Would a cherry bomb turbo muffler work good with a Fiero? or would they be too loud. Mind you I'd eventually have headers and no cat, on a 2.8 v6 with perfromance chip and probably other things.

well.. my Q4 dumps right from the header into an 18" cherry bomb, into a straight tip. Way too loud. With a resonated tip it was almost bearable... V6 would probably be a little quieter, though.

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1986 GT 5 speed
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Cherry bomb with cat may be acceptable. I used it instead of a cat whith no muffler and resonated tips. It was barely acceptable loud. But I was so happy when I installed the stock muffler back. But the that's too quiet...

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I had a double cherry bomb setup with two resonators. I had a pipe bent so it came about the middle of the truck and then a muffler and resonator each side. It was a little 'boomy' at highway speeds but overall nice sounding.

I have duals with two 12" cherry bombs and just chrome extender tips behind a v8.

Can you hear me now?

I feel stuiped asking this, but what's a cherry bomb? I might know it by a diffrent name or not know of it at all. A link could be helpful too.

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Don't feel alone - I don't know what a "cherry bomb" is either.
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It's a muffler. Often used on the mullet waving in the air V6 camaro's in wichita. I've got nothing against camaros btw.. MULLETS!!!!! TEXAS WATERFALL!

Alex4mula, I must say I love both of your fieros. They're very sharp!

Kruz

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Cherry Bomb = Glass Packs

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Dwayne Mohr
84 SC Red
87 GT 5sp Silver
(Formerly FieroSoul, member since 2001)

Cherry bomb - fat pipe with fiberglass filling (usually painted red) cheap and loud.

Man you guys are rice if you like the sound of a V-6 or a 4 banger with a cherry bomb.
If you want to hear something that sounds good you should here my Chevy Pickup.... it atleast still has the Catylic converter to make it a little quieter then full straight pipes. But it still sounds really good. CAUSE ITS A V-8

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Don Pottorff
Red 88 Fiero 2M4
Silver 86 Fiero 2M4

I think he was referring to the cherry bomb "turbo II" muffler. It is like a regular OEM muffler, but a little less restrictive and a different sound. I have one on my '85 duke right now for temporary purposes. It is sounds a little louder than stock, and a little more mellow. I don't know how it would sound on the 2.8 though. I had one on one of my other 2.9 Rangers I had, didn't sound bad for a $15 muff. Have fun mounting it on the stock Fiero pipes. The local shops (T.O.M.S. included) would not do a custom system for me. They kept trying to order a stock system from Walker until I walked out. As soon as I can lay my hands on some 2" pipe, I am bending my own system using a friend's hydraulic bender.

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Jess, I know this probably wouldn't be a really good idea, but at meijer's they have these bendable 2" pipes, that are of course cheap, but at least you can bend them to route the exhaust without a problem.

on my 85 2.5 i have no cat with a flowtech terminator muffler with a boom tube tip its really loud im thinking either im going to get a resonater tip or put in a chery bomb in the spot where the converters supposed to be

Chris

.... a cherry bomb on a stock exhaust on a 2.5 will make no difference in the sound ... nother really

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geez, isn't the fiero already loud enough??

NO

quote Originally posted by AznFiero: geez, isn't the fiero already loud enough??

A cherry bomb turbo muffler would sound nice, a cherry bomb glass pack might get a little to loud, but thats up to ur opinion, i would rather have a deeper tone then the higher tone like with a glass pack

Kyle

quote Originally posted by 88Fiero2M4: Man you guys are rice if you like the sound of a V-6 or a 4 banger with a cherry bomb. If you want to hear something that sounds good you should here my Chevy Pickup.... it atleast still has the Catylic converter to make it a little quieter then full straight pipes. But it still sounds really good. CAUSE ITS A V-8

my 'rice' is faster than both your fieros.

quote Originally posted by 1985FieroGT: Jess, I know this probably wouldn't be a really good idea, but at meijer's they have these bendable 2" pipes, that are of course cheap, but at least you can bend them to route the exhaust without a problem.

...I already have it. I have it mocked up (that is why I mentioned temporary earlier) as I want it. Now I just need the "normal" stuff.

I tried the red C.B. glasspack on before I went to the turbo II, sounded like crap. Take a car (Fiero or other) and cut the pipe all the way through just in front of the muffler, and that is what it sounded like with the glasspack.

quote Originally posted by Monza76: Cherry bomb - fat pipe with fiberglass filling (usually painted red) cheap and loud.

and you forgot one thing... well maybe.

They may seem unrestricted but really are not. The best muffler to use is a large diameter pipe "reverse flow".

This information comes from an earlier time but I do not know what the "latest" technology in "cherry bomb" mufflers holds.

I have to find out what teh previous owner installed in my car because its loud, low, and perfect in my opinion.

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1986 Fiero SE

I had a standard "bullet" Cherry Bomb put on my '84SE and it sounds very mellow. Of course, the engine went south before the glass even had a chance to start blowing out.

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Kathy
Southwestern Ohio Fiero Association
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I have the Cherry Bombs on my 85 GT V8 Carbed 350. The car sounds awesome with a deep loud roar with the twin 4" round tips. I cranked the car once without the tips before the final install and it sounded like crap. It is unreal how the twin tips make the sound split 50/50 through each side and make the exhaust come out in a spinning motion.