What do you guys think about the ravin z-55 the guy at the muffler shop told me that the were better than dynomax in quality,sound,performance, gas mileage and price. What do you say, is this accurate. any info will be appreciated

 

2001 ORP,

I purchased the Ravin Z55 for my truck and was very impressed with all aspects of the muffler. I would definetly recommend it to you. The sound is great, price was good, and as far as performance is concerned, I did notice better response from the truck. Hope this helps yous some.

 

how did it affect your gas mileage?

 

I put the 55's on my 2001 custom cab 5.4 v8
Sound is great, it took about two weeks for me to notice any
gas mileage difference, but it helped , I went from 325 miles per tank
to around 350/I also installed a hard cover after that and
am getting even better mileage

 

you've almost got me sold just one more question, how would describe the sound, im looking for deep and throaty not lound and tinny.

thanks for the info

 

The sound is sweet, deep.in fact check it out for yourself.
go to www.goravin.com..it starts out with the raven 55's
you can listen to it on the web.

 

Sparks,

How does your truck sound at highway speeds? I want a exhaust that will give a low mellow tone and not a high pitch sound at cruising speeds.

 

I installed my exhaust quite a while ago and can say that I'm completely satisfied. The soud is exactly what your looking all low tones through the RPM range. It is a little louder than stock most times ,on the highway it is practically unoticeable in the cab. I would recomend this muffler to uou 100% good luck and let me know how it turns out

 

Did you guys run SI/SO or SI/DO on the 4.2 V6?

 

I also took 5 months to decide on which muffler to buy. I went with the z-55 si/do. I wanted 3" in and out but supposedly ravin does not make 3" in and out, so I had the 2.5 in and out with both 24" x 4" stainless tips exiting out the rear at a 45 degree angle. Its not straight out the back like everyone else, but you can still definitely see and hear it once I pass your slow a$$ up. It has the perfect sound that I wanted, low rumble that just comes alive when floored, but I got to admit that at WOT my airforce one and the ravin just about have the same loudness to them. Meaning at WOT I hear the intake more than the muffler, but most other time its the muffler I hear. Also at highway speeds you won't notice it inside the cab, so that's good for the wife and kids. The only problem is sometimes I can't decide what to do, crank up the radio or roll down the windows and listen to a REAL TRUCK. Decisions, decisions.

cajun