I want it LOUD :)
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I want it LOUD :)
Posting for a friend
EDIT: They are 80 series mufflers.
Thanks in advance
Ryan
[This message has been edited by slow (edited 01-31-2001).]
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Alright, here is the situation. My friend has a 1999 Ford F150 pickup truck with the 4.6 ltr. engine. He basically has no modifications done to it except the usual Flowmaster and dual exhaust tips coming from the back. I Forget the FM series number but it is pretty loud and throaty and it does sound good. Like all of us though, he has grown tired of it and wants it LOUDER.
I know nothing about Ford's setup and I haven't looked under his truck. I don't even know if he has a Y-pipe or true dual from the factory. The question here is what are some of his options to make his truck louder? What setup will sound the best? We have no emmissions here so can he remove the cats? Or get a new y-pipe w/o the cats? Are headers available for his truck? You get the picture here. I have no idea where to begin , but I want to help him out. The cheaper the better as long as it sounds good!
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Alright, here is the situation. My friend has a 1999 Ford F150 pickup truck with the 4.6 ltr. engine. He basically has no modifications done to it except the usual Flowmaster and dual exhaust tips coming from the back. I Forget the FM series number but it is pretty loud and throaty and it does sound good. Like all of us though, he has grown tired of it and wants it LOUDER.
I know nothing about Ford's setup and I haven't looked under his truck. I don't even know if he has a Y-pipe or true dual from the factory. The question here is what are some of his options to make his truck louder? What setup will sound the best? We have no emmissions here so can he remove the cats? Or get a new y-pipe w/o the cats? Are headers available for his truck? You get the picture here. I have no idea where to begin , but I want to help him out. The cheaper the better as long as it sounds good!
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Thanks in advance
Ryan
[This message has been edited by slow (edited 01-31-2001).]
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From: Anaheim, CA 92808
Straight pipes if you want it louder than that. I haven't heard of the 80 series FM but if it is louder than their 40 series, than another FM will not be louder. If you need a muffler, consider some glasspacks. There are some people on these boards that run glasspacks. Good luck!
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SpliT
2000 Work Series
Deep Wedgewood Blue
Standard Cab 5-Spd
4.2L V6 3.08 Gears
Mean Streak Cat-Back Exhaust(Anyone else have one, I hate mine)
Weld Super Single Wheels
Pioneer Deck DEH-P7200
Tinted Windows
Clear Corners
Superchip
AutoMeter Tach(Not Installed Yet)
Future Mods: FIPK, Bedliner, Billet Grille w/ Painted Grille Surround, Color-Keyed Bumpers, 6.5" Fabtech Ultimate Suspension Lift!!!
Email Me at: F150v6@Aol.com
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SpliT
2000 Work Series
Deep Wedgewood Blue
Standard Cab 5-Spd
4.2L V6 3.08 Gears
Mean Streak Cat-Back Exhaust(Anyone else have one, I hate mine)
Weld Super Single Wheels
Pioneer Deck DEH-P7200
Tinted Windows
Clear Corners
Superchip
AutoMeter Tach(Not Installed Yet)
Future Mods: FIPK, Bedliner, Billet Grille w/ Painted Grille Surround, Color-Keyed Bumpers, 6.5" Fabtech Ultimate Suspension Lift!!!
Email Me at: F150v6@Aol.com
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From: KC, MO
I had the same problem...cut everything out after the "Y", and weld on a 3" pipe about 12" after the cab, and turn it down. Sounds bad-@SS!!!
-AR
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2001 F-150 XLT 4x4 Off-Road, SuperCab, Flareside, Black[*] 4.6L Triton V8 HPI[*] 5 Speed / 3:55 Reg. Axle[*] Keyless[*] Premium Audio CD
Mods:[*] K&N Cold Airbox / Throttle Body Mod.[*] 3" Cat-Back (No Muffler, Turn-Down)[*] Cranked Torsion Bars[*] APC XENON PLASMA Super Whites[*] Bugshield[*] Bedliner[*] Ventshades[*] Taillight Covers (Slotted)[*] "Light Argent" 4x4 Off-Road Decals[*] FOX Stickers (Front & Rear Windows[/i])[*] K&N & Flowmaster Stickers (Under the Hood)
Audio:[*] Rockford Fosgate G360A2 Punch Amp[*] JL 12W3-D2 (JL ProWedge Box)
Build Date: 8/23/00 (Kansas City Plant)
arobbins@mail.liberty.k12.mo.us
-AR
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2001 F-150 XLT 4x4 Off-Road, SuperCab, Flareside, Black[*] 4.6L Triton V8 HPI[*] 5 Speed / 3:55 Reg. Axle[*] Keyless[*] Premium Audio CD
Mods:[*] K&N Cold Airbox / Throttle Body Mod.[*] 3" Cat-Back (No Muffler, Turn-Down)[*] Cranked Torsion Bars[*] APC XENON PLASMA Super Whites[*] Bugshield[*] Bedliner[*] Ventshades[*] Taillight Covers (Slotted)[*] "Light Argent" 4x4 Off-Road Decals[*] FOX Stickers (Front & Rear Windows[/i])[*] K&N & Flowmaster Stickers (Under the Hood)
Audio:[*] Rockford Fosgate G360A2 Punch Amp[*] JL 12W3-D2 (JL ProWedge Box)
Build Date: 8/23/00 (Kansas City Plant)
arobbins@mail.liberty.k12.mo.us
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From: Lebanon, TN
loud=straight pipes, 'nuff said, Rich
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-1999 F-150 4X4 XLT SC
-4.6, auto
-3.55LS
-Westin chrome nerf bars
-dual straight pipes
-goodyear mt/r 265/75/16
-hikerdadrich@aol.com
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-1999 F-150 4X4 XLT SC
-4.6, auto
-3.55LS
-Westin chrome nerf bars
-dual straight pipes
-goodyear mt/r 265/75/16
-hikerdadrich@aol.com
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From: Anaheim, CA 92808
Hey silver y2k,
Got sort of the same setup. i got, well as you can see from my sig, a mean-streak. And have the pipes dumped after the muffler. Sounds nice
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SpliT
2000 Work Series
Deep Wedgewood Blue
Standard Cab 5-Spd
4.2L V6 3.08 Gears
Mean Streak Cat-Back Exhaust(Anyone else have one, I hate mine)
Weld Super Single Wheels
Pioneer Deck DEH-P7200
Tinted Windows
Clear Corners
Superchip
AutoMeter Tach(Not Installed Yet)
Future Mods: FIPK, Bedliner, Billet Grille w/ Painted Grille Surround, Color-Keyed Bumpers, 6.5" Fabtech Ultimate Suspension Lift!!!
Email Me at: F150v6@Aol.com
Got sort of the same setup. i got, well as you can see from my sig, a mean-streak. And have the pipes dumped after the muffler. Sounds nice
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SpliT
2000 Work Series
Deep Wedgewood Blue
Standard Cab 5-Spd
4.2L V6 3.08 Gears
Mean Streak Cat-Back Exhaust(Anyone else have one, I hate mine)
Weld Super Single Wheels
Pioneer Deck DEH-P7200
Tinted Windows
Clear Corners
Superchip
AutoMeter Tach(Not Installed Yet)
Future Mods: FIPK, Bedliner, Billet Grille w/ Painted Grille Surround, Color-Keyed Bumpers, 6.5" Fabtech Ultimate Suspension Lift!!!
Email Me at: F150v6@Aol.com
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From: Dalton, OH
You could get rid of the cats or put headers on it. There are a few headder kits available for these trucks at truckperformance.com . If you just want regular steel headers I think that they have a kit for about $180 (a pacesetter TFX kit or something like that).
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'98 4.6 5sp. 4x4 ORP (Fully loaded, Power everything).
Mods.
- Modified Air Box
- K&N
- Borla Stainless Steel Exhaust
Future Mods.
- BBK High Performance Throttle body
- Superchip
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'98 4.6 5sp. 4x4 ORP (Fully loaded, Power everything).
Mods.
- Modified Air Box
- K&N
- Borla Stainless Steel Exhaust
Future Mods.
- BBK High Performance Throttle body
- Superchip
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I've always been told that on these trucks if you remove the cat's, you'll loose a great deal of your bottom end. But aren't the FLowmaster 40 series louder that the 80 series?? If not the 40's, how about the 30 series?
Happy with my exhaust
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1997 F-150 Lariat SuperCab 4x4, 2-tone: white w/tan bottom, 4.6L, aoutmatic, Towing package, K&N Filter, Custom Cat-back true dual exhaust with 2 FLOWMASTER Series 40 Delta Flows and 4" x 22" chrome tips(out the back of course), Bridgestone Dueller A/T's 265/75/16, Ventshade Bug and Window Deflectors.
Happy with my exhaust
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1997 F-150 Lariat SuperCab 4x4, 2-tone: white w/tan bottom, 4.6L, aoutmatic, Towing package, K&N Filter, Custom Cat-back true dual exhaust with 2 FLOWMASTER Series 40 Delta Flows and 4" x 22" chrome tips(out the back of course), Bridgestone Dueller A/T's 265/75/16, Ventshade Bug and Window Deflectors.