TDs: Turndowns or not?
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TDs: Turndowns or not? Last TD question for a while folks. 
Has anyone had turndowns, and then gotten rid of them, or vica versa? What differences did you notice in the sound on the outside and inside of the car? Thanks for any help.
Has anyone had turndowns, and then gotten rid of them, or vica versa? What differences did you notice in the sound on the outside and inside of the car? Thanks for any help.
Originally Posted by josh99ta
Last TD question for a while folks. Has anyone had turndowns, and then gotten rid of them, or vica versa? What differences did you notice in the sound on the outside and inside of the car? Thanks for any help.
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When you say the car sounded different, how so? I love the sound right now, and the only kind of drone/resonance I get is accelerating at about 50% throttle, but if loosing the turndowns cuts out some interior noise (and I completely see how this is possible as the sound isn't all under the car, its headed more towards the back) I'm all for it.
I opted for turn down/outs (not facing the ground, but not straight out) and really have no drone at all and the sound is very nice. I have 3" X with Sweet Thunders. My 5.0 had dumps on it and I cut them off and it sounded like crud!!!
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Originally Posted by josh99ta
When you say the car sounded different, how so? I love the sound right now, and the only kind of drone/resonance I get is accelerating at about 50% throttle, but if loosing the turndowns cuts out some interior noise (and I completely see how this is possible as the sound isn't all under the car, its headed more towards the back) I'm all for it.
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Hmmm, going to have to take the duals off in the coming weeks to take the tranny out, so I may just throw a blade on the sawzall and cut the turndowns right on off. Would like some more input though. I know a few more have had turndowns and removed them (or vica versa).
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Originally Posted by 99Hawk262
Don't you all worry about the exhaust heat blowing right towards the rear diff and heating the fluid up potentially causing damage?
With turndowns, the exhaust is exiting the car and it is essentially being trapped between the car and the ground, which would most likely create some noise. Cutting the turndowns off would make it exit straight back, and SHOULD have less reverberation under the car. I love the way my car sounds, its sick and devilish, but not overbearing. However, if I could cut down on interior volume some thats always going to be a plus IMO.
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The gas lines and tank aren't even that close, at idle there isn't much coming out anyway, and there is plenty of atmosphere between the pipes and the tank/lines for heat to reduce to the temperature to the air around it. At speed or while WOT, you've got air flowing that is going to cool things off even if the exhaust could get close to heating any of it up (which again, I doubt). If cutting them off will give me a deeper sound with less interior noise, I'm all for it. Doing the converter this weekend, so I'll pull the duals and cut those turndowns off. Worst case scenario I dont like it and have them welded by on for a few bucks.
Well, I cut the turndowns off last night and I didn't notice that much difference. The sound is smoother, and it is a little bit quieter at part throttle. WOT may just be a little louder and is definitely a better tone. However, I now notice a little more drone although it is still almost non-existent. The rattles are pretty much the same. So now, do I run it out the back or out the side? I found low-clearance tips that would fit nicely in front of the rear tires. What will sound better? How will the sounds differ from out the back as opposed to out the side?
