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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 03:05 PM
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Will it be too loud?

If I remove the muffler on my 250? I have the MBPR 4" turbo back on it now but would like to hear a little more from the exhaust. I really want stacks but can't put the money out right now.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 03:08 PM
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Nah it should be fine. I did the same thing to my F250 except with 5" straight pipe which is even a little louder and its not bad at all. Should sound pretty sweet. Its actually very tame until you get on it. The only thing you might not like is that there is quite a bit of drone at highway speeds.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 03:10 PM
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LOUD!! NO WAY!! Sometimes I think my 5" isn't loud enough and I don't have a muffler. No muffler the better!! " loud pipes save lives"
 
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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I had stock pipe with a muffler delete and it wasn't very loud. Now I have dual 5" stacks and they are pretty loud, but I like it that way.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 05:20 PM
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Sounds Great

I pulled the muffler off mine over a year ago and it's not too loud at all. Sounds sweet!. You do get more drone at highway speeds but nothing the radio won't drown out
 

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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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i love mine,and the turbo screams!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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Straight pipes sound awesome on these trucks, I wish I had left mine that way.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 03:05 PM
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I'm figuring on not putting a muffler on when I go the the 4" (probably MBRP). Trying to buy the system without the muffler to begin with so I don't have a muffler laying around. My 18 yo son complained when I told him because I made him put mufflers on his truck ('77 F250 w/460, bought w/o mufflers). Aside from his youth being "ticket bait", I explained that between the IC and the turbo, it already has a muffler effect.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 05:01 PM
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The IC doesnt have a damn thing to do with a muffling effect. Hope your son doesnt know much about turbocharging! LOL
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by sfgiantsfan9
Nah it should be fine. I did the same thing to my F250 except with 5" straight pipe which is even a little louder and its not bad at all. Should sound pretty sweet. Its actually very tame until you get on it. The only thing you might not like is that there is quite a bit of drone at highway speeds.
I notice no drone at all, but I will admit to being pretty hard of hearing. I really like the sound of mine and so does everyone else. Never has a cop given me a second glance, other than that one seat belt ticket I got this spring.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 09:27 PM
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Mine droned horrible with the mbrp muffler. I was straight piped, muffler, and quickly back to straight pipe.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 09:40 PM
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OK, no doubt about it, my muffler's coming off this week sometime! Now where can I get a pipe to replace the muffler?
 
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 10:29 PM
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 08:41 AM
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I took mine off a while back wish i would have done it sooner like the day after i bought it i got a piece of 4in pipe from car quest i think it was around 7 dollars a foot
 
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