Muffler reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 140 Reddit reviews across 54 subreddits and 61 posts to rank the best Muffler brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/G37, r/Foxbody, r/Charger, r/f150, r/LSSwapTheWorld. Top-rated brands include Flowmaster (4.2/5), Borla (4.3/5), Magnaflow (3.9/5).
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Reviews140
Subreddits54
Posts61
Brands73
Products66
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#1
Flowmaster
4.2
(19)
"I’ve got a flowmaster 40 on my Silverado. At low idle it gives a nice rumble but not obnoxiously loud. When you step on it, it’s a very deep growl but no drone in the cab. All around a really good option in my opinion especially if price is a factor."
"Flowmaster"
"Nothing beats 2 1/2 H pipes with 3 chamber flow masters."
"Flowmaster 40’s we’re the ticket in 2003."
"Flowmaster 40."
"Smallblock? Flomasters. Glasspacks if you want that 70s sound."
"I always add flomaster series 40’s to my mustangs, def don’t want annoying loud"
"I had a Flowmaster on mine sounded amazing and wasn’t super loud I wish I still had that truck"
"LOUD inside and out. Great sound for track day or hot dogging out of the parking lot of your local tavern."
"Flowmaster super 44"
#2
Borla
4.3
(11)
"Catless and Borla atak would be a great combination!!!"
"Borla full cat back."
"Listen to Borla's line. Magnaflow is also good."
"If you want budget quality, go borla."
"Borla"
"BORLA ATAK"
"Borla"
"Borla pro xs, but please fix that exhaust tip"
"I went with borla since it was not too loud."
"Borla is pretty nice but haven’t looked too much into it."
#3
Magnaflow
3.9
(11)
"I like Magnaflow, its deep but not loud."
"I run a mid muffler delete with the rears magnaflow straight through mufflers."
"I have a much nicer magnaflow unit on my Toyota 4runner with a 22re and it’s quite loud."
"Magnaflow"
"Magnaflow has a roughly $100 unit thats stainless steel and fairly quiet, from what i recall, straight through universal style."
"Magnaflow if you like close to stock sound."
"I've got a Magnaflow performance round and their high flow cat with an ATP header on my XJ."
"Magnaflow has a good sound on the 7.3."
"I believe the Magnaflows in general are fairly quiet."
"I went with Magnaflow. Did exactly what you describe, which is what I was after."
#4
MBRP
4.3
(7)
"I love my MBRP Race cat back, It sounds great imo."
"I have had a 4” MBRP full exhaust with behind rear wheel on my 99 250 for at least 15 years! Perfect sound."
"Little bit throatier than stock, but doesn't get loud. Also doesn't cost an arm and a leg."
"Spintech sounds great on these motors. They were one of the more popular choices back in the day. I decided on MBRP for my exhaust."
"MBRP"
"MBRP."
"It’s a good, subtle throaty note that I don’t really hear unless I listen for. Great value."
#5
Vibrant
4.1
(7)
"Look up Vibrant Ultra Quiet. A muffler shop will be able to add it to your current exhaust easily."
"Vibrant is your best option unless stainless bros or ace race parts carry something similar"
"Vibrant ultra quite resonator is Mando, preferably with one of their mufflers"
"Vibrant 1794 resonators in place of the mid mufflers is what I run."
"I would recommend mid muffler delete or vibrant mufflers in my opinion"
"I run a dual vibrant resonators and straight piped other than that and it’s not that loud to me."
"Get a vibrant muffler and resonator."
#6
Spintech
4.5
(4)
"Check out Spintech. I'm running them on my fox body and the 5.0 f150. Amazing sound, not much drone."
"Spintech"
"Spintech sounds sooo good on the old LT1 in the impala SS"
"Spin tech ……."
#7
FMF
4.3
(3)
"I don't think you can go wrong with an FMF pipe."
"I just installed a 2021 crf300l q4 muffler with fmf header on my 2024 crf250l."
"I’m pretty sure the Q4 is the same for both."
#8
Amazon
4.0
(3)
"I have found some nice ones on Amazon with a screw on muffler tip that work well."
"I bought one of the $100 Amazon special mufflers for the bayou 220 my kids drive around."
"Just saw a post about a guy who bought one off Amazon for $70."
#9
Thrush
4.0
(3)
"Pretty good quality and around $50."
"I have a thrush turbo muffler on my 2.9 and it sounds grumbly but quiet at idle."
"Anything turbo muffler, thrush has a good one. They lessen that annoying blap blap when on the gas low rpm."
#10
Dynomax
3.7
(3)
"Look into something like a Dynomax Super Turbo or maybe Borla XS. They’re noticeable yet tame."
"Dynomax super turbo."
"I have a duel exhaust with a pair of Dynomax turbos. I like the sound but it’s a bit loud for long drives."
#11
ARK
4.5
(2)
"I'm putting an ARK GRIP on my Q60. My friend has one, and it sounds ridiculously good."
"I got an ARK grip sounds great imo"
#12
Yoshimura
4.5
(2)
"If you want quality, the Yoshimura is the best in my opinion."
"There are some mufflers like yoshimura that are quite but a bit louder if you keep the baffle in."
#13
Flowmaster Super 44
4.0
(2)
"Flow master super 44."
"I've got a Flowmaster super 44 on mine and it sounds pretty decent."
#14
Flowmaster 40 Series
4.0
(2)
"They offer a few different versions. I would go for the one with the larger muffler as the others are quite loud."
"I ran one on my HA4 and loved it, it was a little on the loud side but it did sound really nice, no drone or anything just kinda loud."
#15
Aftermarket
4.0
(2)
"I got a muffler delete from a shop and sounds great don’t bother with over priced ones."
"If you just want a more aggressive sound, then an aftermarket muffler can certainly provide that."
#16
Cherry Bomb
3.5
(2)
"Get you some cherry bombs"
"What you are looking for is what they call a “cherry bomb”"
#17
Speedys Equipment
5.0
(1)
"Throw a speedys equipment super smooth on there trust, just got mine installed and its perfect not a loud but a throaty idle, and opens up at high rpms."
#18
GT
5.0
(1)
"It was perfect. A little more and deeper sound, absolutely no drone."
#19
Black Widow
5.0
(1)
"Sounds pretty dope"
#20
J2 Industries
5.0
(1)
"J2 industries catback from eBay. Great price and sounds amazing"
#21
SP Mufflers
5.0
(1)
"Have one on my turbo civic and it sounds fantastic."
#22
Motordyne
5.0
(1)
"Motordyne. People will tell you cheap alternatives and 90% of em sound like total shit."
#23
TRD
5.0
(1)
"Love my TRD one."
#24
John Deere
5.0
(1)
"John Deere makes a “muffler black” high heat spray paint that I’ve liked and used for the last 25 years."
#25
VHT
5.0
(1)
"I use VHT FLAME PROOF HEADER PAINT."
#26
Walker
5.0
(1)
"Walker"
#27
Handicraft Palace
5.0
(1)
"I use this one- [https://www.myntra.com/mufflers/handicraft+palace/handicraft-palace-men-merino-wool-mufflers/31310024/buy]"
#28
Jad Racing
5.0
(1)
"Jad Racing or Replica Pro. Both are local manufacturers."
#29
Gibson Dual Exhaust
5.0
(1)
"I love the sound of my Gibson dual exhaust combined with the shorty headers on my ‘99 5.2."
#30
Rush
5.0
(1)
"Amazing sound. Even better at Highway speed, there is no annoying drone."
#31
Strömung
5.0
(1)
"I really like my Strömung."
#32
Tanabe
4.0
(1)
"I use shorter vibrant resonators and a Tannabe axle back. I get compliments and can still drive customers around without attracting attention. Nice balance."
#33
Beluga
4.0
(1)
"Rocking my Beluga eBay special catbacks for over a year now, still does the trick for me. Just enough additional noise under throttle to make itself heard, but not obnoxiously loud"
#34
AP Exhaust
4.0
(1)
"AP Exhaust XS1259 It’s a white label magnaflow for a fraction of the price. Good quality. Quiet at cruise with no drone & comes to life when you lay into it"
#35
Vibrant Performance
4.0
(1)
"Vibrant performance street power mufflers and pair them with their resonators."
#36
Infiniti
4.0
(1)
"I’ve had the Infiniti sport exhaust w/ Helmholtz mufflers since 2018 and am still happy with it. Pretty mellow until about 3000rpm."
#37
Moroso
4.0
(1)
"Moroso spiral flows can smooth that out. Corsa mufflers work well too."
#38
Z1
4.0
(1)
"Look into the z1 single exit race exhaust (if they have one for the sedan) with a resonated modular y pipe and some resonated test pipes it comes with a silencer so you can make it quiet when you want it quiet and loud when you want it loud"
#39
Berk
4.0
(1)
"Berk RTP + muffler delete had by far one of the best tones I’ve heard from a VQ"
#40
Evil Energy
4.0
(1)
"Check out the evil energy muffler on Amazon, I like the 3 in one I have"
#41
Karnage Performance
4.0
(1)
"Karnage performance exhaust"
#42
Rev 9
4.0
(1)
"All u need is an axle back exhaust, rev 9 makes a nice one and it sounds great."
#43
SCS Custom
4.0
(1)
"SCS custom (search youtube) sounds close to motordyne for much less money."
#44
BA Mufflers
4.0
(1)
"He was designing high tuck setups for the FJ."
#45
Stanley
4.0
(1)
"I came across an interesting muffler that some mini bike people like to use for extra quiet operation."
#46
Solo Performance
4.0
(1)
"Solo Performance makes some sweet systems with a classic H pipe design"
#47
Carven
4.0
(1)
"Mid muffler delete with a carven 3in x pipe."
#48
Glass Pack
4.0
(1)
"If you can weld or have a friend that welds, you can install a glass pack with a little fabrication and no extra pipe."
#49
Resonated Exhaust Tip
4.0
(1)
"I'm currently using a resonated exhaust tip which is perfectly sized."
#50
High Flow Resonator
4.0
(1)
"The best thing you can do for sound with the 1st gen from my experience is a high flow resonator or muffler."
#51
Valvetronic
4.0
(1)
"I went with the valvetronic muffler that not only shed a lot of weight but is plug and play."
#52
Pypes Violators
4.0
(1)
"I’ve liked pypes violators, pretty beefy and with stock cats you get some nice pops."
#53
Grom
4.0
(1)
"Put a stock Grom muffler on it."
#54
Jeg's
4.0
(1)
"Jeg's deep tone is a great Flowmaster knock off for cheap."
#55
Gibson
4.0
(1)
"A billion years ago, I had a Gibson cat back system on mine. Made a decent rumble given the 2.2."
#56
Orion Vmax
4.0
(1)
"Check orion/vmax. Puwede nila kopyahin stock muff sound"
#57
JVT V2
4.0
(1)
"Madaming powerpipe na mas tahimik pa sa stock yung JVT v2, Jad racings and Replica pro na mga powerpipe na maliit tip."
#58
Trush Glass Pack
4.0
(1)
"I replaced it with a trush glass pack. Worked fine for me."
#59
HKS
4.0
(1)
"I used to have the HKS Legamax Sports which was very nice, high quality."
#60
Kakimoto
4.0
(1)
"If you want to look at other single blue tip Japanese mufflers, you can look up Kakimoto."
#61
XP90
4.0
(1)
"Pretty much all XP90 mufflers are interchangeable."
#62
Donaldson
4.0
(1)
"Donaldson."
#63
Lexx
4.0
(1)
"This Lexx was a lot more quiet. I can talk over it at idle."
#64
Diamond Eye 4 Inch Exhaust
4.0
(1)
"I have a diamond eye 4” exhaust on mine and no drone in the cab."
#65
Flo Pro
4.0
(1)
"I threw on a flo pro twister resonator just after the downpipe, and a flo pro 14” glasspack muffler halfway down the exhaust."
#66
HD Sportster
4.0
(1)
"HD sportster OEM pipes are a good solution. Good chrome, usually no rejetting, and good sound."
#67
Delkevic
4.0
(1)
"I run a Delkevic 4-1 with a 2.5in shorty without the baffle on my CB550. She sounds nice."
#68
Solo
4.0
(1)
"Solo has been good to me from my g8 to my f150s"
#69
Flow Chaser
4.0
(1)
"Flow chaser."
#70
Summit
3.0
(1)
"Sounds decent but still sounds like a v6 and drones pretty bad at specifically 1700 and 2700 rpm otherwise its pretty quiet."
#71
HMF
3.0
(1)
"I bought my Trx 400 with a HMF and it was so loud that I couldn’t hear anything over it."
#72
OEM
2.0
(1)
"Only exhaust that will be quiet like OEM is an OEM."
#73
Eisenmann
1.0
(1)
"Lol dont buy that garbage ass exhaust."
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