Full straight midpipe ''iron''-sound?

[malibuguy]

The vortex is a nice muffler with very high flow rates and good sound. Ive yet to install one on a 4banger so no idea what that will sound like.

I wish they made them in stainless i would totally run it

[G-Ammo]

thanks guys! but I actually got used to the sound... and it gives indeed that bosozoku sound / rally sound.

I'm low indeed but i dont scrape that much to be honest haha :P so its not that ;) its purely the sound of the engine without the resonator!

[JimKellyfan]

Originally Posted by malibuguy

The vortex is a nice muffler with very high flow rates and good sound. Ive yet to install one on a 4banger so no idea what that will sound like.

I wish they made them in stainless i would totally run it

Yep, forgot about that factoid, been awhile since I went Maremont in TN.
But, the Vortex, I believe is 20 CFM less than straight 3" pipe.
Here is a quote from Dragzine, a rag I found when trying to re-research the exact CFM which I believe is around 500 CFM ish, I wanna say 568 and 548 (straight 3 inch pipe, then the Vortex) I had two of em on my old Caprice wagon, made it sound like a Vette, which really shocked......everyone who never heard that from a wagon before. When I need an exhaust, I am gonna try the glasspack in the middle, and the Vortex out the back...

...Here is the quote...


Paul Stevens, a Product Design Specialist for Cherry Bomb, has been in the exhaust aftermarket for over 31 years. He works in the Research and Development department, where he uses equipment like a super gauge to design and test new exhaust systems. “The super gauge machine we have here is used to measure all of our tubing and wire form and it is a very accurate machine. It is one of our key tools for designing exhaust systems under the car and then getting information to manufacturing.” Another tool Paul uses on a regular basis is the flow bench. “The flow bench measures the volume of air in cubic feet per minute,” Paul tells us. “We test mufflers, pipes and catalytic converters on this machinery.” The flow bench tells them that Cherry Bomb’s classic glasspack muffler flows about 510 cubic feet per minute of air, which is about 100 cfm shy of a straight pipe. That is some impressive air flow.

All of this research and development has helped Cherry Bomb expand its exhaust offerings beyond simple glasspacks, to products for the more discerning gearhead. Their exhaust offerings range from the Cherry Bomb Pro, Elite, Turbo, and the popular Cherry Bomb Extreme. The latest muffler they offer is the Cherry Bomb Vortex, which features special dividers and baffles which provide that Cherry Bomb sound, and a flow rate that nearly as efficient as straight 3-inch pipes, but without the deafening sound of an unmuffled engine.