New muffler suggestions

[George]

Thanks Tom. Always nice to hear from other car guys. What they're up to, or have done.

[EBird]

Tom..

Did you go with the glasspacks or magnaflows?

Thanks,
Ebird

[monty]

I'm new to this forum but also belong to Thunderbird Nest. I have read posts going back to the beginning on our Birds and it seems the Borla's are the choice of many. I am a child of the 50's, however, and still like the old flathead rumble (had a 51 Crestline in '55). Installed Douglas glasspacks on it and can't get over that sound. I recently put Flowmasters on my '04 and then took them off and put on glasspacks (left the resinators alone). They are still in the "breaking in" period but sound pretty good so far. I also have the K&N CAI system.

[George]

Monty:
I believe that you may have done it right.
I wanted the '50's sound and put Borla's on. Not even close to the sound I wanted.
They growl/groan as opposed to a mellow burble sound of the '50's. Too bad you're not close by, I'd like to hear them
However, most owners that have the Borla's love them....but then they must be younger than I am

[monty]

George, I'm 70 yrs old myself and have put glasspaks on every car owned since 1955 (the '51 Ford Crestline). I was reluctant to do it on the Bird as everyone said it "wasn't that kind of car". I almost ordered the Borla's but wife was griping about the price and whether I "needed" a different exhaust system at all. I also own an '05 Ford F150 and have Flowmasters on it. However, they sounded altogether different on the Bird. The truck has the 4.7 engine and I guess that was the difference. I did also remove the resinators from it as muffler was in the middle instead of the back as on the Bird and did a "catback" system. The wife drive's an '06 Ford Escape but she won't let me touch it, not even the CAI. I do use K&N filters on it. I didn't remove the resinators on the Bird as it has that crossbar which is supposed to prevent a vacuum or something like that. The whole thing I think, though, is that the cat is a muffler also and for that reason, can't really duplicate the "sound of the 50's. I have heard the Borla's, had the personal experience with the Flowmasters, and like the glasspaks better than either of those. Can't you just replace the Borla mufflers only at the back of the car and put glasspaks there?

[George]

Yes I could replace them but due to their cost, I'll just live with it. At least others, at car shows, seem to like the sound.
Thanks for your explanation above, as well. Neat!!