Glass Packs

[mike42]

Who would be the best to buy a glass pack muffler from and what brand ?

Thx

Mike

[Joe Immler]

Try Speedway Motors. SPPEDWAYMOTORS.COM
I have Smithy's glass packs on my '41. Love the sound. They have been on the car for 16 years with no problems. Speedway has other brands available but I like Smithy's best.

[V8 Bob]

Brockman MellowTones. Several lengths, USA made in IN, glass or steel, great sound, family run. Check 'em out!

http://www.brockmancustomparts.com/

[JT FORD]

I had Smithy's and replaced with Brockman steel pacs. I liked the Smithy's much better. The Brockmans have a deep rumbling sound when taking off in low gear. I don't hear it after driving in 3rd. gear. Maybe the glass pac ones wouldn't do this? I have steel headers and 22 in long mufflers with 2 inch pipes. I have heard complains like this before on this forum.

[TStiles]

Had Smithys on a pickup. Rusted out after a number of years. Replaced them with Brockman glass packs expecting a quieter exhaust. Disappointed. The Brockmans were much louder. Went back to Smithy glass packs. Quieter, by far.

[xix32]

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22" Smithy's from Speedway. I think they were their first product they sold back in 1952,
and I think they are still "made in America". At $ 40.00 each you can't beat the price. I just put a pair on my 59a Flathead powered `32, they are nice and quiet. I'm running 1 3/4" pipe duals, had to have the ends of the pipes expaned by a muffler shop to fit snugly inside the Smithy's

[mike42]

Thank you very much for comments. I had looked at Smitty's and Thrush. Didn't know what was best.

Mike

[38bill]

I went from Smithys to 22" Cherry Bomb glasspacks. The Cherry Bombs are just slightly louder but they have a great sound. They also fit into the frame better as the ends are rounded and they can be purchased on sale for around $25.

[vilanar]

Anyone have tried Porters ?

[Seth Swoboda]

I've tried smithys and Brockman Mellow tones. Both are available from Van Pelt Sales. I prefer the Brockman Mellow Tones Steel Pack muffler over glass pack.

[mike42]

What am I looking at for stock pipe size on '40 ? 2" or 1/34" at both ends ?

Thx

[RKS.PA]

Guys, this sounds like there is no right answer.....matter of personal preference, so to each his own!!! Also, no wrong answer!!

[36tudordeluxe]

Originally Posted by Seth Swoboda

I've tried smithys and Brockman Mellow tones. Both are available from Van Pelt Sales. I prefer the Brockman Mellow Tones Steel Pack muffler over glass pack.

I've got BROCKMAN steel packs and love the sound.

[Admiral]

I had Smithy's mufflers on my dual-exhaust setup and enjoyed them, though now I'm running open exhaust. The Smithy's were perhaps too quiet but the straight-through arrangement is too loud, though not crazy.

[Tim Ayers]

Originally Posted by mike42

Thank you very much for comments. I had looked at Smitty's and Thrush. Didn't know what was best.

Mike

My dad has Thrush's on a stock 59AB w/ duals in his '32 Tudor. Sounds just right in this application. Not too loud, but loud and low rumbly enough to know it's a flathead.

He also has Smithy's on his stock '49 F1. If I was to pick, I'd take the Thrushes. Only snag with the Thrushes is, when you look underneath they look like they belong on a muscle car and not an old Ford, but that's just me.