Zeddy

I love how quiet the newer trucks are, compared to the racket my '99 makes I cringe everytime I start it up at 3am in the morning wondering how many neighbor curse my name.

So is there any way to quiet that big engine down w/o sacrificing to much?

Dieseldude4x4

Under hood engine blanket will do some but not a lot.

2500CTD

park down the road?? trade it in? I like it cause its like a cheap alram system. Honestly though I did see somewhere where someone was making a "3rd gen" kit for our trucks, had under hood padding and a pad the wrapped around the oil pan?? IIRC

graphitecumnz

the 'new' trucks are quiet because of a pilot injection... you can add a muffler and all the insulating materials under the hood and you'll still get that lovely diesel clatter, maybe to a lesser degree.

Commatoze

You should check out ATP blankets. The oil pan, valve cover, and downpipe are the 3 biggest sources of noise, and the blankets do a fantastic job of suppressing the clattering. The hood blanket is mostly for Ooo's and Ahh's. www.atpwrap.com

Zeddy

Thanks Commatoze, I'll look into their products.

VADSLRAM

quiet the melody D'Cummins?????????
drugs are bad mmkay!
I luv my 99 sound of power, My neighbors accept it because after Hurricane Isabel I yanked out 15 trees from everyone ELSES yards for free (just because I could )
Now those stooooopid rice burner fart mufflers...they're a different story, louder with no purpose.

G-NOTE

I heard they're doing employee pricing on all 1/2 ton V-6 pickups @ your local dodge dealer!!!

No, but seriously REAL TRUCKS RATTLE!!!