Since I am here I will ask away.

I am thinking of finally replacing the giant stock muffler on my 02.
I have a stock K&N replacement and would like something that compliments that but won't be loud. I want quiet but throaty if that makes sense. For instance I don't want the Flowmaster 40 sound.

Is there such a thing as an exhaust that helps with low end torque?

 

Cut the muffler out and install a piece of straight pipe.....price is right and you get the sound. Mufflers don't make hp/trq.....look into long tubes and a good custom tune for that.

 

um cutting the muffler out isnt the sound you are lookin for. you want quiet but throaty... thats anything but straight piped. youd probobly love the magnaflow 18'' muffler.

 

and aftermarket mufflers are proven to make HP/Torque gains with the right diameter piping...

 

I have an 18" Magnaflow and love it. Slightly louder than stock at idle and hwy speed but growls nice when you step on it!

 

Where? Show me a dyno that proves your point please.

With 4 cats you'd be surprised as to how quiet straight pipes sound.

 

Just a muffler alone won't improve performance much. You have to go all the way up to the manifolds to start generating some noticeable power (i.e. headers, hi-flow cats, etc...).

Back on topic, an 18 inch Magnaflow sounds like it's right up your alley.

 

Another vote for the 18"

 

I would say the Magnaflow 14" if you want a throatier sound under throttle.

 

I was thinking the same thing, but I thought he wanted it quiet, but some rumble. I was afraid to mention the 14" because he said quiet. That was my only confusion with that.

 

I think the 18" may be what you want. I went with the 22" because I wanted quiet, and that's what I definitely got. No louder at idle, and quiet at cruise, but just a deeper tone on accelleration. Hard to tell from inside the truck that anything was done at all. Outside, my friend noticed the difference, but again, just a little bit "meatier sounding." If you didn't know it was a different muffler, you might not notice.

Often I wish I'd gone with the 18" because I'd like a little more "growl," but when I'm towing the trailer to go camping with the wife, I remember why I like the 22, as well. I think she's happier without the added noise (and, therefore, I am happier, too!).

Andy

 

Im not sayin a muffler is gonna make a ton of HP, Im sayin it does make some difference. heres all the proof you should need http://www.magnaflow.com/newdyno.asp

 

Same here cuz he wants quiet

 

Fair enough....anything is better than the big ugly oem muffler.

 

Darren, are you running the 14" or 11"?