Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) How do you deal with the obnoxiously loud idle tone of straight pipes?

[VIPERBLUELX]

It sounded like a big rig When I did it, I was revving it up outside and a guy down the street had stopped for lunch with his Cement truck. Well he's out there revving that KW :-laf



He stopped by the house and asked what I did to the truck because it sounded badass!



After I put the tailpipe on I was disappointed I couldn't here it anymore :{



One day I dropped off my truck to get aligned and as I was walking home I heard a beautiful exhaust sound of a diesel. I turned around to see what it was. Guess what... my truck

So did you put a turndown on the downpipe? How loud or how much drone was there in the truck at interstate speed?

 

[16919]

Easy... . TURN UP tHE RADIO!!!!!! (What did you say Dear??)

 

[JasonCzerak]

Its the price you pay when you want to play. I do it every summer just to get back at all the punk kids with their rice burners and show them what loud really is.

One day on teh way home from work there was this white ricer with a large pipe hanging off his car. Seems like he never drove a clutch before because all you heard was WHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNEEEEEE, fart fart fart... we'd move like 10 feet.



So, I knew how traffic flowed and positioned my self with some running room on his left... . rolled 3rd gear and timed it just right where boost kicked in right at his windows and filled his car and gave him an ear full.



All I got was " F-U white boy"... he was just off the boat too. He tried to run me when the road opened up and I passed him like he was standing still retard

 

[JA1]

Jason you just made my day. Thanks

 

[AWeik]

Loud Pipes Save Lives

 

[JasonCzerak]

Loud Pipes Save Lives

Funny how you only see that on gassers with the cheapest crap for mufflers.



you know, the kinda muffler that makes a 350 chubby sound like a ricer?



People need to learn, if you want a loud nice sounding gasser, YOU NEED HEADERS FIRST!

 

[AFarmer]

How did it sound with just a downpipe?

Go to a larger exhaust (4 or 5in) and that annoying sound will go away.

 

[VIPERBLUELX]

Go to a larger exhaust (4 or 5in) and that annoying sound will go away.

Cool, I believe I'll go with the 5" system from Jones Exhaust.

 

[TomGolden]

I have an HX40 turbo, and a Jardine 4" straight piped system from turbo to tip. I found that mine also had a very nasty in cab resonance at ~1800 - 2100 RPM, and decided to add sound insulation to the cab and header exhaust pipe wrap to the entire exhaust pipe all the way out to about mid bed. I also added some Dynamat-like material to my oil pan, which made the single biggest difference in sound supression.



I used various sound deadening materials from Great Southern Insulation



I have some good pictures in my Readers Rigs album of my gutting the entire cab and lining every inch of the cab - except the roof - with their 1/2" SoundStop foam. I also lined all door panels with the Dynamat-like material they make.

 

[BTowler]

Funny how you only see that on gassers with the cheapest crap for mufflers.



you know, the kinda muffler that makes a 350 chubby sound like a ricer?



People need to learn, if you want a loud nice sounding gasser, YOU NEED HEADERS FIRST!

The sad thing is, some of these guys are spending upwards of $1000 for a muffler! Can you say "Complete idiot"? My brother had a customer who bought two $1200 mufflers for his mustang, all welds ground smooth, polished to a mirror finish. My brother told him it was a waste of money and that they would be damaged in no time, the mufflers hung down to far when installed, but the idiot insisted. My brother had him sign a waiver and installed them. How can we get some of that market? :-laf

 

[Katmandu]

So, I knew how traffic flowed and positioned my self with some running room on his left... . rolled 3rd gear and timed it just right where boost kicked in right at his windows and filled his car and gave him an ear full.

My truck has the stock 3" pipe to right before the rear axle. It has a 90 degree elbow there and has a 18" 4" chrome slant cut tip exiting out the side right before the rear wheel.

Sounds awesome with NO drone at all.

Oh yea! VERY it CAN be used as a "weapon" be tweaking the trottle at opportune times!

 

[Yo Hoot]

It's not loud at idle up front in the cab. If you stand back there at the exhaust tip it's got a nice loud, but not real loud tone.

 

[Hummin Cummins]

Putting on a resonator should do the trick. I had mine straight through, which was great for cruising but after towing the camper for 15 hours straight I couldnt take it. I put on a 4" resonator and it sounds great.

 

[Jrissler]

I have a 5" straight, comin straight off the turbo on my 01' and love it!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Forrest Nearing]

at idle my engine is louder than the exhaust... I've never really had a problem w/ the thing at idle... not that I try to have many conversations while standing next to the tailpipe

 

[Scrappy]

I have twice the excitment with having dual pipes at wheel level. If I could do it, I would make mine even louder, but I think mine is as loud as it goes. Scrappy can tell you how mine sounds a little different with the dual pipes on it.



Ben

I will vouch for Ben, his truck sounds real good, it is not too loud but it has a wicked whistle all the time especially during shifts (I want that!)

 

[Forrest Nearing]

I will vouch for Ben, his truck sounds real good, it is not too loud but it has a wicked whistle all the time especially during shifts (I want that!)

sps62!

 

[ROADWARRIOR]

Putting on a resonator should do the trick. I had mine straight through, which was great for cruising but after towing the camper for 15 hours straight I couldnt take it. I put on a 4" resonator and it sounds great.

How long is the resonator?



Thanks,

Dan

 

[Katmandu]

I would put a Down Turn Tip on it and point the noise towards the ground instead of pointing it straight out.