What muffler will make the 6.2 sound like a diesel

[82ABNMP]

Dynomax Super Turbo's sound good with a little deeper pop to the exhaust from idle up to speed.

Flowmasters sound a little to "loose" for me.

I have had both on trucks, and like the Dynomax "turbo" style.

David

 

[ryan77]

I know i need to get out!! I dont know how i can leave the good old street violence!!

 

[Heath_h49008]

In all my life I have never heard anyone use starting fires as an excuse to put a stack on a truck.

I have also only seen one fire ever caused by an exhaust, and that was a beat up Thunderbird kids used to field hop with that still had a cat on it and was bottomed in dry grass and left running for 20 minutes.

We are a family of dairy farmers...

If you like the looks, and want the sound, just say so. If you need an excuse, I can't really help you.

The depth of the sound will be directly related to the diameter of the pipes. If you want it in any way deep, you need 3" pipes at a minimum. If you want that redneck "rap/pop" to the exhaust... you use smaller pipes. The dual 2" with unequal sized cherry bombs were a favorite for that in the old days. Personally, it was even worse than the annoying "Flowmaster drone" the Mustangs used to have. (The resonance was horrid)

If you want a stack, with a small amount of muffling, just run 2 1/2"-3" pipes with some cherry bombs or "Bullet" mufflers and make it taller than the cab by a couple of feet and turn outs pointed back or out.

It's not going to sound like a Cummins, but it's what I think you're after.

 

[twomorestrokes]

Coming from a dealership background, I've seen too many burned out cars from parking on leaves or dead grass. It is a real concern on cars but maybe not so much on taller vehicles.

Love the Flowmaster sound on high performance cars and drag cars. Not sure how they'd sound on a diesel. Neither here nor there, but I'm considering either the Delta Flow 40 series or Magnaflows on my wife's GXP as the factory mufflers have gone bad.

 

[Skinny]

It's not possible to wear a mullet without looking profoundly stupid. View attachment 416751

I call BS...how do I "wear" a mullet? Is that like being naked under my clothes???

To the original poster...I am making no judgments on stacks. I personally do not like them unless they are on an MDT, HDT, or C+C 1 ton. I understand your reasoning so I'll go with it. I would guess that your quest for a quiet stack is not going to be fulfilled unless you install a turbo and a huge muffler. Either way, you are making the exhaust exit directly behind your head. Plus an N/A detroit 6.2 isn't exactly quiet to begin with even with a full dual exhaust with the gigantic stock mufflers.

 

[MarcusOReallyus]

The stacks don't do much to prevent a fire since the hotest part of the exhaust is the first 3 feet from the manifold , so unless you bring the stacks out through the hood they will not make a difference.

Oh, I guess that explains why spark arresters go on the output of the exhaust.....

 

[porkysplace]

Oh, I guess that explains why spark arresters go on the output of the exhaust.....

Spark arresters don't do much to stop tall grass from touching hot pipes . There is also no mention of spark arresters in his stacks .

 

[HonkyCat]

Don't you just love all of the flip answers making fun of you when you ask a serious question around here? Sometimes folks really ask because they want real answers from folks that have tried what they are considering, so they can make up their mind constructively...

It has made reading this thread extremely irritating ...like a bunch of girls commenting negatively on Britney Spears new outfit ..."umm ...like ...really?" I'm new here, but I already see a trend with some folks trolling their own beloved site that certainly have enough knowledge to be helpful. What a waste of bandwidth and post count...

 

[charlietango]

I used the flowmasters on 2.5" pipes. factory turn-out dual configuration. I can take a video when the snow and cold go away in a few weeks if you like. When you really step on it they have a bit of that old red-neck sound I think you're trying to avoid. Unfortunately the v8 style anything will produce that sound. Its the firing order and the rpm range that deliver the pop pop pop. I had a built up 1969 383 Dodge Charger with a high-stall that didnt make that sound. It was more the sound of a nascar but that was RPM range and stall/idle/camshaft/compression that made it roar fierce and not pop. My 72 chev 3/4 ton 350 automatic and the 6.2 M1009 blazer sound similar in bark/pop, yet different at the same time because one is diesel and one is gas. Its the trumpeting pop/bark sound I guess Im trying to explain... 6 cyl diesels and the new bigger block diesels are very high compression and run more like a performance engine from what I've been told.

PS spark arrests are required on vehicles with short pipes that produce spark. Gas engines typically. I've read of newer style diesels producing flame on a backfire but you'd have some serious problems to make that happen, as in you definitely wouldn't be driving it much longer type problems. All diesels in Marine or forestry that I have ever seen are not regulated to have spark arresting equipment whereas gas ones are. If you were really worried about spark, wouldn't the simple solution be a spark arrester mounted in the ends? However its the manifolds and cat's that start fires 9/10. Not slagging you, just bringing up alternatives. If you're into stacks, your into stacks. I believe what we are trying to accomplish here is a sound tuning issue.

 

[Cucvnut]

Im confused on this thread. do your EGT's get so hot your pipes cause fire ?

 

[MarcusOReallyus]

Probably not, but exhaust gases sometimes contain burning bits of carbon, which can easily start fires in dry gas. Which is why spark arresters are used.

Going with stacks is another way of achieving the same result, which is why there is no mention of spark arresters in his stacks.


Does that help some of you who have obviously never lived where wildfire danger is high?

 

[doghead]

I've never heard of a wild fire in NJ.

 

[swbradley1]

Let me help Poobah

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/fire/firedanger-restrictions.html

 

[DUG]

Does that help some of you who have obviously never lived where wildfire danger is high?

You assume a lot. We don't know anything about farming, we don't live where there are wildfires. I live in SOCAL - I know more about wildfires than I need to. I've been evacuated several times. Never, ever have I heard it suggested that a fire caused by a pickups hot exhaust could have been prevented, if ONLY the owner had thought enough of his fellow man to install some stacks.

Since we are assuming - I just assumed he wanted stacks because he thought they looked cool. Since he didn't wanted to be clowned, he gave his reason for installing them. That got him clowned some.

The man can do anything to his deuce wheel chock that he wants. It's his truck and this is America. Since he is posting about it on the internet, he should be ready for differing opinions.

 

[porkysplace]

Well since wildfires and stacks not needing spark arresters has come up . A couple years ago a several thousand acre wildfire was started near Camp Grayling in northern michigan by a train that didn't have the proper spark arresters installed . So I would say stacks make no difference when open.

[h=3]Railroad pays $3.3 million to settle wildfire suitWildfire Today[/h]


wildfiretoday.com/.../railroad-pays-3-3-million-to-settle-wil...

 

[doghead]

I found that site when I was searching, before I posted my comment.

I never heard of it as an issue in NJ

 

[MarcusOReallyus]

You assume a lot. We don't know anything about farming, we don't live where there are wildfires. I live in SOCAL - I know more about wildfires than I need to. .

Then you should know more about spark arresters and stacks and wildfires.


That's where I learned about all three.

 

[ryan77]

This thred just made me dumber!!!

 

[dstang97]

This thred just made me dumber!!!

Speak for yourself. Tons of info here. I plumbed my stacks into the cab that way no one can see them and talk smack, or start fires.

 

[DUG]

Then you should know more about spark arresters and stacks and wildfires.


That's where I learned about all three.

Well, please, cite your source of information so we can all get up to speed with you. Specifically, any article of information relating to stacks on a pick up reducing wildfire risk.