Not Loud Enough
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Not Loud Enough
Put a Gibson single side exit on the 4x4 yesterday and was disappointed that it is almost as quiet as stock. I was aware that the Gibson was not that loud but was expecting more tone. It was a pretty simple installation,n although I had to trim about an inch of the tail section to get the hangers to line up. Hopefully over time it will mellow out.
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Hopefuly it will . I out the flowmaster 40 series si/do on my 04 larait screw with the 5.4and was a little suprised at how quiet it was but now after a couple of months it has gotten a deeper mellow tone
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I just put it out there for anyone who is thinking about changing their exhaust. After all this I really think those who opted for just exchanging their muffler and not the whole system where about $300 better off.
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Originally Posted by tank55
I just put it out there for anyone who is thinking about changing their exhaust. After all this I really think those who opted for just exchanging their muffler and not the whole system where about $300 better off.
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I cut the muffler out, solves all the problems, sounds cool and its deffinatley loud. The best part is when driving at highway speeds with the windows up you can't here any extra noise inside the cab. It's cheap to do too.
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and I bet the only time you have an issue is when you get your truck inspected, huh? Not to mention the defective or missing emissions system component ticket the state troopers are so fond of giving.
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Originally Posted by JohnnyBoy
and I bet the only time you have an issue is when you get your truck inspected, huh? Not to mention the defective or missing emissions system component ticket the state troopers are so fond of giving.
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I changed my exhaust a month or so ago I was dissapointed with the sound at first too. I am big on magnaflow I have had them on my last two vehicles I was mostly out for performance. It was quieter than I wanted But it has deepened out a little though I got used to it and there is no annoying highway drone.
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These engines are quite muffled by the cats before they even get to the muffler. I opted for a Raven muffler (cut out the factory) and it was nicely louder, but not enough where the wife would gripe about the noise. Personally, I like loud exhaust but figured this was at least a little better.
Years ago, we used to remove 2 or even all 4 of the catalytics on our old 5.0 Mustangs and the sound was sweet. Didn't pass emissions, but we always had an unmolested set to bolt up for the test.
T
Years ago, we used to remove 2 or even all 4 of the catalytics on our old 5.0 Mustangs and the sound was sweet. Didn't pass emissions, but we always had an unmolested set to bolt up for the test.
T
