Long tubes, no cats, 11" magnaflow.....too loud!!

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Old 06-23-2009 | 08:12 AM
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Long tubes, no cats, 11" magnaflow.....too loud!!

02 5.4L with the above add-ons.....sounds like I have glasspacks that are burnt out. I need to quiet it down but still like a decent growl. I had a flowmaster 50 series some time back but it rusted out within a couple of years....bigger magnaflow? what size would compare to a 50 series? How about Dyno max? You tube sound clips haven't helped, since most of them are just a touch quieter than mine. I have come to the end of rope with my exhaust....must be getting old I guess.
 
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Old 06-23-2009 | 08:18 AM
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Try going to a 14 or 18" maggie, you could even try a 22". Just remember, the longer it is the quieter it is.
 
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Old 06-23-2009 | 08:32 AM
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What would you recommend to equal a 50 series flowmaster? 18" or 22" Magnaflow might be what I need. Problem as well is I'm running 3" pipe from the Y after the long tubes which enhances the rasp I found in the mid rpms.
 
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Old 06-23-2009 | 12:21 PM
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18" magnaflow for sure.

Do you have videos of your exhaust? On a 1 - 10 scale judging by my videos, how loud is mine compared to yours with yours being 10 ofcoarse.
 
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Old 06-23-2009 | 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by primerib
02 5.4L with the above add-ons.....sounds like I have glasspacks that are burnt out. I need to quiet it down but still like a decent growl. I had a flowmaster 50 series some time back but it rusted out within a couple of years....bigger magnaflow? what size would compare to a 50 series? How about Dyno max? You tube sound clips haven't helped, since most of them are just a touch quieter than mine. I have come to the end of rope with my exhaust....must be getting old I guess.
I had the same problem. I had a Pacesetter cat-back 1st, then went to LT headers & no cats. I ended up using a Jones Exhaust Full Boar Quiet Tone muffler instead of the Pacesetter muffler. I was able to re-use the extension & tail pipes & just replace the muffler. It sounds a lot like a late model Mustang Cobra now! Love it!
 
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Old 06-23-2009 | 05:51 PM
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This is probably close to what it sounds like even though this a 460 ci with duals......my long tubes with 3" makes a little more rasp than this at WOT.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_SP-6v9xtQ

If you have ever seen Built54 and Bosses race vid on this site, mine is "almost" as loud as Bosses which is crazy loud.
 
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Old 06-23-2009 | 05:58 PM
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Also, would adding cats help my low end a bit since I lost a touch from 1000rpms? I gained a good amount mid range and up, but want the low end grunt I had before with the stock set-up. The 4:56's can really get the 34" tires going but I want more!!!
 
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Old 06-23-2009 | 06:03 PM
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I had the same problem. I had a Pacesetter cat-back 1st, then went to LT headers & no cats. I ended up using a Jones Exhaust Full Boar Quiet Tone muffler instead of the Pacesetter muffler. I was able to re-use the extension & tail pipes & just replace the muffler. It sounds a lot like a late model Mustang Cobra now! Love it!
Too bad I live in Canada....I have to use what available which is Hedman, Magnaflow, Flowmaster, Dynomax, and Cherry bombs. Shipping and exchange would kill me in the end but thanks.
 
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Old 06-23-2009 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by DarrenWS6
18" magnaflow for sure.

Do you have videos of your exhaust? On a 1 - 10 scale judging by my videos, how loud is mine compared to yours with yours being 10 ofcoarse.
Bout a 6....yours is dialed in real nice and I could live with that.
 
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Old 06-23-2009 | 07:31 PM
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go with an 18" magnaflow. no question. itll give u that nice deep growl youll looking for and will be incorporated nice with the Lts. maybe put some high flow cats on. youll lose that raspy sound.
 
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Old 06-24-2009 | 08:04 AM
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Thanks....I'll be shopping around after work today.
 
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Old 06-24-2009 | 09:01 AM
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Does it sound like this? quiter, louder http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9QSMtF5xeg

I quietened it down a little w/ a x pipe. See vids below.
 
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Old 06-24-2009 | 12:14 PM
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yea go with the 18 inch
 
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Old 06-24-2009 | 12:59 PM
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I hear you man. i have high flow cats and straight pipes dumped and its horrible... At first I thought it was cool to have a loud truck riding around town. But the drone is not worth it at all and it has started to annoying the living crap out of me
 
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Old 06-24-2009 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Ford Truckin'
Does it sound like this? quiter, louder http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9QSMtF5xeg

I quietened it down a little w/ a x pipe. See vids below.
Yeah about the same loudness....cept I have a little more rasp. I was driving home yesterday from work and on the main road and passed several cars when I hit the gas and noticed the drivers had a "leaf blower in there face" look. I laughed of coarse, but I know it would **** me off if it happened to me.
 



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