Ive always figured it went in this order from deepest tone to quietest: 4.0L OHV, 3.0L, 4.0L SOHC. The OHV engines have always sounded deeper to me.. like a 5.0L vs a 4.6L, every 5.0 stang (with an aftermarket exhaust of course) ive heard has a nice deep tone to it, but the 4.6L is more performance sounding, higher in the RPM's niceness. Like i've heard a 4.0L SOHC at idle with a 40 series and thought it was quiet, compared to my 3.0L. But I like the sound of a 4.0L SOHC in the upper RPMs v.s my 3.0L which screams bloody murder haha

 

SO basically the 3.0 sounds better than the 4.0 all around??

 

Or atleast better than the 4.0 SOHC? I might consider buying the flow 40 then.. whats the best set up (piping size) ?

 

*I* think it sounds better, but for sure deeper, you might do a search for some exhaust sound clips and draw your conclusion lol.. go no bigger than 2.5" for piping. I think my dumped setup sounds good, its one of the setups that'll be the deepest sounding, if thats what youre after, and if you offroad, i heard having dumps v.s. tips is better in that sense, good luck with your decision!

 

yo i have an ext. cab.. should i still do it ? i want a DEEEP sound lol something noticably over stock lol.. i want people to turn and look and say, 'wow' . lol

 

dumped Flowmaster 40 series SI/DO is what you need then

 

bwester, yo man is your truck Ext. cab? nvm, i just checked your signature yeah hows it sound ?? it doesnt sound like a civic or neon with a huge coffee can like sound does it ? And also, will it cost me more ? And i wanted to know will i be able to hear my truck inside the cab , and especially when i roll down my window on a hot day (no a.c lol) to hear 'her' rumble lol.. thats what im looking for. what size piping you have ? i was thinking 2.25 piping. Thingi s, i like the look of the pipes coming out the back.. looks tough.. thanks

 

i have 2.5 piping, it doesnt sound like rice at all, and you sure can hear it in the cab lol.. if i leave my truck idling outside and go inside my apartment upstairs i can hear it..dumps is much cheaper than having duals and tips, because all they have to do is weld up the flow, then weld some turndowns onto the muffler

 

BJ in your opinion does a dumped 40 series sound pretty close to a duel tiped 40 series. Tone and volume?

 

A guy at my school has a 40 series with dual tips on his 3.0L ranger, it is overall more mellow compared to dumped, quieter, and different tone in the upper RPM's, but it's still a 40 series and you can tell by just hearing it..

 

when u mean mellow, is that usually good ? or bad ? lol..

 

depends on what you want, really.. before my SI/DO 40 series, i had the SO version of it which was more mellow, i liked the upper RPM sound, but didnt like the quieter idle

 

BJ do you have a sound clip of yours?

 

what im looking for is something fairly agressive at idle, and when i get going you can hear it, i have an auto so.. i cant really keep it in first to rev it a little.

 

i have one from when i had my SI/SO 40 series, i even uploaded it to an exhaust clip site lol, lemme find it for ya.. it'll give you an idea, i need to get one of my setup now

 

http://exhaustsoundclips.com/phpbb2/...le&file_id=105 Now that is with the SI/SO muffler, my SI/DO is louder and has a beefier idle

 

dang, i cant download it.. some stuff wont work for me.. sorry any like just click it and listen ?

 

nevermind, yeah i tried direct linking it but it said "not allowed". i really dunno how else to do it, hmm

 

its cool man, dont worry about it.. i just want something that sounds tough.. but i also like the looks of dual pipes out the back.. i cant decide lol.

 

It worked for me. At the bottom left about half way down the page click download. Then the next page comes up and hit I agree.

 

hows it sound ?

 

sounds pretty good, did you check out my link

 

hey im gonna go out with my powerbook and get a sound clip for ya, i forgot that i even had a laptop with a microphone lol i'll get it right up within 30 mins

 

get 40 series original SI, DO and dump it before the axle.........thats pretty loud, alot of drone inside the cab. I have mine exiting the rear bumper and its pretty loud. Has a nice rumble to it noticeable sound inside the cab, and not annoying.

 

Here is one that I got, i started in 1st, shifted to second and floored it. My computer was sitting in the passenger seat

http://s87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...ent=ranger.flv

This one, I took of the computer inside the truck, reved it a little. Then it goes to a clip with the computer [recording]sitting up by the left hand front tire

http://s87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...gerexhaust.flv