I've got the 50 series and love it! Has a nice grumble at idle if you're standing behind the truck but you can't hear it idle inside. Step on it and people know you've got a V8.

 

I had the Magnaflow 14256 18" welded into my stock pipe and I love it. It sounds like a Mustang GT to me but there is some drone in the cab between 1700 and 2000 rpm. Basically between 63 and 75mph. It is not overly annoying but there is definatly a hum. If you want to keep all the noise out of the cab you may want to go with the longer 14577 22".

 

Does anyone have any sound clips of their aftermarket exhaust.....

 

I had a custom system built. 3" piping from the cats, dual in, single out, with a 22" Magnaflow muffler. Terrible drone around 18-20K RPM. Changed the muffler out for a Magnaflow 30", drone is better, but too quiet. Now I am thinking about changing to a single in single out to emulate the Magna Flow bolt on with a 5x8x18 Muffler. I drove a 5.4 with one on, loud...but no drone that I could tell. Ouch! If my wife new what I was spending on exhaust systems... she would freak!

 

I have a Magnaflow 14” body, 9”x4” oval and it doesn’t drone at any RPM. It’s 2 ½” single in single out. It’s not extremely loud, but has a nice throaty sound.

 

Magnaflow man. I have Magnaflow X-pipe out the side. It sounds great when you hit it and no drone. I cant even hear it at idle, but when I hit the gas you can definitely hear it.

 

Put on after I had a 40 series put on by mistake. The 50 SUV rocks! No drone, low and throaty, and growls at green lights.

 

My Darling 'newcrew'...now I know where all the $$$ went.

Bet y'all didn't know I was registered on this forum, did ya?

Check a definition of Grimalkin in the dictionary!

 

gri·mal·kin (gr¹-môl“k¹n, -m²l“-) n. 1. A cat, especially an old female cat. 2. An old woman considered to be ill-tempered. [Variant of graymalkin : gray + obsolete Malkin, diminutive of the personal name Matilda.]

 

jp...Glad to see a scholar on the board!!!

newcrew...after Father's Day, plan on sleeping in the garage with your new exhaust system.

 

Poor poor Newcrew married the b*&*&! LOL How soon we forget that with the net big brother is watching or should I say big Moma!!! LOL

 

I have dual flowmaster 40 series w/ no crossover pipe (there was no room for a crossover pipe in the area heat isulated for the mufflers). The piping is all 2.5" with rear exiting tips. The exhaust is fairly loud with a drone that goes away above 55 mph. I really like the way it sounds.

Grim

 

To flow or not to flow! Flowmaster versus Magnaflow - it seems as though everyone has a different take on the subject - and from reading many many posts regarding muffler choices - there is one thing I can say with confidence:

"It all depends on what you as the truck owner likes"

It's obvious that if you want more throatiness or V8 sounding noise, you will have to sacrafise for a drone at highway speeds in the cabin. Is this a fair assumption?

If you really want something loud on the outside and if you don't care about cabin resonnance - go with a glass pack!

 

Magnaflow is straight-through with no restrictions. No restrictions equals better flow, and better flow equals more horsepower. Both the aluminized and the stainless steel mufflers have a Lifetime Warranty.

http://www.magnaflow.com/wideopen/performdata.htm

 

The Only Packing in this Baby... is the Punch!

FLO-PRO has proven it beats the competition with louvered pipe that accelerates the exhaust flow through our muffler. The louvers also give a deep performance sound without the use of fiberglass that eventually blows out!

FLO-PRO performance mufflers are designed to boost the horsepower generated from your street vehicle. The 100% aluminized steel welded construction will outlast conventional locked-seam, double wrap mufflers.

they all have their claims. they all have fancy pictures to show you how their design is better than the competition.

If you can afford the $40 to change out the muffler and have a shop that will work with you, just try the one you think you want. Then take it back if it is wrong, and keep trying. It took me three tries, but I got it exactly like I like it now. I have the single in/Dual out Flo-Pro 4.75x10.75. No drone on the highway.