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Thinking about doing the muffler delete in the morning
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For me, I think that would get old really quickly. After all its just a 148hp 4-cylinder, no need for it to be any louder if it isn't adding any power. But of course if it makes you happy when you're driving it do it! The fun of having a car is to make it your own.
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Xtrekr said:The muffler delete is under $20 and a bolt on....
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P/N 41785 at NAPA.
This NOT mine..... but talked to the guy on another board... my local Napa didn't have one in stock and was $16 He added a hanger, but he said it really didn't need it.
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More tempting now...thanks!
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I'm with Pat. Must be the old age setting in.
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I say if you think you'll like it then it won't hurt to try it as it seems simple to reverse. If you do it, you know we want pics/vids/information!
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I didn't get to it this weekend. The CVT issue worries me as well. It might be a bit of a drone. But given the low expense and ease of reversal I'll probably try it at some point.
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If you've never tried this before, go for it. Like was already said, you could go back to the muffler.
For me, about a thousand years ago when I was in college, I had a full size Blazer with Thrush glass packs...my girlfriend/now wife still talks about how she could always tell when I was headed to her house...because she could hear me from MILES away. It was also terrible for having any sound you wanted to listen to inside the truck...I'll have to pass on this one.
For me, about a thousand years ago when I was in college, I had a full size Blazer with Thrush glass packs...my girlfriend/now wife still talks about how she could always tell when I was headed to her house...because she could hear me from MILES away. It was also terrible for having any sound you wanted to listen to inside the truck...I'll have to pass on this one.
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https://youtu.be/cjOIBA6b-yk
I did mine today. Well, Midas did. My bolts and flange were too far gone to come loose without torching them off. I will drive it to work tomorrow at highway speeds to see if I change my mind about liking it. I trimmed around the pipe with a Dremel so it doesn't melt it. The down pipe was touching it a bit. It is on the underside and not visible. I like the fact that it doesn't hang below like the full delete pipe kits. So far, it seems louder at 1500-2000 rpm, than when running at about 3000. I backed into the driveway and the wife said she didn't hear it...Only when I made the video. The phone doesn't do it justice. It is louder and deeper in person. Big plus is I can bolt the muffler back on. https://youtu.be/cjOIBA6b-yk
I did mine today. Well, Midas did. My bolts and flange were too far gone to come loose without torching them off. I will drive it to work tomorrow at highway speeds to see if I change my mind about liking it. I trimmed around the pipe with a Dremel so it doesn't melt it. The down pipe was touching it a bit. It is on the underside and not visible. I like the fact that it doesn't hang below like the full delete pipe kits. So far, it seems louder at 1500-2000 rpm, than when running at about 3000. I backed into the driveway and the wife said she didn't hear it...Only when I made the video. The phone doesn't do it justice. It is louder and deeper in person. Big plus is I can bolt the muffler back on. https://youtu.be/cjOIBA6b-yk
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First drive in to work impression
I like it. Automatic transmission. I use my paddle shifters to downshift a lot anyway. The inside of the car isn't the quietest anyway. I recorded a video of normally accelerating...It is difficult to hear on a cell phone with the road/engine/tire noise. It is louder in the lower rpm range, than at highway speeds...At 80 and 90 I couldn't hear it at all. This is all with the windows up. It is noticable with the windows down. I like the extra "noise" though, so I am biased.
I like it. Automatic transmission. I use my paddle shifters to downshift a lot anyway. The inside of the car isn't the quietest anyway. I recorded a video of normally accelerating...It is difficult to hear on a cell phone with the road/engine/tire noise. It is louder in the lower rpm range, than at highway speeds...At 80 and 90 I couldn't hear it at all. This is all with the windows up. It is noticable with the windows down. I like the extra "noise" though, so I am biased.
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