Is a glasspack muffler loud?
Glasspack mufflers are loud. They are loud as straight pipes, but the sound is more mature. The car isn’t screaming like with straight pipes but makes a more rumbly and pleasant noise. This is made possible by the fiberglass and sound enhancements design they have in glasspack mufflers.
Does a glasspack muffler add horsepower?
Glasspack mufflers will improve your horsepower rating of about 20 horsepower compared to stock. They improve horsepower because they reduce backpressure and are lighter compared to stock ones.
Does glasspack length affect sound?
The length of a glass pack is going to basically only to affect loudness. The longer the glasspack the quieter it will be. The shorter it is the louder it will be. They basically just take a little bit of the edge off of the overall loudness of the exhaust.
Does a glasspack affect gas mileage?
Any kind of muffler you put on that makes your truck louder will hurt your fuel economy. You are always romping on the gas to hear it! But I’ve had 2 trucks with glasspacks and have never noticed any change either way with the mileage.
Will a glasspack make my car louder?
Does a glasspack make the exhaust “louder”? A. No. Compared to a straight exhaust, the glasspack physically “muffles” or lessens the sound.
Why is my glasspack quiet?
The glass pack is full of fiber glass and it will deaden the sound of the exhaust. With no back pressure of a tail pipe the exhaust goes straight thru the muffler. With a tail pipe the longer the pipe the more back pressure there is on the muffler the quieter it gets.
Is a short or long glasspack louder?
The length of a glass pack is going to basically only to affect loudness. The longer the glasspack the quieter it will be. The shorter it is the louder it will be. In general glass packs have a low, soft tone.
What size glasspack should I get?
go with glasspacks around 20″ or a little longer, pips no smaller than 2″. you can even go 2.5″.. big blocks have a deeper sound than small blocks I’ve found, and I love the sound of straight pipes on those.
How can I make my glass pack muffler louder?
if you want to get your glasspacks louder pour gas in them and get going about 55-60mph then shut your truck off while your still going 55 and in gear. you will hear a bang. and your glasspacks will be burned out and as loud as they can get.