Thread: Buddy got glass packs

Alright my buddy got glass packs for his 1996 F150 and it don't sound any different then his stock muffler could his catalytic converters be clogged if it don't sound any different?

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No he just got what he payed for is all lol. Glass packs are on the cheap end of exhausts, if you want loud either straight pipe it (and lose some power) or get a Flowmaster exhaust.

Originally Posted by RhinoZ24

No he just got what he payed for is all lol. Glass packs are on the cheap end of exhausts, if you want loud either straight pipe it (and lose some power) or get a Flowmaster exhaust.

he's pissed because it don't sound different I'll tell him thanks

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No problem, he can go with other brands but Flowmaster wins for loudness lol.

It's because there new, you give em a while and all the insulation get sold and falls out and will make it loud, my dad had one on his ranger and after a while it got louder, tot the point he got pulled over cause it was too loud, and it was only a four banger five speed with stock exhaust pipes

Originally Posted by joshpickworth

It's because there new, you give em a while and all the insulation get sold and falls out and will make it loud, my dad had one on his ranger and after a while it got louder, tot the point he got pulled over cause it was too loud, and it was only a four banger five speed with stock exhaust pipes

ok I'll tell him

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MagnaFlow makes a Glass Pack that actually sounds pretty nice, and does not have that "Weedeater in a Coffee Can" sound. They make them in different lengths. Shorter= Louder. Longer= Quieter. The muffler guy said that some people use them as Resonators also.
I put one on my old 88 ranger that had a 2.9L V6. I had a "Turn Down" pipe put on right at the end of the muffler. I was thinking about putting one on my 04 XLT (5.4L), but since I couldn't hear what it sounded like, I just went with a regular MagnaFlow muffler(even though I love the deep tone, it's still a tad quiet for my taste).

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Oh. As far as pricing goes. The muffler guy who installed mine was selling them for less then $100. If I remember correctly, I paid around $80 for the muffler and installation all together.

Originally Posted by Mbrockman5

MagnaFlow makes a Glass Pack that actually sounds pretty nice, and does not have that "Weedeater in a Coffee Can" sound. They make them in different lengths. Shorter= Louder. Longer= Quieter. The muffler guy said that some people use them as Resonators also. I put one on my old 88 ranger that had a 2.9L V6. I had a "Turn Down" pipe put on right at the end of the muffler. I was thinking about putting one on my 04 XLT (5.4L), but since I couldn't hear what it sounded like, I just went with a regular MagnaFlow muffler(even though I love the deep tone, it's still a tad quiet for my taste). ---------- Oh. As far as pricing goes. The muffler guy who installed mine was selling them for less then $100. If I remember correctly, I paid around $80 for the muffler and installation all together.

nice

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Originally Posted by Mbrockman5

MagnaFlow makes a Glass Pack that actually sounds pretty nice, and does not have that "Weedeater in a Coffee Can" sound. They make them in different lengths. Shorter= Louder. Longer= Quieter. The muffler guy said that some people use them as Resonators also.
I put one on my old 88 ranger that had a 2.9L V6. I had a "Turn Down" pipe put on right at the end of the muffler. I was thinking about putting one on my 04 XLT (5.4L), but since I couldn't hear what it sounded like, I just went with a regular MagnaFlow muffler(even though I love the deep tone, it's still a tad quiet for my taste).

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Oh. As far as pricing goes. The muffler guy who installed mine was selling them for less then $100. If I remember correctly, I paid around $80 for the muffler and installation all together.

I wish my dad still had his '87 Ranger with that same engine so I could restore it and make it an off-road machine lol.

Dodge Sucks, Chevy Swallows

It was a good truck. I bought it from a friend of mine a few years back. He retired from the USAF and that was his work truck the entire time he was at Beale AFB. It was brand new when he started using it, drove it for God Knows How Long, then was able to buy it when he retired. I think there was either almost 300k, or 400k miss when I bought it(dang 5 digit odometers). It was pretty rough around the edges and rattled like a marble in a soda can, but it always passed smog(CA). I only had to replace the battery, alternator and heater core. Dang it.......now I miss that truck! Haha