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Old 01-01-2014, 08:09 PM
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Default Looking to go with Gibson 4.5 clamp on bullet mufflers, opinions, videos?

As the title says. Who has videos of boats idling, running at speed with the gibson bullets?

What are peoples opinions of Gibson? I am running a semi-dry (a little water introduced at the tip) setup with 4.5" tails.

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Old 01-01-2014, 08:53 PM
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jim thats what i ran and gigs plus chris has em on his boat also
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Originally Posted by smokin' gun
jim thats what i ran and gigs plus chris has em on his boat also
Gordon - I knew you had a pair but good to know the other guys run them. How do you like them? Got any videos of them running?
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My buddy had them on some blown 598 engines with stellings headers. They were fairly quiet, with a nice sound to them. Kinda reminded me of a big block car with chambered mufflers sort of.
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I have them on a built 524, they sound great. They take the edge off and reduce the volume to the just legal level. I have heard that the GGB's have less back pressure. If you search on mufflers you will find more than a few threads and many have commented that on more than 600hp the Gibsons will knock off a couple mph. If your primary criteria were sound, I would definitely get them. I will say this, the Stainless is pretty low grade and they take a lot of maintenance to keep them shiny. I have had the clamp ons for several years and run in pretty rough water and I haven't lost one yet.
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I have 2 sets of GGB 4.5 clamp-ons for sale
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Has anyone used these yet

http://marineexhaust.ggb.ca/index.ph...ory&path=19_26
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i put the gibson mufflers on towards the end of the year. they are a little on the quiet side. way more quiet than i expected. my boat was extremely loud and now its actually kinda nice for every day boating. did lose a little on the top but nothing to write home about. as thisislivin said the stainless is low grade and does take ALOT of polishing to keep mine shiney. on the flip side i dont have to shout to have a conversation while idling around and the windsuckers stopped giving me the finger when i go by through the harbour lol. [ATTACH=CONFIG]515616[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]515617[/ATTACH]
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Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER
I am also curious how they work! They say wet or dry compatible, would love to know what they do about the bark from dry open pipes? You would think companies like this would have sound clips on there websites like the auto muffler companies do!
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Nobody with any sound clips?
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