Carven or Flowmaster Outlaw

snowman44 · July 15, 2017

So I currently have a Flowmaster Cat back exhaust American Thunder. It is simply to quiet for me. I recently rode in my friends Ram Hemi with Carver and it sounded good. Was thinking about changing out flowmaster muffler with carver or should I put in the muffler from the flowmaster outlaw package. Anyone have any experience with this?

SirenRed16 · July 15, 2017

I have Carven R on a 5.3 and I'm pretty happy with it. A couple days ago I put on a Corsa style tips on it and it seems like it made it louder on start up.

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SouthernSilveradoGuy85 · July 15, 2017

That kit comes with a Super 40 muffler which is somewhat aggressive but it's the most aggressive. If you want it as loud as possible I would see about having a shop replace the muffler by itself with a Super 10 which is the loudest Flowmaster muffler. If you only want it a little louder then replace it with a Super 44. I had a Super 44 single in/dual out on my '14 5.3 and it was the best sounding exhaust I've ever had.

Nasty · July 16, 2017

I have the carven tr. Very happy with it

snowman44 · July 16, 2017

Is the tr the loudest of the carven mufflers? I know my buddies was a dodge but it just had a nice deep tone.

SirenRed16 · July 16, 2017

Is the tr the loudest of the carven mufflers? I know my buddies was a dodge but it just had a nice deep tone.

No Carven R is the louder of the two.

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ngmoore17 · July 16, 2017

I have the Carven TR and I am also extremely pleased. Don't know how loud your current setup is to compare but mine provides just the right amount of sound to me. Look at some youtube clips of it and see what you think I know there are some out there that I listened too.

snowman44 · July 17, 2017

Or would I be better with a borla xs or xr 1 muffler. I am over listening to clips online. I want something with a deep tone like my borla on my corvette.

Nasty · July 17, 2017

I,had the xr1 and I swapped it for the carven tr

snowman44 · July 17, 2017

What do you like better about the carven tr than the borla xr1?I am just nervous the carven tr wont be much louder than what I have now, and also dont want redneck obnoxious loud. Does anyone know if the carven tr is louder than a flowmaster 40? I really want to pull the trigger on a carven muffler tom.

SirenRed16 · July 17, 2017

What do you like better about the carven tr than the borla xr1?I am just nervous the carven tr wont be much louder than what I have now, and also dont want redneck obnoxious loud. Does anyone know if the carven tr is louder than a flowmaster 40? I really want to pull the trigger on a carven muffler tom.

I wouldn't consider the Carven R redneck loud. It is loud but not obnoxiously loud. Just yesterday took a trip to the beach and with the AC, music, and talking you could bearly hear the exhaust but when I would get on it you could definitely hear it.

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qwank · July 19, 2017

I have an Outlaw extreme on mine. It's pretty much a straight pipe. It's loud and I love it.

WereBot · July 20, 2017

I have the Carven "Competitor Series" cat back kit on my truck and I love it!

The "Progressive Series" comes with a normal TR muffler. The "Competitor Series" has a unique muffler designed specifically for the 14+ 5.3. To me it looks like a slightly longer R to mitigate resonance in the muffler. Mine hardly resonates at all. Cruising on the highway you can barely hear it but get on it and it screams.

Luster · August 4, 2017

So I currently have a Flowmaster Cat back exhaust American Thunder. It is simply to quiet for me. I recently rode in my friends Ram Hemi with Carver and it sounded good. Was thinking about changing out flowmaster muffler with carver or should I put in the muffler from the flowmaster outlaw package. Anyone have any experience with this?

You are exactly correct! American thunder is WAY TOO QUIET. On these trucks the three cats kill any sound that has a chance of escaping. I've been through several mufflers and finally settled for the Flowmaster 10 with no flapper and no Rez. Loudest muffler you can buy and still way too quiet.

If I was starting from scratch I would get the Outlaw.

I guess I'll have to stop bitching and buy headers