Time to wake up the neighbours!

[Matt76]

I modified my exhaust a little today, by way of completely getting rid of the muffler. It is now 3 inch right from the back of the turbo (new dump pipe) straight through with mandrel bends all the way. Its a little bit deeper at idle, not too much noisier inside the car while driving but bloody loud when I get right up it. Im not sure whether it is quicker or slower without the muffler but sounds bloody cool!

The missus doesn't know yet, I guess she will find out at 6 oclock tommorrow morning lol.

Edit: Here are a couple of sound clips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3wFZBhGaNI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eMY7TbAAzg

Big thanks to Jason for the video's.

 

[Navara_cruz]

LOL! she will find out alright. I know if it was me and my truck I would make sure the people up the road from me knew about it as they have done the same to use with some big F350 monster..

 

[Brian]

lol cool, can't wait to hear it.

 

[Jason]

Ha ha, I usually leave for work at 5.30, might hold off a bit to hear you go past!

 

[flashum1]

Well done!

 

[Kickars2]

lol did she call ask you what happened to the nav?

 

[Matt76]

My bloody son told her this morning, she just shook her head at me lol.

 

[navman_brent]

much turbo whistle?

 

[Kickars2]

kids wreck everything.lol

shook her head ah, wait till she hear's the pssssh from an airlocker then wait for it lol

 

[joshy]

haha how good is the air locker noise.

 

[Jason]

Matt just dropped around and showed me, sounds friggin awesome!

 

[Matt76]

much turbo whistle?

Not any more than before I don't think mate, its just a really deep note. I thought it might really whistle like some do but I dont think it does. Could you hear the turbo from behind Jason?

I have made it so that it is only 4 bolts and the muffler can go straight back in, so if it shits me (or the boss) I can change it back. I'm not ready to yet though lol.

 

[Navara_cruz]

Hey Matt,

so it a complete system from the turbo back. Did you put this together or it off the self with your mods made to it?

 

[Matt76]

Yeah its a bit of a joint effort mate lol. Jack Beedhams did most of it, and I mucked around with it from there, yep it is full 3 inch from turbo back, inc new dump pipe, and no cat.

I wouldnt like to start one from scratch, bloody big job.

 

[Matt76]

I might ask Jason nicely to crack out his video camera and see if we can record it, might not come out too good, I'm not sure. Sounds like a good idea to go play anyway lol.

 

[Navara_cruz]

Yeah thats what I thought. It would be a massive job to undertake without the proper gear at hand

How do you find it when driving? Is it loud inside?

Do you have it on the freeway at all ?

 

[Jason]

All good mate, I don't have anything major on this weekend, drop around and we can go for a spin somewhere and record it. I aint sitting in the tray at 100 clicks tho! especially the way you attract cops

 

[Jason]

Oh and you can definately hear the turbo whistle.

 

[joshy]

with my 3" straight through you could hear the turbo spooling at idle on cold mornings

 

[Matt76]

Oh and you can definately hear the turbo whistle.

Awesome!

Navara Cruz it is still pretty quiet with the windows up, I mean you can definately hear that its a deeper note but the sound deadening is so good in it that its fine.

I havent had it on the highway yet, only up to about 90km/h, its not too noisy at all at that speed.

All in all I reckon it sounds really good but is probably a tad loud for everyday driving (time will tell) I really only did it for a laugh and because I am going to moreton Is next week for 5 days and wanted to hear it tearing up the beach lol. I reckon in time I will take out the link pipe that replaces the muffler again and put a hot dog or resonator in there just to take a little bit of bark out of it and it should be perfect. If it shits me too much its only 4 bolts to put the muffler back in anyways.