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Peco comes in stainless if you don't want to go through the trouble of stripping the factory paint and spraying it yourself. It's a great system with a nice sound.
I have a Falcon SS system on my GT. The sound is pleasent and quiet but there is an annoying chirping sound near idle that drives me crazy. I cut out the resonator and threw it in the trash but that didn't fix the problem, just made it a bit louder. My muffler guy told me it's a problem with the Falcon's free-flow design. My Peco does not make the noise.
Now, moving away from the "kits" and on to real systems, I just had a new system custom-made for my YB using 1.75" pipe and a center flat muffler. I was going for quiet and low and that's what I got. On a B I would install a glass pack if I wasn't going Peco, with a 1.75" or 2" pipe.
One advantage of the custom system is that I worked with the muffler guy to route the pipes exactly where they should be for ease of maintenance and heat control. I doubt I will ever buy a kit again, but rather will go to a real muffler shop and have a system made. The new system on my YB was $180 installed for everything from the gasket clamp back (everything after the cast iron manifold).
One last noteworthy item... Stainless Steel is no longer the way to go! Mild steel has the obvious disadvantage of rust. Stainless Steel does not have this problem but does suffer from increased expanding and contracting when compared to other materials. This WILL result in cracks and / or leaks later on and can also cause premature gasket failure.
The material of choice these days is aluminized steel. This is the same stuff that comes on new cars. It can be polished to a high shine if desired, will not rust, is thicker than stainless and costs less money. It is also less vulnerable to temperature change. If you look at exhaust systems on most high-mileage newer cars you will notice the exhaust systems are still relatively shiney even though the car is ready for the junk heap. And the mufflers themselves now outlast the vehicle! This is the beauty of aluminized steel.
That's my 2.49 cents USD. And if anyone needs the name of a great muffler shop in the LA area let me know.
I have a Falcon SS system on my GT. The sound is pleasent and quiet but there is an annoying chirping sound near idle that drives me crazy. I cut out the resonator and threw it in the trash but that didn't fix the problem, just made it a bit louder. My muffler guy told me it's a problem with the Falcon's free-flow design. My Peco does not make the noise.
Now, moving away from the "kits" and on to real systems, I just had a new system custom-made for my YB using 1.75" pipe and a center flat muffler. I was going for quiet and low and that's what I got. On a B I would install a glass pack if I wasn't going Peco, with a 1.75" or 2" pipe.
One advantage of the custom system is that I worked with the muffler guy to route the pipes exactly where they should be for ease of maintenance and heat control. I doubt I will ever buy a kit again, but rather will go to a real muffler shop and have a system made. The new system on my YB was $180 installed for everything from the gasket clamp back (everything after the cast iron manifold).
One last noteworthy item... Stainless Steel is no longer the way to go! Mild steel has the obvious disadvantage of rust. Stainless Steel does not have this problem but does suffer from increased expanding and contracting when compared to other materials. This WILL result in cracks and / or leaks later on and can also cause premature gasket failure.
The material of choice these days is aluminized steel. This is the same stuff that comes on new cars. It can be polished to a high shine if desired, will not rust, is thicker than stainless and costs less money. It is also less vulnerable to temperature change. If you look at exhaust systems on most high-mileage newer cars you will notice the exhaust systems are still relatively shiney even though the car is ready for the junk heap. And the mufflers themselves now outlast the vehicle! This is the beauty of aluminized steel.
That's my 2.49 cents USD. And if anyone needs the name of a great muffler shop in the LA area let me know.
