Knothead
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Not sure if anyone else has posted this about the OEM muffler.
I got my muffler replaced with an aftermarket straight through one. I kept the old muffler. Looking down in it with a flashlight confirmed my suspicions. Yes, the one inch opening is there. BUT, before that for maybe four to six inches the pipe is perforated.
Just thought I'd mention that since I see people posting about how the OEM muffler is a bottleneck because of that one inch opening.
The muffler is of course still restrictive just not as much as I was led to believe. With that said, I could tell an immediate improvement in acceleration with this new muffler. The muffler is a cheaper Raptor brand I got at a local exhaust place. It's a straight through though design. I kept everything else stock. It's maybe ~15 percent louder but not bad at all. I got on the 85mph speed limit tollway before and after installation just to set the cruise and compare for drone inside the cabin. I didn't notice any drone at all. I could hear the exhaust. But the wind noise drowned it out pretty well.
I got my muffler replaced with an aftermarket straight through one. I kept the old muffler. Looking down in it with a flashlight confirmed my suspicions. Yes, the one inch opening is there. BUT, before that for maybe four to six inches the pipe is perforated.
Just thought I'd mention that since I see people posting about how the OEM muffler is a bottleneck because of that one inch opening.
The muffler is of course still restrictive just not as much as I was led to believe. With that said, I could tell an immediate improvement in acceleration with this new muffler. The muffler is a cheaper Raptor brand I got at a local exhaust place. It's a straight through though design. I kept everything else stock. It's maybe ~15 percent louder but not bad at all. I got on the 85mph speed limit tollway before and after installation just to set the cruise and compare for drone inside the cabin. I didn't notice any drone at all. I could hear the exhaust. But the wind noise drowned it out pretty well.
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