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Old 11-12-2007, 05:18 PM
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I have a 41" Donaldson with the stock 4" pipe. will a tip change the sound considerably? right now it seems it has a lot of whistle and is raspy. the whistle is fine, but I want it more deep, resonating type sound. Tip size? Suggestions? tip worth it? I prefer a welded tip opposed to a screw on, but I am open for suggestions. thanks.
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6"x18" U WILL NOT be disappointed
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I don't think just a tip will make too much of a difference, i know when i welded my old 5 inch tip on i couldn't tell hardly any difference. When i went to a 5 inch straight pip to 6 inch stacks i noticed a huge difference then...very deep rumble and very loud when i smash it. I think going to a bigger exhaust is the only way to get that rumble your after not just a tip. Hope this helps
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I have same muffler & put on a 5" x 12". No sound diff. @ all.
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Originally Posted by DodgeCTD
I don't think just a tip will make too much of a difference, i know when i welded my old 5 inch tip on i couldn't tell hardly any difference. When i went to a 5 inch straight pip to 6 inch stacks i noticed a huge difference then...very deep rumble and very loud when i smash it. I think going to a bigger exhaust is the only way to get that rumble your after not just a tip. Hope this helps
kinda figured that, without a kitty and no muffler I think it will be too loud for me some of the time and all the time for the mrs, so I guess I will just have to live with it. it definitely sounds way better than with just the stock muffler.
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a tip will not change the sound of ur exhaust, what changes the sound of ur exhaust is the length of ur muffler, what kind of baffles are inside the muffler and how the exhaust is routed. on my truck i am running 5inch exhaust, with a D.N.A race muffler, a 45 degree elbow before the rear tire with a 6"x 18" long Rolling Big Power tip. it is really loud and that is what i was after. now if i ran the exhaust behind the rear tire, it would quiet up the exhaust some because of how much longer the exhaust would be.
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Put a Hog performance 6" x 24" tip and I guarantee you you will tell a difference!!
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the exhaust tip definatley can make a differance in the sound especially if your going from 4 inch exhaust to a 5 or 6 inch tip and the stock exhaust is cut back 6 inches or more = more drone and definatley changes the exhaust tone on exit & is even more more noticeable with mods !
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Originally Posted by Luvnacumns
Put a Hog performance 6" x 24" tip and I guarantee you you will tell a difference!!
thanks Shane, I went on their site, didn't see any 24", but I did see 20" for $52. might have to pick one up and put it on after I get the truck out of the body shop
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Originally Posted by ScienceOfSpeed
a tip will not change the sound of ur exhaust, what changes the sound of ur exhaust is the length of ur muffler, what kind of baffles are inside the muffler and how the exhaust is routed. on my truck i am running 5inch exhaust, with a D.N.A race muffler, a 45 degree elbow before the rear tire with a 6"x 18" long Rolling Big Power tip. it is really loud and that is what i was after. now if i ran the exhaust behind the rear tire, it would quiet up the exhaust some because of how much longer the exhaust would be.
A tip will change the sound of the exhaust. Smaller ones not much but bigger ones will make a night and day difference in sound.
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what kind of sound difference?
my exhaust kinda sounds like a mix of tweeting (yeah i said tweeting) and whistling. i would like it to sound deeper.
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Originally Posted by dkws04
what kind of sound difference?
my exhaust kinda sounds like a mix of tweeting (yeah i said tweeting) and whistling. i would like it to sound deeper.
The bigger the tip the deeper the sound. My last truck I had 5" strait pipe with a custom made 8" by 33" tip real deep sounding and way loud but the tip was a little spendy but I cant remember the company but they sell 7" tips
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I can say for sure that a tip will change your sound. I put a 5"x18" on mine and it changed the sound. I liked the raspy sound better that the deep sound. I think that the rolled edge contributes to no longer having the raspy sound.
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A tip will definitely change the note. You could always cut the muffler off and get a donaldson resonator instead, should give it a better sound.
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What would a Don. resonator make it sound like? Deep, raspy, clacky?


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