Your Stock "Rumble"

[Marauder2005]

Well Ive had my 2003 since September and she now has
12,900 on her. But I noticed somthing, the more I drive it
the more It seems the Exhaust is opening up, just a touch.
Its all stock and Im not tryng to say its somthing its not
but does any one else notice this about there stock
system? Could be just me, since I put a JLT in a month ago

I plan on Getting some Kooks/cats/mufflers in that order
but for now I like the stock sound. I used to have Flowmaster
40's on my CVPI, right now im just enjoying a little peace and
quiet, with a touch of rumble :)

[David Morton]

I do believe the JLT intake is probably making more noise than the pipes.

My only plan to modify the exhausts is to put these electric exhaust (http://www.dmhperformance.com/ecutout.htm)dumps and dump into square sidepipes that will double as ground effects.

Then the car will have two modes, Fast and Half-fast. :D

[Glenn]

Yes, the OEM exhaust system does open-up over time and miles. My MM has over 32,000 miles and the exhaust was louder even before I put the Cobra headers and X-pipe on it with the stock mufflers. I now even get a slight backing-down rumble. Not too loud, but noticeable. Just enough sound for me.

Glenn

[Patrick]

At about 5,000 miles started to get more aggressive, then the flows did the rest!!!

[Two Hawks]

Mine just turned 11K last week. I noticed my first changes at around 6K. Now I'm beginning
to noticed another change, a louder growl (its a Panther thing) and a very slight backing-down
rumble. She sounds sooo much better now than when I drove her off the lot.<?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /><v:shape id=_x0000_i1026 style="WIDTH: 12pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" type="#_x0000_t75" alt=""> :D :D</v:shape>

[HotrodMerc]

Mine just turned 11K last week. I noticed my first changes at around 6K. Now I'm beginning
to noticed another change, a louder growl (its a Panther thing) and a very slight backing-down
rumble. She sounds sooo much better now than when I drove her off the lot.<?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /><v:shape id=_x0000_i1026 style="WIDTH: 12pt; HEIGHT: 12pt" type="#_x0000_t75" alt=""> :D :D</v:shape>

Although I wouldn't mind a slightly louder idle, (compared with stock), I don't really want a louder note at cruise. And I love the tone just the way it is.
The note at idle actually reminds me of my '66 GTO, although it has been a few moons since i last heard that one. If I am not mistaken i do detect a soft but nice back-off burble, around 3,500? Maybe i notice it because i like to use the OD switch to engine brake a little with, and just to hear the sounds too. I love the sound of the valve train so much that i really don't want to mask it any with louder exhaust. And i want it to remain a family cruisemobile, plus i have one car that is plenty loud anyway. I think the MM exhaust tone/decibel level is fine the way it is, only reason i would do anything with the exhaust would be for performance, not for sound, except at idle, and then not much louder.

[Shaft333]

Ford V-8's sound the best.
The stock exhaust isn't bad.

[ckadiddle]

I like the stock sound....a little tiny vroom when you crank it.... purrs quietly at idle to let you know there's a V8 under the hood, nice light burble around my quiet neighborhood under 30 mph - get an opening on the interstate or expressway and stomp on it and she sounds like NASCAR, moves fast enough to surprise the heck outta the ricemobiles.

[Ryans PI]

I think it sounds good stock.

[Marauder2005]

I love the cold start-ups with the stock systems. When you start her

in the morning get out of the car and go to the back of the exhaust

very nice pure ;)

[jgc61sr2002]

I tend to agree,I like the stock sound. :up:

[captJ696]

I`ve noticed my Rauder`s exhaust note hit another level :banana2: . :cool: