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Re: muffler #21
bills Bill Spohn W. Vancouver, BC, Canada 1956 MG MGA 1958 MG MGA Twin-Cam 1962 MG MGA MkII Coupe 1965 Jensen CV8 1969 Lamborghini Countach → more	Posted: April 02, 2012 08:31AM Registered: 8 years ago Posts: 9,160

I think they are cheap because they are not built using stainless, is that not correct? I saw no mention of steel alloy on their site, and I'd expect them to be trumpeting the virtues of stainless if they used it. In which case the alternatives may be twice as expensive, but they will also last more than twice as long.

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Re: muffler #22
mgb4tim Tim Nagy Pittsburgh, PA!!!, USA 1971 MG MGB 1996 Jaguar XJ6 (X300) "Big Green"	Posted: April 02, 2012 09:10AM Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 1,852

They don't use stainless, but the whole thing is as thick as, or thicker than the exhaust pipe it clamps up to. Wrap your knuckles against it, and you'll see that it's very solid-no sheet metal.

~Tim

tim@morSpeedPerformance.com

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Re: muffler #23
bills Bill Spohn W. Vancouver, BC, Canada 1956 MG MGA 1958 MG MGA Twin-Cam 1962 MG MGA MkII Coupe 1965 Jensen CV8 1969 Lamborghini Countach → more	Posted: April 02, 2012 12:10PM Registered: 8 years ago Posts: 9,160

In reply to # 2029156 by mgb4tim They don't use stainless, but the whole thing is as thick as, or thicker than the exhaust pipe it clamps up to. Wrap your knuckles against it, and you'll see that it's very solid-no sheet metal.

I guess it is a matter of personal philosophy. If you don't intend to keep a car, then you don't need to worry about what quality parts you use in it, but if you intend to own it for an indefinite period, spending the extra bucks for something that lasts much longer saves you both money and work in the end. I can't say that when I was a kid I didn't opt for a part that was $20 cheaper and worry about the quality later, but now I tend to shy away from anything that is obviously built with that sort of price sensitivity in mind (won't touch crappy new chrome etc.) Given the amount of use these cars usually get, I'm sure the Cherrybomb quality parts will serve for several years and that's all many people will want.

PS - it doesn't matter how thick the case is if the innards rot out from inside....(the stainless mufflers like Magnaflow, and I think Flowmaster also use stainless cores and wraps inside).

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Re: muffler #24
1744 Bill Guzman California, USA 1973 MG MGB GT "Green GT" 1974 MG MGB "Punking"	Posted: April 02, 2012 08:31PM Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 4,821

This discussion can go for ever.

A good amount of muffler makers use the same internals, with exception of the welded mufflers such a flowmaster and others.

Cherry Bomb used to be the cheapest muffler one could buy and the top of the line used to be Dynomax Turbo muffler so call that because it was engineer for the turbo Corvair due to space constraints. It was just a larger glasspack.

Cherry Bomb uses aluminium coated casings, they have one of the largest sound dyno in the US and most of all is made in the US.

Less price does not mean less quality. Many car builders are using Cherry Bomb products here in the US.
Not to say the others are not good.

Just because they are stainless casings does not mean they have better internals.

I have magnaflow mufflers and like them, I also use Corsa perhaps the best of the exhaust systems as they have a huge amount of engineering in their systems and are sponsored by GM and listed as a dealer option. Yes very expensive and worth it.

Like I said I wish they would build small mufflers that fit in the B's

It is our attitude that will determine the outcome

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Re: muffler #25
turbostar john austin ruidoso,nm, USA	Posted: April 04, 2012 10:20PM Registered: 6 years ago Posts: 221

My cherry bomb turbo muffler arrived today and it is quite tidy. 3 1/4 by 7 3/4 and has a 13 inch body with 2 1/2 inlet and outlet. Will get it installed this weekend. If it has the turbo muffler sound that I prefer,it will become my muffler of choice for swaps because of the size.

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Re: muffler #26
V8MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kinggsport, TN, USA	Posted: April 05, 2012 07:06AM Registered: 8 years ago Posts: 2,465

John, do you have the part #?

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Re: muffler #27
turbostar john austin ruidoso,nm, USA	Posted: April 05, 2012 08:04AM Registered: 6 years ago Posts: 221

Yes Carl,the part number for the one I described in the prior post is 16806.

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Re: muffler #28
mgb4tim Tim Nagy Pittsburgh, PA!!!, USA 1971 MG MGB 1996 Jaguar XJ6 (X300) "Big Green"	Posted: April 05, 2012 08:23AM Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 1,852

oh, when I hear cherry bomb, I think glasspack. That's the kind I got for my Triumph. I needed to be small, and I had the stock rear resonator.

~Tim

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Re: muffler #29
V8MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kinggsport, TN, USA	Posted: April 05, 2012 09:35PM Registered: 8 years ago Posts: 2,465

Thanks, John.

Tim, those were my favorite header mufflers for my Camaro. Cold rolled steel glaspacks, loved that roar!

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Re: muffler #30
mgb4tim Tim Nagy Pittsburgh, PA!!!, USA 1971 MG MGB 1996 Jaguar XJ6 (X300) "Big Green"	Posted: April 06, 2012 06:44AM Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 1,852

Carl - you put that think on a 2-liter beast, stock exhaust, with a rear resonator, it's not so much of a roar, but it's a more pleasant hum than the stock tractor muffler.

There's a video just under the group of photos on this page. It doesn't sounds too bad.

~Tim

tim@morSpeedPerformance.com

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Re: muffler #31
turbostar john austin ruidoso,nm, USA	Posted: April 07, 2012 12:25PM Registered: 6 years ago Posts: 221

A follow up now that I have installed my new muffler. My system consists ot a 2 inch pipe off each bank of the 3.4 that run about 3-5 ft. It is then y'ed into a single 2 1/2 in pipe that runs to the small cherry bomb turbo with 2 1/2 in inlet and outlet. I got exactly what I was looking for. The sounds hints at high performance but is amazingly quiet and the muffler fits in the pocket to the left of the fuel tank.

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