Some of the folks in this thread would hate me, too. 
Tell you the truth, I got a bit excited! Stock mufflers on a GTO have the greatest sound ever designed by an engineer.
Daniel, one more time, since it’s apparently not sticking: this is a TEST. I said that in the very first post of the thread. Read it. I’m driving it a week and then putting a quieter muffler on it. That was the whole point from line one.
I think it sounds pretty good. Haters gonna hate.
FWIW- I'm 41, married with kids, live in a quiet suburban neighborhood. My "other car" is a built Fox Mustang that I have unintentionally set off my neighbor's car alarm multiple times with the exhaust.
I too like reasonable sound , Im now running wide open with bafflesHa, appreciate it, man. And yeah, I’m 48, married, same deal, quiet neighborhood, not out here trying to rattle windows at 6 AM. Funny how the guys throwing “immature” around are the ones who can’t just let somebody enjoy their truck without a lecture.
A built Fox setting off car alarms is exactly the kind of thing this thread needed, thank you for that. You’d fit right in with the “menaces to society” apparently.
Some people just want to hear themselves complain. I think it sounds good, I’m testing quieter mufflers anyway, and the world keeps turning. Haters gonna hate.
ok updated the exhaust, after running straight pipe for about a week it sounded great at idle and cruising but acceleration was too raspy and for lack of better word, refined .Was shopping for a new exhaust (aFe, MBRP, others) when I figured I would try this first (muffler delete, keep resonator) and drive it for a couple weeks and see how I like it. For reference, I run straight pipes on moto so I'm ok with 'noise'
At 2,000 rpm and under, on the street or cruising the freeway at 60+ without AC or radio, you hear the exhaust but I wouldn't call it a drone. Cruising at 70 mph, which is under 2,000 rpm, the drone is minimal, and that's with no AC and no radio. Road noise already drowns out some of it. It's audible, but you have to listen for it rather than it just being there.
Cold start is a little louder. I'll have to test in the early mornings to see if I really wake the neighbors, but I'm not the type to rev at sunrise. I can idle out of the street. Sound at cruising is a little lower in eco mode, more pronounced in sport mode, but revving and driving is where you really hear it.
I've driven V8s, my open-pipe moto, and 'rice bangers,' and this tone is actually good. It doesn't sound fart-can-like, and I think it sounds fine for a 4cyl mini truck.
I 'tested' the Flowmaster Super 10 and Super 40, but only at idle and with the truck parked, so I couldn't really tell a difference. I'd have to actually drive it with the Super 10, Super 40, or a Magnaflow if I want to tone the noise down.
i am plenty old enough that big block noise gives me a bit of a chubby. in my opinion, nothing can be done to make a maverick, or any small turbo engine, sound good. obviously, opinions varyIs your sound clip straight piped with OEM resonator? And aftermarket exhaust tips?
When I removed my stock exhaust/muffler to install a catback - I started my EB in the garage. Straight piped from a couple feet behind catalytic converter. I was pleasantly surprised by the sound. Not a lumpy cam V8 mind you - but a highly tuned 4cyl turbo
edit - lumpy cam V8 sound for the youngsters fyi….
I like it. Also, that tip somehow looks better than any of the aftermarket side exit exhausts I've seen. Good work.
TY!Here’s the temporary spot. It’s it’s moving into a cutout in the rear opposite the license plate or out the side under rear passenger door
