Well it would appear that there are some rather strong opinions on the muffler question! That’s what makes hot roddin’ so special – there is rarely “one right answer” when the question involves a matter of taste and preference. Any free flowing system will probably perform about the same if the pipe is sized correctly.

I have to agree with the above comments, re: make the sound fit the era of the car. I had Smitty’s on my ’57 Corvette and they sounded mighty fine back in the sixties. I lived in a small town in the mountains of Southern California and one night a friend encouraged me to try a little trick he’d learned from his brother. As he explained it, you find a nice long downhill grade, get a bit of speed up, turn the ignition off and pump the gas a few times and then turn the ignition back on, and a “big back fire” will ensue. Well sure enough – there was a big backfire and two red hot cores clanked out the tail pipe. The Smitty’s were – needless to say – not quite the same and as I drove into the driveway, my father informed me that the sheriff had called and already shared the details of my little stunt. The fear of God was further underscored as I was lambasted for potentially starting a forest fire. The Smitty’s got replaced with Cherry Bombs and I was instructed that a reoccurrence of my shenanigans would result in a loss of my driving privileges.

We have a local shop that gives a lifetime guarantee on the Dynomax. I like the sound of Flowmaster 40/50 series on the newer cars and they comply with most noise ordinances. Depending on where you are, the local “authority having jurisdiction” can put a damper on how loud you can go – I have Hooker Straight Shots on my Harley and was informed that to avoid a ticket, I would have to install the baffles - still good sound, but not quite the bite of a V-Twin with open pipes.

Have fun selecting what you like!
Glenn