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Old Sep 3, 2018 | 11:39 PM
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Hey guys i just built a new logstyle turbo kit on my silverado. My first kit had all 4" downpipe to the rear with a 16" bullet dumped. It sounded pretty good and wasnt loud.

My new setup is a 4" downpipe dumped right behind the pass front tire near the fender. Its a open downpipe and sounds like a race setup. It sounds ok at idle but is pretty loud, and even worse cruising around town.

So, Im thinkin of adding a short bullet to it. Im undecided on either a dynomax bullet like i had before, or a vibrant race bullet. What have u guys tried and suggest??? I think i can manage to fit a 10" bullet at most.

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Old Sep 4, 2018 | 07:03 PM
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Old Sep 4, 2018 | 09:45 PM
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I use a kooks. takes the shitty tractor sound out. but kooks only go up to 3.5 i think. anything will help take the rasp out
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Old Sep 5, 2018 | 02:26 AM
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Yea i need something 4". I may try a 12" bullet if i can fit it. The thread posted above... everyone tried the smaller bullets and they didnt seem to help much.

Wonder how 2 small bullets would do.

Only place tht has the short 4" is vibrant and they are pricey.
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Old Sep 5, 2018 | 06:01 AM
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Old Sep 5, 2018 | 07:43 AM
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Flow master makes one but again they are $100
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Old Sep 5, 2018 | 10:09 AM
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yeah any downpipe that short is gonna be loud. a bullet will only take the ear shattering rasp off. think about adding a 4" cut out and 8-10' exhaust with a real muffler.
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Old Sep 5, 2018 | 08:11 PM
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Hmmm well i geuss i could reuse the original exhaust to the rear and use a cutout for the fender exit. Best of both worlds!
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I was always wanting to make the entire down pipe out of these bullet style mufflers without ends on them...

This ones 18" long but there are smaller ones.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Diamond-Eye-400400-Quiet-Tone-Resonator-without-Ends-4-Single-In-Out/332744268699?epid=220495523&hash=item4d791a9b9b:g: aT8AAOSw4NVbYyWD

That said, best setup is always a cutout IMO. Grab a 4" cutout and run a little 2" 2.25" etc pipe off the side of your down pipe. With the dump closed it cuts about 60% of the noise down. No muffler required.

This is the entire exhaust system on my race car. It's quiet enough to talk on the phone with the dump closed.


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Thts a diff way of doing it.

I drove truck today and its kinda loud but not to bad, its growing on me lol. I Just hate the raspy tractor tone. Really Leaning towards a small 4" bullet. At least give it a shot and see how it sounds.

I have a customer wanting twin 60s fabbed up next week. Might be going through the same delima with his setup.
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it'll sound worse! uncorked twins at idle and cruise is THE WORST imo
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Old Sep 14, 2018 | 09:40 AM
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Any reason why you just don't put the original 4" system out the back with a big muffler?
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A short single 4” straight thru bullet will do little to nothing for sound. It’s a butt hair quieter than a straight pipe. Been there, done that. The cutout 100% works, is light weight, semi cheap, and the best option by far I’ve found.

I’ve also got a set of 64mm twins on a 5.3 mustang. They are much louder than my single turbo 4” open DP on the RX-7.

I use 2 3” cutouts on that setup ($60 china vacuum activated cutouts). Then tie the 2 3” down pipes together with a little 2” “H pipe” and run a single 2” pipe all the way back to stock 4cyl mustang exhaust. Sleeper city... it’s OEM quiet. I wrap it all and it ties into a $120 walker OEM exhaust axle back kit.








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Old Sep 14, 2018 | 12:42 PM
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Forcefed86 that is awesome. Love the total sleeper look and quiet.



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