One thing to keep in mind is that the 1st gen 4R is not exactly quiet even without the exhaust noise. But I'm planning on removing the 40 for something quieter in mine.

 

well i had a gift card to advance auto so i bought a thrush turbo. this should be fine until i get money for a flowmaster or magnaflow. thanks for all the help

 

ah hell, might be quiet enough to pass by, and loud enough to still make ya happy. Let us know how you like it!

 

haha i will. the guy said it was the quietest 2.5" in/out muffler they had. i still think im gonna get a 50 or 40 series flowmaster but im gonna play it safe for a lil bit. lol thanks for all the help guys

 

Well im getting the muffler welded on tomorrow so ill tell yall how I like it. I have a feeling im going to miss the 8" glasspack

 

anyone try lining the hood with any good results?

 

I will be doing that next as well.

I got some knock off dynamat stuff that I will be lining the cargo area behind the panels, too.

 

well just got back from the shop and i freaking hate this muffler!!! my stock exhaust was louder than this is but hopefully it will get my ticket dropped and i can put the 8" glasspack back on. Thanks for all yalls help

 

I got one on my 22re. Its great not much louder than stock, but it has a nice deep sound at idle. Best of all it doesnt sound like a bumble bee in a coke can driving down the road.

 

So no dice on the Thrush Turbo, huh? that sucks, sorry to hear you hate it!

 

im not going to down the thrush turbo are anything its just not what i was expecting. lol but on a side note i did gain some low end power back so i might as well look at the brighter side of things.

 

good point good point. Glass half full is good, lol

 

yup that makes life so much easier. lol and i also might be getting a good deal on a lockright so all in all today hasnt been so bad

 

do you even have a cat. i dont even find these trucks loud with a chopped muffler and cat. im trying to keep my 3.0 quiet as posssible not a fan of loud 4 bangers and v6;s

 

Anyone using the Magnaflows 18? They are supposed to perform very well with a noise level close to stock.

EDIT:

Ooops. Should have read thru the earlier posts again.

I was reading a site that had measured the noise levels from various mufflers. The top performer for HP and low noise was Borla, but they are expensive. The Magnaflows came in a close second for half the cost. The Hooker FlowMax (?) did very well too. The FlowMaster 40 were one of the noisier models. The 50's were not tested.

 

Gary i have a 2.5" inch magnaflow cat. if you want it quiet this is the muffler for you. lol and my truck was REALLY REALLY loud when i had straight pipes on it. oh i miss them days

 

you actually pulled over with a cat and a glasspack wtf shouldnt be loud at all. cops must hate aftermarket exhaust. when i was driving my ram with a v8 i usally drove with no cat and a flowmaster 40 and it was LOUD, sometimes i even didnt even have the exhaust on it was stupid loud and cops never pulled me over.

 

ya i was running a cherry bomb 8" glasspack though and im pretty sure all of the fiberglass was blown out. lol it was pretty loud and did nothing but crackle and pop. it was by far the nicest exhaust i have had on the truck so far

 

i have a flowmaster not sure what model it is but it drones on the highway like crazy. i did the peel and seal thing last sat. and its helped alot. but i want to quiet it down alot more. im going to do the hood next along with a sound dampening material on top of the peel and seal under the rug and door pannels.

 

why dont ya just change your muffler???