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Old 08-18-2008, 10:39 PM
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I have an 06 FX4 with the 5.4 and only one cat per bank and I was wondering if anyone could tell me how it would sound if i removed the muffler. I see a lot of threads like this one but it looks like everyone has 4 cats and i only have two. I just don't want to waist my time taking the muffler off and then having to put it back on because it sounds horrible so I was thinking that someone had already done what I want to do. Any input would be great and thanks in advance.
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Old 08-18-2008, 11:01 PM
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I have an 06 FX4 with the 5.4 and only one cat per bank and I was wondering if anyone could tell me how it would sound if i removed the muffler. I see a lot of threads like this one but it looks like everyone has 4 cats and i only have two. I just don't want to waist my time taking the muffler off and then having to put it back on because it sounds horrible so I was thinking that someone had already done what I want to do. Any input would be great and thanks in advance.
ok, my opinion, i HATE the way a truck sounds with just the muffler hacked off, if your gonna do no muffler, take it to a exhaust shop and get them to hack the muffler off and run a splitter (Y pipe) and run 2 tailpipes out the back, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-FDU...eature=related
ive always liked the sound of that truck and yours would sound a little louder since yours is a 5.4 and that vid is a 4.6
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Old 08-19-2008, 12:08 AM
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where i live almost noone has a muffler on there trucks and they all sound great. i like the way the modular motors sound with a y pipe instead of a muffler and pipes exiting out the sides of the truck.

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Old 08-19-2008, 12:11 AM
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where i live almost noone has a muffler on there trucks and they all sound great. i like the way the modular motors sound with a y pipe instead of a muffler and pipes exiting the sides out the sides of the truck.
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Old 08-19-2008, 03:21 AM
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I would say the best sounding would be a single 11" body Magnaflow muffler ( $69 ) inplace of the OEM muffler.

Cheaper done & cheaper sounding.. cut the muffler out.
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Old 08-19-2008, 08:36 AM
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Thanks for the reply guys. Although I wouldn't Just hack off the muffler, I would continue to run the tailpipe to the stock location and I was thinking that I would just leave the single exhaust and a muffler shop is not needed, I do my own welding.
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Old 08-19-2008, 12:41 PM
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Thanks for the reply guys. Although I wouldn't Just hack off the muffler, I would continue to run the tailpipe to the stock location and I was thinking that I would just leave the single exhaust and a muffler shop is not needed, I do my own welding.
Well it should sound good. A few people have done this and like it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXpyIwziDSA
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