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"How
to install FLOWMASTER'S ®
New Aggressive-Sounding
C5 Mufflers"
By: Richard A. Lentinello Vette Magizine July
1998
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Owners of C5's are mighty proud of thier high-tech Corvettes.
Given the car's thrilling power, impressive road manners
and remarkable comfort, they lavish nothing but praise
upon their new Corvette's fine engineering and quality
of construction. The only complaint we keep hearing over
and over again is that of the car's sound, or rather the
lack thereof.
Due to the combination of its unique and extensive sound
deadening system design and materials that insulate its
engine and occupants from the world outside quite well,
and its pair of highly effective mufflers, the C5 has
a sound characteristic that is akin to a sedan rather
than a sportscar. To thoses owners who were raised on
midyears and stingrays, this isn't their idea of what
a Corvette should sound like. A deeper louder-sounding
Corvette with a pulsating exhaust beat is how they want
their C5 to echo its 345 horsepower within.
Thanks to the aftermarket, performance parts and accessories
for the C5 are slowly being released to very receptive
buyers, eager to personalize their C5 with a distinctive
blend of enhances performance and aesthetic appeal. Topping
their wish list are louder exhaust systems to cure those
soundless blues. With the recent release of Flowmaster's
new C5 mufflers, those owners will soon be dancing in
the streets.
This new Flowmaster three chamber muffler system
will make any new Corvette sound far meaner and intimidating
with a deeper, fuller bass-like sound, yet it does so
without increasing interior cabin noise. This is achieved
by Flowmaster's unique design princeiples of
specially shaped baffles and chambers, which are incorporated
into every muffler it builds.
To hear how much better the Flowmaster muffler
makes the C5 sound, we traveled to Trenton, N.J., and
visited Mufflex, the industry's premier
fabricator and installer of high-performance exhaust systems,
to witness installation of the very first pair of C5 mufflers
on a 1998 6-speed.
The installation was fairly straightforward, as the
mufflers are designed to fit perfectly without modifications.
With the exception of the stainless steel exhaust tips,
the Flowmasters look like OEM mufflers--that is, until
the LS1 is fired up and hammered through the gears.
Article written by: Richard A. Lentinello.
July
1998 issue of Vette Magizine Page 55
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