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Originally Posted by Mr.Jay
I think it should also be noted that because of the "suppose" drone
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Originally Posted by ruskymx
Definitely! I think it sounds awesome! I have yet to take it on the highway, but I was cruising at 50-60mph on the way home and didn't really notice any drone. Yes, the exhaust is louder at cruising speed than the stock exhaust is, but  . Isn't that to be expected? My trail rig is a 93 4Runner with a 22RE with basically a strait pipe and a flowmaster 40. You want to talk about drone. Drive that...lol |
I've been paying close attention to the loudness lately. Here is what I've noted:
- It is obnoxious on cold startup but, like Mo said, the engine does something weird with timing for about 30 seconds. It doesn't bother me as much as it probably bothers the neighbors
- For the first 10 minutes or so the sound/loudness is a bit muted and is pleasant
- After the exhaust fully warms up is when the drone gets bad. It occurs right around the 3k rpm mark under load. It also occurs on deceleration while the car is in gear. Like civicdrvr said, it makes me feel like my head is going to explode
- If you play Metallica and turn the volume up to 35, you don't really notice the drone at all
but on a serious note, I wonder if the bass from the music is canceling out some of the drone frequencies.
So the original point I was trying to make is: let the car get nice and warm, and then get up to 3.5k rpm and let the car decelerate in gear. Let us know if you hear the booming. I also wonder if some folks have a bit of low frequency hearing loss. I can't imagine much difference between cars.
I'm going to meet up with civicdrvr in about a week and a half to hear the difference with the larger resonator. For what it's worth I'll post my thoughts here afterward.
I still think this is the best sounding exhaust available. I also think it's the best looking 1) because you can adjust the tips to be flush, or to however you like them and 2) because of the symmetrical look to the mufflers underneath the car.