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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 07:24 PM
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muffler

Originally Posted by Kwikkordead
I did that to mine while I save up for the real thing. It's impossible without an air hammer to cut out the baffles. And then you have to CAREFULLY weld up the skin again.

Is it as loud as a straight pipe or is it quieter when you take out the baffles???

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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 09:44 PM
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444dieselrod- The muffler keeps the hydrocarbons quiet.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by moneypitt
Is it as loud as a straight pipe or is it quieter when you take out the baffles???

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You can hardly tell it's been done. I just saw FordNut today and he made a massive cloud of soot as he was pulling away with a straight pipe and Edge Evolution set on Extreme. YEAH! The sound was great and it wasn't loud at all. My truck sounds completly stock.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2004 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Kwikkordead
You can hardly tell it's been done. I just saw FordNut today and he made a massive cloud of soot as he was pulling away with a straight pipe and Edge Evolution set on Extreme. YEAH! The sound was great and it wasn't loud at all. My truck sounds completly stock.
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Old Jan 3, 2005 | 07:03 PM
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gutted muffler

Originally Posted by RedTaurus94
If you need to pass a visual inspection, I wonder how much trouble it would be to gut a stock muffler. Better yet, I bet you could fabricate a hollow one.........
I wonder how much it would lower your egts with a hollow muffler I know kwikordead did his but I never did hear if it lowerd them or not if anyone knows please let me know

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