Cutting off muffler...?

[rockymt21]

I've heard of this before, and am wondering if anyone here has done it. I know Adam with the atomic hoe has but I would like a couple of other opinions.

If I were to cut off the muffler, how loud would the truck be? Annoyingly loud and a burden to my neighbors? Also would it create a lot of drone in the vehicle? I had a muffler fall off my old Audi and you couldn't even hear yourself talk, not to mention there was a ton of vibration.

I am going for the cheapest route to making the truck sound "mean".

Thanks,
Dan

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

yeah its going to be loud to the people around and inside the truck. but it'll sound mean. when i put the headers on mine had to take the chance to start it up with just the headers... talk about a sick sounding truck

 

[rockymt21]

How about vibration?

Also, would "straight pipes" entail cutting off the muffler and running pipes straight back? Would that make it sound better?

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

couldn't tell you on the vibration as i didn't drive it, just messed with it in the driveway. straight pipes usually go straight off the down pipe/header to the back of the vehicle, no cats, no mufflers. it'll be loud, and doesn't always sound good. you'll probably get some pops and cracks. haha

if you want to make it loud on the cheap I'd take it to a muffler shop and have them weld on a glasspack instead of the muffler. the shorter the louder, and it'll be really cheap compared to other mufflers

 

[rockymt21]

Hmmm something to think about....

 

[tahoe ss]

sounds like a tractor

 

[tybardy]

i had a 24" magnaflo welded up (its basicly a glass pack only it uses a little bit different technology, its a straght through designe though) and it is perfect if you ask me, its not overly loud, very little cab noise...

however, for a brief moment when the stock muffler was off, we fired it up... STUPID loud IMO... ******* rediculous... but i dont prefer a foolishly loud truck, i like a nice deep tone. hence the magnaflo. if you get the 14" magnaflo it will be pretty loud but still have a good tone.

 

[malones99]

It's very loud, did it when I repleaced my cats (I live in CA) you do get the pops and cracks. when you give it gas it sounds awesome!

 

[HitandRunDriver]

+ On the 24 inch magnaflow, loud when you get on it....but i think i've just gotten used to it now in the year and a half i've had it on. Looking to go a bit louder

 

[foreverfalcon40]

just go to youtube.com and type in what your looking for. Chances are they will have it!

 

[shsportsfan12]

I run my truck currently with just the stock Y pipe after some shorties. Nothing else. It's loud....Hopefully, you realize you are losing numbers when you do this. Less back pressure will hurt you. For a while I spent $25 and had an entire setup. Cut off one of my old tips when I had a dual exit, welded it to a turn down from Summit then welded the turn down to a Summit Glass Pack (or resonator). Cut my flange off my old pipe and welded it to the glass pack. Bolted it in to my Y pipe. Sounded good....lost of drone though on the high way...considering it was under my front passenger seat.

No muffler:

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With turn down and glass pack:

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These were all done before a tune. All of the popping is now gone. Under load the sound is much much deeper throated.

 

[tybardy]

+ On the 24 inch magnaflow, loud when you get on it....but i think i've just gotten used to it now in the year and a half i've had it on. Looking to go a bit louder

i love my 24" magnaflo... the only thing i would consider replacing it with is a 24" corsa... those are a bit louder but still use a straight through designe. I wasnt in the market for loud though so maybe my opinion doesnt apply here, i was in the market to make my truck sound "not stock"

i have a turn down welded right after the magna

 

[Volant1]

If your looking for super cheap check out the muffys on summit.com. You need some kind of backpressure

 

[shsportsfan12]

If your looking for super cheap check out the muffys on summit.com. You need some kind of backpressure

Summit has some great cheap mufflers. Just pick up a glass pack to put in its place. You don't necessarily need a muffler, sure it hampers your performance, but from what I gathered, I could NOT feel the difference....

 

[tybardy]

http://s161.photobucket.com/albums/t222/tybardy/?action=view&current=VID00006.flv


here is a sound clip of the 5.3l w/ 24" magnaflo

 

[shsportsfan12]

http://s161.photobucket.com/albums/t222/tybardy/?action=view&current=VID00006.flv


here is a sound clip of the 5.3l w/ 24" magnaflo

That is quiet as shit.... damn...

 

[tybardy]

i know, personally... i couldnt be happier about it!!! you can certainly tell its aftermarket but it is not at ALL loud, sounds great when the foot is on the floor too... i love it, cant stop sayin good things

 

[shsportsfan12]

To each their own... I think for a "quiet" aftermarket exhaust...Magnaflow is the way to go. I'm personally into making shit as loud as it can go

 

[AtomicHoe094]

haha. i love my sound from my truck. mine doesnt crack and pop and shit.. the only time it pops, is when im getting off the freeway on the exit ramp and i down shit through all the gears, then the rpms go up and well pop pop pop ahah but i love that.. (yea its bad for your tranny, but i love that feeling. lol)

I could try getting you some sounds clips like inside of the truck and outside and on the road if u want.. i have a better camera now to record stuff with.. just let me know.. i actaully have a youtube video with out mufflers, idk if youve seen em or not..

 

[Lifted99Yukon]

I ran without a muffler for a long time when I was lowered. Because my OE one dragged the ground all the time.

Now I have Two Super Turbo's with small turn downs.

I thought I add pictures of them, but I dont.