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Oct 28, 2011 | 09:00 PM

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underthebridgejim

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From: paradise, northern calif.

I love loud, but resonation droaning in my ears is't my idea of a good time either. I took out the stereo because when i drive the truck i love the experience, straight axel, the rumble of a V8, windows down on a hot day, you know old school, not real big on comfort. You guys are great, you have givin me alot of things to process. Its to expensive to send what i have back, but there are always options. the one thing for sure is i will get it done (thaks to you guys) and i will do it myself (except i may need the muffler shop to make a bend for me)LOL<LOL<LOL I love the pics of what you guys (M or F) have posted they are truly some works of art. I LOVE THIS PLACE CALLED FTE! PS the parts im workin with are in my album, for some reason i couldent get the picture to move to this thread

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Oct 30, 2011 | 10:18 AM

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rhopper

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From: peyton, colorado

Mine exits under the rear of the running boards, like Moe's, except I have chrome turn downs. You can definatly hear it at stop lights, it's a tad louder that I would like. The mufflers are just muffler shop turbos. I may take it back and have an H pipe added. I told the guys at the shop that I wanted it quiet. Their defination of quiet is different from mine.

Nov 16, 2011 | 12:20 AM

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Miller77904

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Originally Posted by Drewski 2

I've owned several vehicles that had side exit exhaust and if you're after a quiet ride....good luck. I had two corvettes that had header side pipes and a conversation above 55 mph was almost impossible. As far as heat from the pipes, never had a problem.

My 55 will have side exit exhaust, but I intend to run an x pipe in my system. My understanding from all the exhaust gurus is that the x pipe mellows the sound somewhat. We shall see.

Are those running boards something you made yourself or can you buy them already built?

Nov 16, 2011 | 06:41 AM

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Drewski 2

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From: Lavergne, Tn.

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Originally Posted by Miller77904

Are those running boards something you made yourself or can you buy them already built?

I built the running boards. After I mounted my stock ribbed running boards, I decided that they didn't have the "look" for the truck, so I set out to build my own. I think I posted the build on this site. I'll have to look. They're not that hard to build, just takes a little time and patience.

Look here for info. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-darkside.html

Nov 16, 2011 | 11:13 AM

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Randy Jack

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From: Riverside, So Cal

Not as fancy as Drewski, but the idea is the same. The lip over the cutout is just brake line hand-formed, welded and filled.

There are lots of other mods to the bed and boards, tho.

1956 Ford F100 4x2 - Running Board Mods

Nov 16, 2011 | 09:44 PM

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Jeff and Nicolle

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From: Pekin, IL

When the time comes, I will be running mine out the rear! No more deafening for me! But I have thought about those Cherry Bombs.

Nov 16, 2011 | 10:18 PM

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carnut122

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From: Waleska, GA

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Originally Posted by Jeff and Nicolle

When the time comes, I will be running mine out the rear! No more deafening for me! But I have thought about those Cherry Bombs.

I have Magnaflows and turndowns(they came with the truck). All I can say is they are very loud and I don't think they'll be on long before I go with something quiet and dump it out the back. Anybody know of a compact muffler that is relatively quiet?