Pics of Old school Speed parts(Day 2 stuff)

[beater68427]

For Sam

[4onthefloor]

I Just LOVE "DAY2" parts--thrush parts are my favorite...I have Hush Thrush also...I have been collecting these type of mufflers for a while now
P:S- the guy I got the "Dot" rods used to Work in tonawanda...he had boxes FULL of goodies...

[markjohnson]

I remember those Thrush mufflers! I worked at an Auto Parts store when I was sixteen and I can remember so vividly taping those Thrush boxes back up EVERYDAY because customers loved to open them up just to look at the mufflers. One day I encounter an old man that actually has the muffler up to his mouth blowing into it and saying "So these are the mufflers that wake me up in the middle of the night that those damn kids are putting on their cars!" To which my co-worker buddy replies: "Yes sir, we like those mufflers."

[4onthefloor]

It's been SO long since these muffler's were in Stores for sale , I always liked how they Looked ...If They were to make these Round mufflers with the same color's and Logo , They would sell like HOTCAKES !! They did revive "hushthrush", But its just a "dynomax-superturbo" in disguise - They need to do a remake on these old ones -Im SICK of flowmasters!!! they are SO played out .. Every one has em and all cars sound the same....

[427TJ]

I have old Thrush turbos, the longer ones that I call "Hemi" turbos, on my '55 and they still sound great. Flowmasters just don't do it for me.

[Tommy]

I installed a set of Hollywood Deeptones on my 68 Nova. I really like the sound. The ads for them appeared in Hot Rod Magazines in the early 80's from what I have seen. I don't know if they were around in the 70's. I would imagine they are probably about the same thing as the old thrush mufflers. They came in tubes and ovals.


Tommy

[4onthefloor]

Are you talking about these?? If you are then YEA they are LOUD!!! But they sound cool

[markjohnson]

I actually really like the sound of Flowmasters. I love hearing that DEEP sound that a big cubic inch motor thumping through a set of larger diameter Flowmasters makes. Anyway, back to these glasspacks......I've never ran them, but I was always told to avoid the ones that have the internal louvers protruding into the exhaust stream. They flow terrible. When I think back to the early Eighties, there was a muffler called the Sonic Turbo that was very popular and that's what I always used. I'm sure many people here remember them.

[PxTx]

This glasspack talk is treading lightly on poser sound. I always viewed glasspacks as a muffler for people who wanted the hp sound with a stock motor.

I agree with Mark- I like the sound of Flowmasters. When I first heard them on a 5.0 Mustang I thouhg it was the best muffler I've ever heard. It's not true ot the sound of these muscle car era engines, but they made their mark in the 80's have have not slowed up much in popular culture. Not many other mufflers can say that.

[4onthefloor]

The Older round Thrush ARE not Glasspacks ... Neither are the Hush Thrush mufflers .. the Hollywood Deep Tones ARE a Glasspack Design ... But they are not the "Cheapies "-The Ad said-- Bringing back the brap,brap,brap & they SURE did make noise , But they sounded GOOD !! I have had "Flowmasters" & They sound like EVERY other Car on the road 2day .. I used to be a 5.0 Ford Fanatic but I went Oldschool .... They didnt have Flowmasters back in the days... The mufflers you were told to AVOID are the Cheaply made glasspacks that store's have in Bins - They DO Suck.. But These Thrush Are Nice Flowing units ,they Are not even made anymore , but they make a "Day2" project period correct....