That sonds pretty good. I ran our 85 with nothin but header and it was LOUD!! Too loud. Im not sure bout how to gettin the belts to stop squealin.

 

Hillbilly, I'm sure you've tried adjusting them in and out, the belts that is, right? They LOOK to be right on tension wise. To be honest, when I had that noise, it was DEFINITELY similar anyway, when my steering pump(#2, hahaha) was REALLY loud on the bearing noise. Also, my idler, when that was about to go, couple years ago, gradually got my belts louder and louder, until I replaced the bearing on it. OH< yes, but I didn't replace the idler pulley for that belt until said belt EXPLODED! lol. It still turned by hand, but when I put a stethoscope to the housing of it, behind there, ....DANG IT WAS CLEARLY the bearing in there.

Just a thought to rule it out. Napa has them, replacement bearings. I think Toyota makes you buy the whole pulley.

Some still use this certain bar soap to this day, to quiet up the belts, ....not sure which one or if it's a good/bad idea. I'd guess bad, but who knows? lol.

 

You're really lucky, my belts are noiser than your's by a lot. I think I just need to change them out, might do that when I get my power steering stuff in. The exhaust sounds OK, if you have a header on the truck already, then get a 2.5"-2.75" piping from the header flange back and a free-flowing muffler. Last thing you want is it to sound like a rice burner that can't make it over any sort of speed bump.


P.S.
I've obsessed over dB levels in car/truck stereos, exhaust/engine sounds, and have been researching different ways to "sound proof" the truck for the last few years, I've learned a lot PM me I might be able to help.

 

oh great haha here i thought it was just a belt thing. i did try adjusting them in and out and nothing, and when i spray some wd 40 on it it goes away for about 2 minutes, then comes right back.

 

Hey, I might need your newly found PS expertise soon as my PS pump and steering box come in. I'm expecting it to arrive sometime next week, and wanna do the swap and/or rebuild of all the seals in the nee couple of weeks.

 

yea, both my belts are brand new. it used to do it, but it didnt used to be this annoying haha. i think i will probably just put my flowmaster back on. i love the throaty sound, and besides i can hear my music. when its straight piped it exits right under the cab haha.

 

Could just be belt dressing you need, for now, lol. Like Outsane said, in the other thread. However, I was just MENTIONING to rule it out, HB! Not suggesting it's an issue, buddy!

Could just be a lot of issues due to driving so much on the icy roads, etc? Salt? Drying them out? Not sure, but it sounded a lot alike mine, so I'd thought I'd suggest just to rule that out, bud, ...have a good'n, back to work!

 

Hillbilly:

nice...yea that's a little annoying when you cant hear yourself think, or you have to yell at your passenger. hahaha

 

thanks chef, i will definitely be looking into it. things just keep breaking on this thing haha

oh i know, i like hearing my music and my exhaust, which is just about right with the flowmaster on there haha

 

So, after this little belt squeaking issue, I went over to PepBoys and bought one of these:

And a couple of little squirts like 1-3 seconds each, no more squeaking!!!

 

Yeah PB blaster works just as well. fixed mine!
and looked like your cat was still on?

 

well, ill have to go get some of that stuff! yea, just popped the muffler off to see what it would sound like. and, without the cat, the backfires are EXTREMELY loud haha. but i will probably be putting the flowmaster back on anyway

 

Yeah i just cut out the cat and welded on a piece of pipe, but still have a flowie!
backfires are minimal. lol

 

yea what i will probably doing is bolting a test pipe where the cat is because i only have to smog once. make it sound a little better

 

^^^^ no cut it back and run it out infront of the back tire like mine

 

mine has no cat and a dual out flowmaster. coasting at or above 2k its sounds really good but under that it pops alot

 

any vids of how it sounds?

 

I actually tried not long ago but it sounded weird on my phone vid idk ha. but when i get one ill post it

- mines the 3.0 slow tho

 

sweet. im wanting a flowmaster for mine but want to hear some first

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INCEbhu2t54