Sound bite videos on your computer are way off vs in person. On another note one brand of muffler your liking plus exhaust piping system being different in bends, lengths and diameters throws sound way off. Add to the mix one chosen muffler on the same displacement engine keeping piping equal or close to equal to compare but on different engines like a 350 Chubbie vs 351 Ford as examples will sound totally different before thinking about a 5.0 LR engine vs 302 Mustang engine.
What I wanted being durable, sound and function being free flowing in a 4.9 litre (stroked 4.6 LR in 95 D1 5 speed w/cam and chip still smog legal in Kalifornia's **** control) example vs factory overpriced, too heavy, way too silent I went with a Borla "Cat Back System" in stainless uncorking the little engine pulling a once was 4,600 pound ****. Mellow rumble an enjoyable sound not sounding like a high school junker running Flowmaster rubbish.
A slight drone around 2,300 rpm's in 5th pulling a slight grade which goes silent above or below that rpm range When getting on it the deep growl not stupid loud a sound letting you
and others know your making Hp and not cop bait.
Had a person flag me down in his 94 D1 with a 02 4.0 engine swap and 5 speed thinking he
could kick my **** a no contest thing even if I had a 3,000 pound boat tied to me he went the Borla system like I have getting away from factory rusting out crap wanting stainless and slightly quieter, I suggested Vibrant stainless their perforated tube large oval (not any louvered muffler or resonator design) body resonator called their "silent series" keeping a system all in stainless. I did replace LR's restrictive Cats with Magnaflows being two identical cats vs factory one flat one round having different backpressure flows which is rubbish in my book on engines. At rust and trouble free exhaust system 22 years old and counting with a muffler only system being "lifetime" free replacement by Borla. Purchased back in Feb. 2000 was way cheaper than the insane 2021 prices. I bet if it were a steel vs stainless system with a lot of local stop and go driving I would of replaced exhaust systems several times by now hence more than paid for itself going Borla. No connection with Borla just a happy camper dealing with the dad Mr. Borla not his punk kid, that I had first hand contact with not being plesant until one day dad answered the phone and problem solved ASAP!.
I hung around a friends muffler shop visiting weekly and had the option of picking up several brands of mufflers in steel and stainless, different diameters and body lengths run a short time now considered used I installed playing around on the pickup costing me nothing just my time, Mig wire and gas at home looking for flow number one then sound second on my list making a complete custom system with Spintech mufflers behind the 496 cu/in pickup. Ceramic coated inside and out on headers including the 33 degree four piece "X" cross. Exhaust systems tuned to engines not just noise....~~=o&o>......