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Old May 9, 2019 | 09:01 PM
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Change engine tone or sound

95 f150 5.0l V8

So I have my f150 and I want to change the sound of it overall, how can I do so? I'm looking from something more deep and narly, I really want it to sound like a beast, any suggestions?
 
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Old May 9, 2019 | 11:34 PM
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Headers, aftermarket catalytic converter, and a 40 series Flowmaster will give it a healthy growl.
 
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Old May 9, 2019 | 11:44 PM
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I live in California with all of the great smog laws, Will I still be able to pass?
 
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Not with that stuff.* A loud muffler is an option.

*see post 9
 

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Any suggestions?
 
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Old May 10, 2019 | 01:00 AM
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With your smog laws you may be out of luck. As an example, when the exhaust pipe broke off just behind the catalytic converter on my '88 F-150 with a 4.9 6 cylinder, it wasn't very noisy at all. Unless maybe there is such a thing as a reverse muffler that makes the sound louder. Well you can wish.
 
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The pipe broke off in front of my muffler on my '85 E150 with a 300. It was so loud I was tempted to step outside on the drive back from Mexico to Pasadena.

Anyway, cat-back is pretty much the fastest, cheapest way to make more noise. The series 40 Flowmaster was suggested above, why not try that?
 
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Old May 10, 2019 | 04:00 AM
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The factory cats on these trucks are pretty good at muffling sound. I have a single glasspack on my truck and disconnected the exhaust between the cat and the glasspack, and it sounded hardly any different.

If you are in California, I wouldn't mess with the exhaust or emissions equipment. California smog laws are insane.
 
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Originally Posted by GavinL
I live in California with all of the great smog laws, Will I still be able to pass?
You can run shorty headers. I know JBA and Bassani headers are 50 state legal.

The aftermarket cat/y-pipe is gonna be the issue. May not have any luck there. Flowmaster and Bassani cats are not legal in CA.

Muffler does not affect emissions.
 
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