I wish i would have taken video, but I Had flows dumped, i cut them off and decided to start it and see what it sounded like straight pipe, and it was VERY quiet. that was with stock cats

 

Well. Yes, I have the stock cats. Basically I just want to cut the muffler off. I'm leaving the stock manifolds and cat. just cutting off the muffler

 

Having it dumped to where the sound bounces back up off of the ground makes one appear louder, for sure.

Kind of like how you "aim" surround sound speakers for your home entertainment center.

Minus the muffler, it will barely gurgle at idle and is actually very quiet. Different story at startup and driving though.

It's never going to approach open header loud because you have the cats in there acting as mufflers.

Does your IROC have factory mufflers?

 

Naw, the IROC had a hooker and I was coming home at 2-3 in the morning all summer...

Now with the cats and everything, just the muffler cut, is it goingto osund annoying or poppy? I'm pretty sure I'm going to cut it off, but I just dont want it to be annoying

 

It should not be that bad as long as your not hammering it.It will be a little loud at high idle on start up but not terrible.I think you will be happy w/ it.I was just thinking my brother used to have the 4.6 w/ no mufflers and pipes exiting at the bumper.That truck used to sound pretty good IMO.If worse comes to worse your neighbors will give you the finger instead of waving

 

haha. the people across the street are the only ones I care about. The ones next to me let their barking *** dogs out all night. Last year I was doing brake stands in front of their house. Fawking hate them.

More input, than I'll grab the sawzall

 

well its all an opinion, every exhaust sounds different. just do it, if you dont like it, weld a muffler on it or something.

 

You know you're gonna do it anyway... just go on out and cut that sucker off.

 

Yea, thats true. Not tonight though. its like 30*. Hopefully git er dun on friday. Than I can post a rev video

 

It is very cold here in indian, i dont blame you!

 

Now that you're thinking about it... you can't stand it.

That muffler will be on the ground before you go to bed.

 

You know me all so well. I really really want to hack it off tonight, and I probably should. Just need to get my hands on a sawzall.

I think I'll call up the neighbor. Let me check and see if I can even cut her at a good angle though

 

Sure Enough...








I LOVE IT!!!!!!

sound clips will be posted on Friday

 

I knew it!

 

Yea. At first I tried to break the clamp loose but quickly gave up since its so freaking cold outside. I then ran to my neighbor and got his SawZall. 15 seconds of cutting, 10 mintues fighting with the rubber grommets. I then started it up and immediately had to change my pants. I cant believe how good it sounds. cruising speed it is not bad either. but however, somebody told me I'd actually loose MPG by doing this? Whats the input on that?