RIPP headers loudness
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From: Grafton, Ontario
So close..
Originally Posted by jakeo7;3698he123
I have to disagree with the this. I have the exact setup ran it with and with out the super charger installed. The sound of acceleration is ricey around 2500-3500rpm but ok for sound level. The drone from coasting or deceleration is terrible. Vibrates your eardrums. My wife refuses to go in my Jeep, which some days is a good thing...
I have tried the following with my Ripp headers.
Stock muffler - quiet, but baffles vibrated out in a couple weeks turned really ricey sounding, but no drone.
Walker direct stock replacement - quiet, but again baffles fell right out of it and sounded like a wind up toy.
Ford muffler off a V6 ranger. - Very, very, very quiet. But also reduced gas mileage by 3MPG and robbed power, baffles lasted about a month before they started to make a racket.
MBRP muffler by its self - Very, very, very loud and ricer burner extreme. Vibration on ears was like have 2 high powered 12" subs cranked.
MBRP muffler with resonator- Not to bad for acceleration, but ricey. Drone on deceleration was way better, but still to loud and annoying. like a single 10 sub vibrating your ears.
Flow Master 50 series with resonator- No rice... but louder than the MBRP. Drone was worse than the MBRP as well.
Not sure what to try next. Gibson is out, from what I have read they are loud.
Trying to find a balance between reasonable quite and still allowing the performance to come through. I will say the MBRP and Flowmaster allow the engine to achieve slight better mileage and higher boost levels with the super charger then the rest.
I am thinking Borla, but would love some one to sound in as they are not cheap.
I have tried the following with my Ripp headers.
Stock muffler - quiet, but baffles vibrated out in a couple weeks turned really ricey sounding, but no drone.
Walker direct stock replacement - quiet, but again baffles fell right out of it and sounded like a wind up toy.
Ford muffler off a V6 ranger. - Very, very, very quiet. But also reduced gas mileage by 3MPG and robbed power, baffles lasted about a month before they started to make a racket.
MBRP muffler by its self - Very, very, very loud and ricer burner extreme. Vibration on ears was like have 2 high powered 12" subs cranked.
MBRP muffler with resonator- Not to bad for acceleration, but ricey. Drone on deceleration was way better, but still to loud and annoying. like a single 10 sub vibrating your ears.
Flow Master 50 series with resonator- No rice... but louder than the MBRP. Drone was worse than the MBRP as well.
Not sure what to try next. Gibson is out, from what I have read they are loud.
Trying to find a balance between reasonable quite and still allowing the performance to come through. I will say the MBRP and Flowmaster allow the engine to achieve slight better mileage and higher boost levels with the super charger then the rest.
I am thinking Borla, but would love some one to sound in as they are not cheap.
Could not handle the drone any longer. Ordered and intalled the Borla dual exhuast muffler. It is quiet. Some will say to quiet. I say I can hear again. I can talk to the paasenger. I will say it is very close to what I in remember the stock to be, minus the loose baffles.
Drone.. Well it is almost gone. Very, very slight at 2500rpm.
No rice burner, no wind up toy.
It is a nice balance between performance, noise and daily driver. When you have the engine tacked out, you can still hear the engine noise and the super charge sucking.
I am still running the hush power resonater, I may at some point take it out to see how it sounds.
Today I enjoyed driving my jeep again. Even managed to brake the rear shocks from pushing it past the limit.
The fit and finish an the Borla is perfect as well.