Will the EDGE programmer make your exhaust sound louder???

 

I have heard a couple of people saying that they think it does. But I can't think of any reason that it would, my truck has custom exhaust isn't any louder with the Edge Evo than without it. It is possible to change the "tone" of the exhaust a little since with the Edge you are changing the timing of the ignition. But thats about all that I can think of. Maybe someone else will have a better answer for you.

 

I got a 4.6 and stock exhaust and it sounds different on a cold startup until the idle drops. Could be it starts at a slightly higher idle speed. You wouldn't mistake it for an aftermarket exhaust, but it does have a very slight rumble. Once it's warm it sounds about the same.

 

I noticed it sound slighty meatier, but not louder. A buddy of mine said the same thing.

 

I hardly noticed any change in exhaust at all.

However, I've been playing with getting better MPG this week and I squeezed another 2 mpg!

...course, I've been driving like a grandmother on her way to the local drugstore...

 

IMO, my exhaust has gotten slightly louder. I have a K&N Intake and a Flowmaster SIDO catback. It sounds good to me.

 

I noticed more exhaust sound with my airaid cold air. I didn't notice anything with the edge.

jrbhc8

 

it will make it louder when you are on the gas, the decibles will be greater since you will be running a higher rpm shift point, also it may be louder from adjusting the idle up, or like said about the timing

yes intakes make you truck louder

 

If more air gets in, the more will come out thats for sure. Its possible for it to be louder with more volume.

 

I previously posted that I experienced a drone when using the EDGE on anything other than Level 1. I have a very quiet exhaust (Gibson si/so), but with the EDGE on Level 2 or 3, I get this drone when in o/d under load. I specifically got the Gibson because of the quiet nature of it, so to get drone with the Edge is unacceptable to me. So I use the EDGE on Level 1 only.

 

I would think the louder is associated with the advance in timing. My old hot rods would have a different tone after advancing the timing 10 degrees and running high octane. Part of the tuning is about advancing the timing in all the right places to increase torque and horsepower without the dreaded death rattle. My truck sounds meatier, but no drone with the EDGE and a Flowmaster 50 SI/DO.

 

i dunno about you guy but i love drone, when im in my 65 mustang ill hold it at just the right rpm to get a nice drone

 

Try driving from South Jersey to South-Western Virginia with 4.10 gears on a stock T5 tranny hearing Flowmaster 2-chambers the entire time on a 306 with a GT-40 setup...

You try to sleep after 6-7 hours of the same damned tone and you're having friggin NIGHTMARES with that sound...

 

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