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

Mike
 
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.
 
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.
 
Guys, this sounds like there is no right answer.....matter of personal preference, so to each his own!!! Also, no wrong answer!!
 
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.
 
mike42 said:
Thank you very much for comments. I had looked at Smitty's and Thrush. Didn't know what was best.

Mike
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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.
 
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