Hey guys,


Trying to get a meaner engine noise up front without making my exhaust louder, I already got Super 44 SIDO and S&B CAI......any suggestions???

 

larger TB, Port and Polish are pretty inexpensive ways to get a minor difference for a start. Apparently you already have a CAI, so anything that will add to the air intake will add to what your CAI does already. Headers if you want to spend the money. Headers will give you a pretty big difference. The only other thing is modding the exhaust, but you dont want to do that. You still can mod the exhaust and have a larger pipe diameter but increase the resonators...

 

A cam although they aren't cheap sound mean.

 

For engine sound to be different only really difference you can make is cams. Comp makes some good camshafts, I have their comp 127200 ***** thumpr cams in my Mustang.

 

I have the factory diesel option. Makes my gas engine sound like an idling diesel!

 

Ewww, don't like the way diesels sound, sorry bud, Anymore suggestions guys???

 

Stangconv was being sarcastic refering to the noisey injectors on the early 5.4 and probably the dreaded cam phasers.

So what is it that your looking for? This will help us make suggestions.

Meaner sounding up front without changing the exhaust leads me to think you want to hear more of the air being sucked in. Because other than that the engine really doesn't make any other noise. The sounds you hear up front are air being sucked in (muffled by factory CAI and you already changed this), coolant flowing through lines, and the sound of the accessories spinning, moving parts in the motor (which is barely noticeable but kind of neat to hear), and of course all injectors make some ticking noise (some much louder than others lol). Even longtube headers won't make it louder/meaner under the hood. At best you will get a faint sound difference from them under the hood but they will change your exhaust note making it much louder and usually deeper. Cams will give it a mean idle and more power but here again its audiable through the exhaust and sounds amazing. Superchargers whine and turbos whistle which will give you eargasims much like a cams idle will.

 

Lol that's awesome

 

I got a good laugh out of it. That was good one.

 

You could try a tuner like an edge or SCT. A custom or canned tube will definitely change the way your engine sounds... My volant CAI came alive with a tune... Considering you have an S&B already, I would highly recommend you get a tuner to prevent you from running lean with those mods. Edge has options in the tuning now for you to select and tune the S&B CAI.