thinking about removing the muffler

[fix_or_repair_daily]

When I had my little B2200, I ran a Thrush glasspack and stock piping otherwise. It wasn't loud at all. Just a little throaty on acceleration. I think it all depends on the shape of the piping and the condition of the cat. The 4.3 S10 we have now had a flowmaster 40 single in/dual out with the pipes coming out under the bumper, and I thought it sounded like complete ass. I replaced it with an oem style muffler and pipes and am much happier. All depends on your taste. I would never run a 4 cyl with no muffler at all. Like everyone else said, it will just be shitty sounding noise.

Josh

 

[Heavyfire14]

haha ok thx guys. i dont want my truck to sound like a ricer. so now im tossin around the idea of a 20 dollar muffler, a short glasspack, or maybe even change out both the muffler and resonator for flowmasters (when i get the money.) oh and BTW its a southern california truck so theres no rust and the pipes arnt rotting.

 

[Heavyfire14]

oh and i had a 4.0 with no muffler and it sounded pretty good... i also had a '74 f250 with a 360 bored .040 over with just headers and lets just say whatever i do to this truck wont piss them off. lol

 

[dasfinc]

oh and i had a 4.0 with no muffler and it sounded pretty good... i also had a '74 f250 with a 360 bored .040 over with just headers and lets just say whatever i do to this truck wont piss them off. lol

4.0 OHV's sound like weed-whackers with no muffler....

 

[Heavyfire14]

4.0 OHV's sound like weed-whackers with no muffler....

it was a '97... it sounded good. idk y? but it did...

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

A glasspack with cats isnt' bad.

My take is on four cylinders they are better seen and not heard... unless they have a turbo at which point all I wanna hear is the turbo.

 

[Heavyfire14]

yea, i guess. when i get money i wanna go for the short ram (or whatever its called) k&n air intake. you will definatly hear me comin even if i leave it with a stock muffler... i just upgraded my whole sound system.

 

[4.0B2]

4.0 OHV's sound like weed-whackers with no muffler....

i don't believe you... mine doesn't have a muffler.

the 2.9 is louder than the 4.0.... but idk about the 2.3

i like the way mine sounds. its not that loud inside my cab... i have catback w/ no muffler (or cats, i know.. i know.. its illegal, i'm not denying it) and have 3.5 inch slash tips out the rear. i like it.

the video is hard to hear, but will give you some insight maybe..


its a little deeper than in the video tho.

but all this is moot points b/c you don't have the 4.0

 

[Heavyfire14]

lol that sounds good. and i dont need a 4.0 to show up the v8's in the desert.

 

[Heavyfire14]

i decided on the flowtech raptor turbo muffler and its perfect. throaty and no ricer and no drone at highway speeds. best 25 bux ive ever spent

 

[Rose2300]

yea, i guess. when i get money i wanna go for the short ram (or whatever its called) k&n air intake. you will definatly hear me comin even if i leave it with a stock muffler... i just upgraded my whole sound system.

Don't waste your money, rangers already come with a cold air intake from the factory

 

[Heavyfire14]

Don't waste your money, rangers already come with a cold air intake from the factory

i dont like the way its setup, i dont like the air mufflers and i like the cone airfilters and metal intake tube

 

[Daven]

Cone filters also make a world of difference sound-wise too. Makes a deep throaty sound when u do get going a little. My Grand Am with the v6 has stock exhaust and i threw on a cone filter and it sounds pretty sweet. Stock exhaust so its quiet idling and cruising, but when i do step on it it sounds incredible. Quiet, but loud when i want it to be. One of the reasons i never did up the exhaust.

 

[Rose2300]

i dont like the way its setup, i dont like the air mufflers and i like the cone airfilters and metal intake tube

you can remove the air mufflers too. Mine also has i cone muffler in it's original housing, drawing air from the fenderwell. I replaced the air muffler with 3in exhaust pipe and it helped alot.

I don't know ehat the newer rangers' intakes look like though haha so idk