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Went to the exhaust shop today and got a pipe welded in and The sound is perfect to me, can't hear it at idle, mean growl at WOT, just exactly what I was looking for. Cost me $120 which I thought was super reasonable but I'm sure some cost was saved since they didn't have to cut the muffler out themselves. Mannnnnnn would I have been upset if I paid $200 for them to delete the muffler just to find out I didnt like the sound just to pay them once more to put back the muffler. That would have been EMBARRASSING. Happy I did this TEMPORARY hack job just to make sure I liked the sound. Ill post some updated sound clips because it does sound better since theres no exhaust leakage now.
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How much do you think the stock muffler weighed?For those that have a tough time reading:
*This is to find out if you like the sound of your exhaust with a muffler delete*
So after not finding anyone with sound clips of just a muffler delete and not wanting to use a shop in case I didnt like the sound and just bought an exhaust anyways, I took it upon myself to do a DIY muffler delete and in my opinion it turned out great.
Things you need:
$50 tail pipe cutter rental from autozone (you get your money back when you return it )
$10 2 3/8in Flex Exhaust Repair
$5 2 1/2in I.D. x 2 1/4in O.D. Adapter
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Use the cutters to remove the muffler, I suggest going as close to the muffler as the cutter will allow. The flex pipe you get is only 18 inches long annd the cut I made was about 20 inches hence the need for the coupler to extend it. took about 110-15 minutes with the hardest part actually being removing the muffler from the dang hanger lol
Step 2:
insert the 2 1/4 end of the coupler into the 2 3/8 flex pipe, this was a little tight of a squeeze so a few taps of the 2lb sled hammer got it in
Step 3:
Slide the coupler side over one end of the cut pipes (I choose the engine side) and the flex pipe over the other end and use the clamp to secure. Make the distance between the two end s of the cut pipes as short as possible to avoid any sagging. Just to help I used steel braided wire I had laying around from an old frame to adjust the the height of the pipe to best match the stock set up.
Here's a video of some various sound clips post muffler delete
In the end im very glad I did this just to make sure I would like the sound, and I love it, and now that I know I like the sound Ill head on down to my local shop and have them weld in a pipe so I dont have to worry about anything coming apart during a bumpy trip.
Hope this helps people decide on muffler deletes, whether its for or against I dont care!
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From the looks of my factory exhaust, it will be doing good to make it thru a second winter. Nature will be modifying mine soon enough. I will have to wair and see if Ford will cover that under the emission warranty. Probably not.
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No Idea off the top of my head but I still have it at home I'll check for ya after work!
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I can see them coming back with, were not responsible for "acts of nature" ruining your exhaust.
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Do you have any sound clips from outside the truck?
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Completely forgot to get updated clips, ill try grabbing some tonight and if not, tomorrow
Thanks for posting this. This might be what I am looking for. I had a Focus ST and did resonator delete, and thought it sounded great. Did you consider doing resonator delete before doing the muffler?
Also a couple Qs:
On a scale of 1-10 how loud is the exhuast?
Is there any drone at highway speeds, or 2.5-3.5k rpm?
How loud is the exhaust when just cruising around?
I want something similar to stock that keeps the nose down when cruising, and opens up when stepping on the gas.
I want to avoid any drone at highway speeds where I would have to listen to for hours while on a road trip.
Also a couple Qs:
On a scale of 1-10 how loud is the exhuast?
Is there any drone at highway speeds, or 2.5-3.5k rpm?
How loud is the exhaust when just cruising around?
I want something similar to stock that keeps the nose down when cruising, and opens up when stepping on the gas.
I want to avoid any drone at highway speeds where I would have to listen to for hours while on a road trip.
I like the stock look of the exhaust pipe as it's out of site and not thd main rear attraction.
Someone who didn't know thought my Maverick was electric (sitting in a parking lot) because you don't see it.
This sound is very similar to the "performance" ones available. Also the after market ones remind me too much of a Tundra or Tacoma as it exits the left rear and visible.
Do you get a lot highway drone? I watched your previous in truck video, but want to make sure the video sound is an accurate representation.
I'm looking into the BORLA 40357 ProXS for a proper sound
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