Help picking a muffler
The Light Guy
Joined: Jun 2015
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From: Southern MN
Hmmmm. Interesting. I have the stainless works X pipe and I don't have enough room to put two mufflers in. Max I have is about 26". Unless I chop the X pipe up. Which I don't wanna do. Lol. That's why I'm searching for two single mufflers that I can use to try to accomplish what I'm after. Yes I know I can't get it perfect. But I want it as close as possible. I want it to sound good. I need it to be quiet. A low rumble barely above stock is great. Yea I'll have some drone. But I can almost guarantee it won't be worse than I have now. I want a moderate above stock at cruise and mid rpm range. Then wot can be as loud as it wants to be. I need it to be a flow through design for best flow from the boost. Just trying to find the best muffler I can use to accomplish this. Or opinions. Maybe I'll learn something and go a different route. Either way, I appreciate all opinions and info.
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From: Texas
I understand. But with high flow cats and long tube 1 7/8" header was the an X pipe and full 3", that makes all the difference in the world. Yes it may be ok on yours, but add long tube headers and high flow cats and delete resonator and put an X pipe in. Then let's see how loud that bad boy gets!! My exhaust made a dramatic difference when I made the mods. The tone changed. The loudness changed. The power changed. Power good. Tone got more raspy. And the loudness went off the charts. Compared to open headers as a 10 on 1-10 scale of loudness, I'd say my exhaust now is an 8. I'll post a video. Even though you can't truly tell how loud it is.
The Light Guy
Joined: Jun 2015
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From: Southern MN
I understand. But with high flow cats and long tube 1 7/8" header was the an X pipe and full 3", that makes all the difference in the world. Yes it may be ok on yours, but add long tube headers and high flow cats and delete resonator and put an X pipe in. Then let's see how loud that bad boy gets!! My exhaust made a dramatic difference when I made the mods. The tone changed. The loudness changed. The power changed. Power good. Tone got more raspy. And the loudness went off the charts. Compared to open headers as a 10 on 1-10 scale of loudness, I'd say my exhaust now is an 8. I'll post a video. Even though you can't truly tell how loud it is.
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From: Texas
Yea I hear you. Just trying to talk it through before I go spending more and more unnecessarily. Lol. All the times I've heard the fm10's it was really loud. Thus my skepticism. But who knows, maybe they're a great match for these engines. And I surely appreciate the feedback!! That's what this post is for ! Thanks
Ford Fanatic
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From: Illinois
With my long tubes and high flow catted ypipe I have a Solo Mach x catback. The truck is extremely loud on accel and especially cold start ups. However highway drone is very minimal at 80mph. I think Solo performance has a good straight through design that does a pretty good job as far as drone. Their mufflers are pretty expensive though. I plan on changing over my y pipe to a 3" x pipe into 3" Black Widow Race Venoms. I have most of the parts/piping I need, just need to get the will power to do it.
Have you considered replacing your x pipe with a dual in/dual out internal x style muffler? It'll be like a resonated x pipe that I think Stainless Works has in some of there kits.
Have you considered replacing your x pipe with a dual in/dual out internal x style muffler? It'll be like a resonated x pipe that I think Stainless Works has in some of there kits.
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From: Texas
I have the stainless works resonated X pipe. Not the one that comes with their header kit.
I was thinking about the solo mufflers but as you just said everyone that has them say they are loud. Drone is minimal but still loud. I'm trying to get away from the loud exhaust.
I was thinking about the solo mufflers but as you just said everyone that has them say they are loud. Drone is minimal but still loud. I'm trying to get away from the loud exhaust.