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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 07:54 PM
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i tried my truck with an open down pipe and when you let off the throttle when over 2Krpm it would pop and should like chit.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by '94IDITurbo7.3
i tried my truck with an open down pipe and when you let off the throttle when over 2Krpm it would pop and should like chit.

Uhh.. ya.. anything with an open down pipe does. Popping is not good though, it shouldnt do that, and i cant think of what would cause it on a diesel. Maybe a bent valve or something.

But if you havent tried straight piping it.. my only advice is to do so. worst case scenario you can throw the muffler back on. What kind of muffler are you running anyway?
 
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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 08:47 PM
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just a high flow open muffler that came with my diamond eye sxhaust system.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 08:52 PM
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but a glasspack- turbo style muffler? Thats killin your whistle man.. if youre dead set on a muffler get chambered muffler, something like a flowmaster (but not a flowmaster cuz they suck).

If my cousin can figure out how to get it of his phone and i can figure out how to get it on the forum, youll have a sound clip of my truck and you can decide for yourself.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 09:00 PM
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your saying the design of my muffler is killing the whistle?
 
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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 09:01 PM
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uggh.

Mike, you make another couple posts like this and you will have me trying straight pipe LOL.
 
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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 09:54 PM
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Ya the fiberglass-like insulation in the muffler absorbs the sound coming from the engine, however high frequencies are absorbed.. better/easier than low.. kinda like speakers, you always want a tweeter mounted high with nothing in front of it (high pitch like a whistle) but it doesn really matter where you put a sub let alone which way its facing (low frequency)

So lets say your muffler is a trunk, you can put a sub in it, but you dont want to put tweeters in there... lol.. im having too much fun right now..
 
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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 10:56 PM
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4" exhaust with straight through "fiberglass" muffler. Factory downpipe. This is my 93

93 idi turbo 4" exhaust with muffler - YouTube
 
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Old Oct 26, 2012 | 12:39 AM
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well hell... idk what to do, thats alot more whistle than mine lol
 
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Old Oct 26, 2012 | 05:57 AM
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hey man, if your not happy with how your turbo's whistlin, just send it on over here.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2012 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Eallend7
hey man, if your not happy with how your turbo's whistlin, just send it on over here.
$1500+shipping for the entire turbo kit and down pipe.



JK, not for sale.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2012 | 10:45 AM
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Oh that's a killer deal! Shoot and to think I was trying to get 800 out of mine I'm selling...guess ill toss it up for 1400$ so mine looks like a sweet deal I wish lol
 
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 02:56 PM
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decided to straight pipe my exhaust!





i still need to go for a test drive.




BTW, i should mention that the silver paint i used on my turbo, x-over pipe, & up-pipe is holding up GREAT. i was told that it would stink really bad and then peel off from the heat. i had none of that.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 05:13 PM
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took the truck for a short test drive........

thing sounds mean at idle and off idle. upper rpm's don't really sound different....whistle hasn't changed any amount worth noting. overall i am happy with the sound of it at idle and off idle. i am sure it is louder under throttle but being in the cab i can't tell.
 
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Old Jan 27, 2013 | 05:48 PM
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Hell I thought your tuck was already straight piped, theres no better way to run them. I love the way mine sounds with a 4in. straight pipe
 
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