im looking to get a new muffler for my 4.7L, i like the throaty sound at an idle, but when i stomp on it i want it to get nice and loud. the one i have now just stays throaty but louder, so what mufflers do you run and how do they sound? one with a deep idle, and higher tone at a rev would be sweet.

 

A muffler? Whats that junk! lol I ran a magnaflow on my 5.2 and it was a nice tone for awhile but then I took it off and just had about a foot of pipe after the cat and it sound way better.

 

Flowmaster 40 series dual out with 3 inch tips.

 

^^ i agree with dodgeramguy^^ i have tried a few different mufflers and the end result was none. i ended my exhaust pretty much where the muffler is suppose to be. i add a turn down there and thats it. i love the sound of it. btw i have the 4.7

 

so you not get flagged on noise, or does the cat dum it down enough?

 

How does the 40 series sound? That's one I was thinking of getting. And yeah does the cat tame the sound enough or is it pretty loud, I live up in canada with all the hippies so they will probably complain if its too loud

 

i havent been cited yet.( knockin on wood) we have emissions testing here but not inpections like other states do, so they havent said anything about it. it sounds nice and mellow yet when you get on it nice and loud. to me at least.

 

Depends how well you know your inspection guy! I've passed a few years where I technically shouldnt of lol

 

Same here.

The cat makes a big difference. I used to have a Chevy with a 40 series and no cat. That thing was LOUD! Sounded great, though. My Dakota sounds awesome, IMO, but it's not loud enough to **** off my neighbors too badly when I leave for work at 6AM and I really have to be on the gas to set off car alarms.

 

I prefer to have some sort of muffler, so I have installed a Thrush glasspack 2 1/2" in and out. Nice and throaty, but not ugly and crackly like no muffler.