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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 06:03 PM
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Default Cherry Bomb vs. Flowmaster 40/44

Alright guys i gotta know your opinions...Cherry Bomb Glasspack or Flowmaster 40/44? I just gotta know whats louder haha, that's all i care about.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 06:23 PM
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I have a glasspack on my 4.0L. Dont sound bad but not great either. I went with the cheapest way. A buddy of mine has a 95 YJ with a 4.0L and a 40 series and mine is way louder. We both are running no cats too. No emissions tests hear in BAMA
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 08:05 PM
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deffinetly do the flowmaster 40...a budyy of mine has it and it sounds good and i had a glass pack on my other truck and im not so much of a fan of them as i am to the flowmaster
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 09:49 PM
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Go with the Flowmaster 40. It sounds awesome in Idle, and when you hit the gas it roars.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 10:04 PM
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Go for the 40. 44 suck, they are not loud at all.
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 01:00 AM
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I was just looking at the flowmaster. I think that's the one I'm going with.
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 05:47 AM
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Can't really compare the two, imo. Two totally different sounds and price points. I had a cherry bomb on my V6 Dakota, and it sounded like hell; I can't imagine it's going to sound any better on a Cherokee.
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by chrisdm4
Go for the 40. 44 suck, they are not loud at all.
sorry but i have to dissagree. I have the 44 and my buddy has the 40. if anything i would have to say that my 44 sounds better(deeper). but both are just about the same sound level.
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 08:54 AM
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I vote no muffler! Thats what I run. Just a CAT. And dumped it out the side. I know, it's loud. I guess thats the redneck part of me coming out. It actually sounds pretty good. Flame away.
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 10:11 AM
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I was running a glasspack and it sounded pretty good but I bought a flowmaster knock-off from e-bay and it sounds 10x better. It's a original 40 replica. I've had the flowmaster 44 and the 50. You can't go wrong with a chambered muffler, they might cost more but I've had the same 50 series on my pick-up for 12 yrs. It still looks new.
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 11:45 AM
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i got a 3in flowmaster 40 out of our scrap bin and it sounds great. the guts of my cat did fall out a while back tho so that makes it louder. i had a glass pack for a while and to me it sounded like a crappy ricer. but thts just my opinion.
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 12:19 PM
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strait pipe it.....if its to loud then put muffler on...
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 01:57 PM
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haha thanx guys. Im deffinitely feelin the flowmaster but i didnt wanna drop the 100 sumthin bucks. but if its worth it im game. any opinions on the flowmaster 80 or is that only for cars
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by X1994J
I vote no muffler! Thats what I run. Just a CAT. And dumped it out the side. I know, it's loud. I guess thats the redneck part of me coming out. It actually sounds pretty good. Flame away.
Haha yeah when I took the cat off mine and got it replaced a was running straight manifold with about a 2 foot piece of pipe. It sounded like a logging truck with straights off the start and the faster i got the louder it got.

These guys in full size trucks think their trucks are loud with straights. It aint nothing compared to this 4.0. It was insane.
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 09:51 PM
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i got a glasspack...its bad ***...just be ready to not be able to sneak around (its super loud) heres a video of it offroading...




good sound part is about 4:43. it sounds bad ***...different sounds between 40 and glasspack...but glasspack is $25 and flowmasters $60+...so i went with the cheaper.
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