cutting muffler out??
#17
I did it myself on my 99' 5.4. i liked it for a week because i had the loudest truck in town. but i realized it was noise, it had no tone. and i was getting single digit mpg. So i went out and bought a Thrush Welded Series muffler from Autozone. 40 bucks and i love it. nice and deep. Save yourself, just buy a muffler bud.
#19
I did it myself on my 99' 5.4. i liked it for a week because i had the loudest truck in town. but i realized it was noise, it had no tone. and i was getting single digit mpg. So i went out and bought a Thrush Welded Series muffler from Autozone. 40 bucks and i love it. nice and deep. Save yourself, just buy a muffler bud.
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leaving it no muffler aint gonna hurt nothing, but it sounds great. thats how my setup is. im very biased towards straight pipes but i gotta agree the bullets sound good. if i ever put a muffler back on it'll be true dual bullets with 4 stock cats ripped out for 2 high flows. btw runnin straights on my truck, after ripping out a flowmaster, actually improved my low end slightly.
#24
heres mine, just removed muffler and dumped it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FP0Di2JRUU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGTi1OE38M0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FP0Di2JRUU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGTi1OE38M0
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as for the raspyness, i like that sound. reminds me of a stang with slp loudmouths and longtubes, which is exactly what id run if i had a cobra... the mod motors are inherently raspy compared to a pushrod motor, i kinda like it... and techhnically its not straight, i still have all four cats...
also, kepp in mind these were taken with a garbage camera...
#30
i dunno i did it cuz it was cheap, i like the sound, like i said it only pops when in park or neutral, not when in gear and driving. If I ever get un-cheap i may do a lightning style setup with no cats, but for now its fine. im gonna do a small diy to help out others who are on a budget. i may throw in a glasspack but not yet. i mean it cost me 50 bucks and a trip to pepboys so...