great footage!

[@InfidelGarage]

I like the Vortex best on your test. I just did something similar with my 5.6 Titan. Bought it stock and really wanted to hear it so I cut the muffler out and welded a straight pipe in its place. Sounded great! Then I replaced the headers with some catless longtubes and there goes any chance of driving this thing anywhere! It was so ridiculously loud that I went to the closest auto parts store and grabbed a Flowmaster 44 off the shelf just to make it drive-able. It was still too loud and had a very loud "poppy" sound right between 1800-2100 RPM. I got rid of that with a blow through resonator (pretty much a glass pack) and it was still too darn loud. The drone from the Flowmaster was deafening and I needed something better. Just installed a Magnaflow 3 chamber and now its perfect. Catless headers join into one pipe on passenger side then the resonator then the Magnaflow. Sounds beefy still but my headaches are gone! Thanks for the video!

[@oldrover3007]

Thank you for Doing this comparison and the Work involved. I just made an appointment to have a pair of the Vortex installed on my 454 Camaro in a couple weeks . The ones on there now sound like baloney farts . Great Video, into included . Many thanks

[@RobNC-OG]

Great video. My personal favorite is he Cherry Bomb Extreme sound on your truck. Just awesome. Made the truck sound powerful.

[@freddyflintstoned913]

I moved to Florida and I do not miss the rust. It makes a truck lighter and faster.

[@anarchist-_-6962]

Glad I found this video. Building my 78 silverado and wanted to get the extream muffler but was on edge. This video put my doubts to rest. I think the extream will be perfect for my 350

[@m_m_outdoors]

Tough call between the glasspack and vortex for me.

[@BIGCOREYTX]

THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT EFFORT!

[@victormontano7148]

I've got the Cherry bomb VORTEX installed in my 2001 YUKON and sounds awesome, not too loud at idle but kinda loud at around 2000 rpm that it triggers car alarms lol.

[@DrDennis]

I did Cherry Bomb glass packs on my '57 Chevy 2 dr hardtop when I was a kid. In 2 weeks they burnt out and were LOUD. Got me picked up by the Hwy Patrol. Extreme is nice sounding as well as the Vortex.

[@h0tr0djeep]

"this one time, at band clamp"

[@Iammastercheif1]

Kevin Bartlett I laughed harder at this than I should've

[@airsupremacy6137]

Lmao

[@SweatyWelder68]

for all the boys overseas,....one time at Man Camp!...hehee

[@chrismaze3441]

Hope no one stuck s muffler up their ass LMAO

[@kylekenan2321]

...I stuffed a pipe in a cherry bomb

[@FusedAdventures]

This was an awesome vid. Will really help ppl make up their minds on what they want

[@TheDaninator]

corbin parvin thanks!

[@mr.babycolonte7190]

Like the video idea of showing each perspective of driving by, idle and interior sound. You’re not just putting the camera in front of the exhaust and revving it up. 🤙

[@christopherclark2476]

I’m currently shopping for an exhaust for my 2013 Altima. Your video helped a lot. Although you did it on a truck, your review was really informative. I’m currently leaning toward the glass pack but also want to check out the newer M80 one they have.

[@kellawson9381]

That’s a lot for the vid!!!!!!!! I mean it ! You really help me out picking the right mufflers!! Great vid keep them coming

[@dariusmitchell8427]

This channel is what made me what to put duals on my expedition....

[@ab_customz_llc]

I'll say what others have said, thank you for the time and effort you put into making this video. Very helpful!

[@bf4guy279]

I got a 27 inch thrush glass pack 2 years back and its beast on my 5.3

[@krystaldelacruz2010]

I got a true dual flow Master 40 series on my 5.3L Love it

[@renepunzalan7043]

I agree with you. The Vortex is the best sounding one. Excellent presentation. I truly appreciate your video. Thank you!

[@daviddelaet8116]

I'm in need of a new muffler on my Expedition. I'll go with the glass pack. Thank you for answering my question. Excellent video.

[@anthonycrowe3775]

Love the video. Guys like you make it a bit more easy to decide. Thanks for this. It does really help. The cherry bomb vortex personally was my favorite and I have a Silverado and coincidentally looking for a new sound for it. Well I found it. Thanks bud.

[@TheDaninator]

Anthony Crowe awesome man. Glad the vid helped you decide. Thanks

[@rustycrustytriesstuff]

Should have just done straight pipe just for the heck of it. I’d like to see a decibel meter beside the output and in the cab as well. Cool video!

[@1sick_vic550]

I just had a custom set of mufflers put on my truck it’s a 99 1/2 it’s a 5.3 vortech there’s a shop by my town that makes mufflers tips and custom cats and mine with cats right now is so loud at 2000 rpm it’s insane for a truck it sounds super throaty and has a major growl plus back fires with flames at about 3000rpm! I used to have a dual cherry bomb setup but went to these and I think it increased the quality by sooo much but awesome video wish I could find one like this for magnaflow for my cobra lol

[@KsKaylor]

No cats, Flowmasters, and dual tailpipes would be best but I think the glasspack and extreme sound best in this video.

[@adamcase3157]

Whats awesome about this video other than the Cherry Bomb's is that my dad has the exact same truck. Same color, package, and trim level! awesome vid

[@TheDaninator]

Awesome! Minus the rust, I hope!

[@Truckerdaddy]

I've had the extreme on a 4.3 v6 and it sounds great at idle and while driving

[@Redneck-lj8rw]

I love the way my 5.3 strait pipe(with cat and pipe welded in place of muffler) sounds

[@THEBEASTHbt09]

I love the cherry bomb glass pack, by far my favorite!

[@JohnPolk2112]

Nice job! Good production values. Liked the intro...funny! Thought the various segments we're self-explanatory, but could benefit from sub-titles. Thoroughly enjoyed!👍😀

[@jbauman8296]

The Extreme sounds just like the Flowmaster Super10s on my wife’s F-150.

[@markmayfield2228]

I bought a 1985 Nissan King Cab 4x4 back in 91. I put a glass pack with a 3" outlet. I know it was a bit ridiculous for a 4 banger, but it sounded pretty sick...until the exhaust pipe rusted out when I was station on Guam. I just lost my 2002 PT Cruiser in an accident. I put a turbo muffler on it back in 06. A lot of drone in the cabin, but it sounded closer to a V6. My ex-gf always knew when I was close to her house. She could hear me 2 blocks away. I'm buying a 2006 Pathfinder tomorrow. I'm checking out these vids to see what I might put on it. Considering a Super 44 or Super 40. No fart cans.

[@justinjones1005]

Excellent video. Appreciate your time and analysis with these mufflers especially with the hill acceleration. I wish we could see more muffler comparisons but that could get pricey. Great intro as well.

[@clayton9seven]

I subscribed for the intro and overall quality of the video

[@TheDaninator]

Thank you!

[@roseheart7227]

I like the sound of that Extreme Cherry Bomb!

[@unlucki5]

Just found the channel and i love it. Especially the intros gives me that feel good demo ranch feeling but for cars

[@TheDaninator]

Thanks!

[@adventuresofpyro9020]

Vortex was the winner for me. The others sounded way too quiet sadly. The Vortex has the deep growl that sounds sweet in my opinion.

[@cadirlampe4545]

Tremendous presentation.......Cheers....

[@Middle850]

I like these exhaust and great video, but I have to say depending on what kind of sound you are looking for I am partial to flowmaster 40 series. I have a 2001 Silverado Z71 5.3L with a single side exhaust and it sounds great! Low rumble and solid smooth tone. Not blaring but you can definitely hear it. Very please with flow and sound of the 40 series single

[@Justinsatiable]

That turbo sounds aggressive but not obnoxious. Might grab those after my glass packs wear out.

[@kelinjohnson7421]

im a cherry bomb fan so it was very hard for me to decide between the extream and glasspack but went with the glasspack

[@danielmcdaniels295]

My dad has the 23in glasspack on his 92 seirra 4.3L with a couple of different size pipes and it sounds good