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Old Jul 24, 2009
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glasspacks

hey guys thinking of puttin a glasspack on my rig does anybody have a video clip or know how they would sound on my 3.0 thanks guys
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009
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Please Don't.

I'm saying this from wayyy too much experience and way too many mufflers on the truck.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009
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why no ?
 
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sound like garbage and become abknoxious really fast.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009
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This is why:

 
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Old Jul 24, 2009
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sounds really ricey at higher rpms in that vid..
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009
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Super 44 sounds really good on a 3.0. It is loud though
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009
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Not sure about the 3.0 but it sounds great on my 4.0 ohv.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009
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call me a ricer but i like that sound lol
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009
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Originally Posted by bmfmancini
call me a ricer but i like that sound lol
well its your truck, if you like it go for it. most of us will never hear it to know any different anyway
 
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Old Jul 25, 2009
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glasspacks on my 4.0

 
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Old Jul 25, 2009
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wow those tips look like they belong on a honda civic.. and it sounds ricey as hell.. might just be the vid/my speakers though..
 
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Old Jul 25, 2009
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i dont like the way the sohc sounds anyway. its much more ricey sounding than the ohv. but what do you expect from a v6 anyway? none of them sound as good as a v8.
 
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Old Jul 25, 2009
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hey guys thinking of puttin a glasspack on my rig does anybody have a video clip or know how they would sound on my 3.0 thanks guys
Cherry Bomb Exhaust :: High Performance Exhaust Systems, Cat-Back Systems, Mufflers and Glasspacks :: Disturbing the Peace Since 1968
 
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Old Jul 25, 2009
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haha i had a cherrybomb on my truck for about a week. its off now way to annoying and yes sound like a honda.
 
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Old Jul 25, 2009
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ive got a glasspack and i think it sounds fine, yes its a little ricey at the higher rpms but i dont drive my truck like a ricer so it doesnt sound like one when i drive it. there cheep thats why i got one!!!!
 
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Old Jul 26, 2009
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
sound like garbage and become abknoxious really fast.
I agree with that! I had them and would never go back to them.

Here's what my 4.0 sounded like.




 
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