Growl, but not too loud

[Shran]

I put a Flowmaster on my Explorer and am very pleased with how it sounds. It was a used junkyard muffler so I don't know what series it is. It's loud enough that I can hear it but way below obnoxious level and doesn't drone. The longer the tube is, the quieter it will be too... so if you dump it out the back like it was from the factory it won't be super loud. My buddy's 4.0 Ranger has no cats, a single Flowmaster and it comes out right behind the cab...very loud.

 

[cbxer55]

Mine is loud enough that on longer trips, I wear ear plugs. LOL!!

But, I love the way it sounds, so I'm not changing it. Looking to do something to my 07 4.0 Stang, it's too quiet for my liking.

How do people deal with noiseless sparky cars? That would drive me insane.

 

[JohnnyO]

Ya that’s the piece of crap that fell off in my driveway after 3 years.

Mine lasted for 7.

 

[Everlearn]

How do people deal with noiseless sparky cars? That would drive me insane.

Watch the ridiculously inane bromance flick “The Dilemma“ with Vince Vaughn and Kevin James. A whole movie dedicated to the subject........a Ron Howard flick no less......

 

[racsan]

the first time I saw a new retro-styled challenger coming towards me I rolled down the window to hear it, It went by so quiet I wondered if it was electric. My ranger is horribly loud, leaks at every joint and the cat is cracked in the middle. Its all original ford parts, I took my 97 muffler and spliced it in when I saw the original muffler had a huge rust out hole in the top. Spliced it together with sheet metal and hose clamps, it aint much quieter than before. If I ever fix it I’ll need a new manifold since the bolts have long rusted away, Right now the down pipe is held to the manifold with a threaded rod going through 2 muffler clamps, one on manifold and one on the downpipe. The pipe itself looks ok but the flange is long gone. If I ever do replace it all I will just run a straight pipe, let the converter be the muffler. I removed the resonator from the HHR and you can only tell it gone during wide open throttle acceleration.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

My muffler fell off my Honda.

I left it like that.

**** you, Honda.

 

[mtnrgr]

I put a Flowmaster on my Explorer and am very pleased with how it sounds. It was a used junkyard muffler so I don't know what series it is. It's loud enough that I can hear it but way below obnoxious level and doesn't drone. The longer the tube is, the quieter it will be too... so if you dump it out the back like it was from the factory it won't be super loud. My buddy's 4.0 Ranger has no cats, a single Flowmaster and it comes out right behind the cab...very loud.

Flowmaster mufflers have the part number on the outlet side. Look at the number and google it, and you will know what series you have. I used to buy good flowmasters from the yard in the past. got them for 15.00, and would clean and paint them, and sell them on craigslist for 30.00 each. They were usually sold within a day.

 

[sgtsandman]

My muffler fell off my Honda.

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I left it like that.

**** you, Honda.

That is where my exhaust always failed on my Honda CR-Vs. The good news is, if you get a factory connector pipe and the needed hardware, it will last forever. The original exhausts on both of them lasted at least a decade before they rusted out to the point of needing replaced. Not cheap but if you do the math for the cheap stuff and the number of times you have to change it over the same time period, the stainless steel stuff comes out cheaper. Buy once, cry once.

 

[cbxer55]

My muffler fell off my Honda.

View attachment 35291

I left it like that.

**** you, Honda.

LOL. Saw that exact thing on the same car where I live. Well, it was hanging on by a thread. Told the chick, "Your muffler is about to hit the ground. I know a guy that can fix it for you." She was like, "Yeah, I know. I'll take care of it once it falls off.". LMAO!!

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

LOL. Saw that exact thing on the same car where I live. Well, it was hanging on by a thread. Told the chick, "Your muffler is about to hit the ground. I know a guy that can fix it for you." She was like, "Yeah, I know. I'll take care of it once it falls off.". LMAO!!

Oh it's still like that.

I want it to live it's shame.

 

[JohnnyO]

I am looking for mufflers for my Ranger too. I don't want it to be too loud or my wife will get mad at me. Lol. Are Magnaflow cat-back exhausts too loud?

Magnaflows tend to sound good I think, but I never had one. Gibson is loud, my wife hated it. You hear it pop back in the video, which is nearly like no muffler at all. When we'd drive to Florida I'd put a resonator tip on just for the trip. When the Gibson rusted a hole I first got a Flowmaster 40 that lasted a week, it was too loud even for me. Got a Flowmaster DBX (stands for db cancel) that was supposed to have much less resonance in the interior, which it does, much quieter but still sounds good and helps the mpg. A Flowmaster 50 or SUV are also quieter than the 40.

 

[4.0blue98]

See below. Nice sound and holding up well after about 5 years. Inexpensive too.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

See below. Nice sound and holding up well after about 5 years. Inexpensive too.

Ok, guys, we really have to do something about this puma that keeps eating members mid-post. That's two in one day.

 

[cbxer55]

Ok, guys, we really have to do something about this puma that keeps eating members mid-post. That's two in one day.

HUH??? Scratches head. LOL!!

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

That's twice someone was eaten by a puma while writing a post. Some 2.8 or 3.0 guy got lifted off by the thing mid post.

We have a puma problem.