Hello everyone, I have a 1936 Chevy pickup with the 235 motor, I installed a set of headers & two 30" Smitties; I'm not getting the sound from them that I want; The sound is like a Woof Woof & I want a more aggressive tone ( like a deep rumble with rapping; I had a friend in high school that owned a 49 Chevy w/split manifold & when he stepped on the gas the mufflers rattled the windows. Can anyone tell me what mufflers to get? Thanks for your help.
You may ask him what he used, if it is convienent to do so.
You may not be able to get some of the mufflers that were popular back when.
Dynotones (spelling) were popular as were Smitties.
Also, some gutted a regular muffler but the best I recall that didn't produce a deep sound.
You may consider asking the guys at your local muffler shop what to use. There are several brands of exhaust systems that are made to give the desired sound. It'll cost you some bucks, though.
I liked the sound of a deep throb as well, so good luck, Charlie
Just go to a cruise nite in your area and listen to the cars coming in. When you hear the sound you like approach the car owner and ask them what mufflers they are running.
Probably going to tell you FLOW MASTER with a specific number.
You can also type into your search engine...google..yahoo to "flow masters" web site and listen to various mufflers they make being run , mostly on 350 chevys or ?
I bought a pair of "stainless specialties" 3" round 24" long supposed to be TURBO TONE SOUND. Well below 2000 rpm you can barely hear yourself think with the roar. And YOU GET TIRED OF THAT REAL FAST !!!!!!!!!! Your quickly heading for 2000 rpm.
Walker and thrush mufflers, remember those, will give you that bark your after. ???????
On my 38 back in 1951 I used smithy mufflers, but before I installed them I poured about a quart of motor oil into each muffler and rolled them around of the floor for a few minutes then stood them on end to drain, when installed and driving down the road the resulting smoke cloud would now land you in jail for about 10 years but the carbon created by the burn off effectively sealed off the mufflers and the sound was astounding.
On my 38 back in 1951 I used smithy mufflers, but before I installed them I poured about a quart of motor oil into each muffler and rolled them around of the floor for a few minutes then stood them on end to drain, when installed and driving down the road the resulting smoke cloud would now land you in jail for about 10 years but the carbon created by the burn off effectively sealed off the mufflers and the sound was astounding.
Those mufflers and all the others like them were fiberglass packed and slowly burned off the glass. Changing the sound as they broke in.
So what your proposing is that the motor oil saturated the fiberglass mat, sealing it from absorbing the sound of the exhaust firing and virtually turning them into straight thrus. ??? Interesting
You can get a consistent smoke cloud following you around by injecting transmission fluid into the PVC fitting below the carb. Will get 2 stories high like a nuclear bomb until, you run out of trans fluid. If you have ever had that transmission valve fail on a 400 turbo hydramatic trans, you will know exactly how it looks.
Mufflers???? You don't need no stinking mufflers!! Straight pipes are the way to go. Probably can't get by with them any more, but had them on my 49 when I was a kid. Got some tickets even back then for loud noise, but I'll tell you, about 30 mph in second gear they would start talking to each other loudly and rattle glass they would indeed. Just thinking of that today still shivers me timbers!!! Hope you find the right and righteous sound you desire.
At state tours there was a 49 vert with straight pipess, now when I was 18 that was a glorious sound, at 81 not so glorious. Now the search is for something deep, throaty,like the old ads said "The Hollywood sound"
Some years ago I heard a 50 with Harley Davidson mufflers under it. The size of them was a bit large for the rear of the car, but the sound was very throaty and pleasant. Agree, the straights would be a bit much for me also at my age, but those memories are precious to me. A plain old 36" glass-pak sounds pretty decent also, but, also said above, the glass does eventually burn out.
Hey Guys, Update on the mufflers; Went to a local muffler shop & told the owner what I wanted, he said let's put a straight pipe on the drivers side & see how that sounds & it was too loud next installed a 12" glaspack & sounds pretty close to what I want; Fairly quiet at normal acceleration but really Raps when gettin on it. May get 12" on other side; Thx for your help. Olgzr
Love the old guys talk..steels will change to that melodius snap and pop...they age wonderfully. Years of listening to pipes...Can tell a Six from 10 miles away....Enjoy...Time is short...........
Straight pipe is the way to go 2" from the headers then down to 1 1/2 at the bend of your rear end till the end. Look it up on youtube there are a couple of examples on there of straight pipes. Most bombers 1935-1954 do this. for those of you that don't know what a bomb is it's what latinos call 1935-1954 cars/trucks etc. mainly chevys.
I so enjoyed the responses, we all have different experiences and tastes. Here is my two cents. I have the cast manifold split in two with the original 2" pipe that goes to the muffler on one side. We fabricated a second pipe to the second MUFFLER. I found two Magnaflow stainless steels on ebay NIB for $40. oh about 18-20" long. Fabricated 2" tailpipes. When I pull into a cruise night or car show I am always asked to open my hood because they never believe I am running the original 207 engine. Very cool and mellow sound.
At state tours there was a 49 vert with straight pipess, now when I was 18 that was a glorious sound, at 81 not so glorious. Now the search is for something deep, throaty,like the old ads said "The Hollywood sound"
That ad, which I don't remember, must be the origin of the name "Hollywood Mufflers" we had here. I think we even called Thrushes and Cherry Bombs "Hollywood".
