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Muffler that don't sound terrible

Discussion in 'Performance and Tuning' started by Tacotuesday04, Jun 29, 2019.

  1. Jun 29, 2019 at 3:15 PM
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    Tacotuesday04

    Tacotuesday04 [OP] Well-Known Member

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    2" coil spacers in front, 1.5" lift blocks in rear with 285/75/r16s. Painfully stock.
    I just bought a 2017 TRD OR and the previous owner put like a 4 inch long flow master muffler, sounds good at idle, annoying as hell any other time. What mufflers do you guys recommend that won’t drone on the highway?
     
  2. Jun 29, 2019 at 3:23 PM
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    rnish

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    OEM works. Maybe a TRD cat back with a silver or black tip?
     
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  3. Jun 29, 2019 at 3:53 PM
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    Toyota09

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    OEM or the TRD performance exhaust. Keeps the cab quiet and performance good.
     
  4. Jun 29, 2019 at 11:37 PM
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  5. Jul 7, 2019 at 8:38 AM
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    Been running the Gibson for almost a year, perfect in my opinion. Just enough to know it when you're driving but also easy to forget.
     
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  6. Jul 7, 2019 at 8:42 AM
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    Pro exhaust sounds decent
     
  7. Jul 7, 2019 at 1:16 PM
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  8. Jul 7, 2019 at 5:08 PM
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    Thanks for the replies guys! Just out of curiosity, what Gibson mufflers are you running?
     
  9. Jul 7, 2019 at 5:13 PM
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    FishnTx

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    Torspd

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    The Borla XS(?) Does a great job.
     
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    Just installed a borla pro Xs 2.5 inch muffler onto stock pipes. No drone while cruising highway. Definitely louder when accelerating. You mainly here it in the 1500 to 2500 rpm range driving local. Nice deep tone. Not all what it sounds like when watching YouTube videos.
     
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  14. Aug 29, 2019 at 11:28 PM
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    Magnaflow. No drone on the highway and some nice sound around town
     
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    I may be looking into the TRD exhaust. Ive heard good things about it!
     
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    @Teamnoble11 I assume you have a Magnaflow? What size are you referring to? I was thinking about an 18" with stock piping.
     
  17. Jun 23, 2020 at 3:42 PM
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    "Mufflers"

    or

    "doesn't"
     
  18. Jun 23, 2020 at 3:58 PM
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    Oval 2.5 inch pipe
     
  19. Jun 23, 2020 at 4:12 PM
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    stock or TRD

    You can find used ones cheap from folks who 'upgraded' to something else.
     
  20. Aug 10, 2020 at 4:22 AM
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    I was forced to install a flow master 70 series due to some restriction on clearance for a project and couldn’t be happier as it is as close to stock as I’ve heard aftermarket
     

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