ktmrider

Funny how I need to ask the GM folks about my Dodge.....
Anyway, I love the sound of the muffler-less turbo but the family and neighbors do not ( or at least at 0530A ).
F8L or Jerry2500, what have you all done with yours? I was thinking of a resonator after the turbo but would like your thoughts, thanks.

04BlackGmc

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women dont like loud trucks usually.

F8L Z71

LMAO!!!

I put a Magnaflow muffler about 2' behind the turbo. I think I have a 20" muffler or something close to that. I had the exhaust shop weld a simple 3-bolt flange at the end of the pipe and put a hook on the muffler that mates up to the stock rubber hanger. It simply turns down right behind the bumper.

Works great for me since it quiets everything down, I have like zero resonance inside the cabin which is great for my custom stereo system and come race time I can easily remove the muffler. In all serisouness though i don't think the muffler hurts me much at all. I really can't tell a WOT difference but I do have better part throttle around town dirving with it on.

TurboBerserker does something similar except he uses a Flowmaster muffler. I have a 1ch Flow I tried and didn't like the resonance and it felt like I lost some power. Could just be my setup though.

TurboBerserker

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I used a flowmaster series 10 race muffler after I removed my cats. It works great. It's about 14" long (small enough to fit directly above my axle).

No resonance, some power loss from the back pressure I'm sure, but a cut out fixes that Or just turn up the boost

VicRed

Hey KTM, sorry to get a little off topic, but do you have any dyno numbers with the turbo? I have a friend with a Hemi that is considering the STS system, but I havent heard anything about them.

F8L Z71

KTM couldn't hit the dyno. His poor lil girl has Chicken Pox

Snake Eater

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW............. ...

Those suck. Hope she gets over them soon with no scars.

ktmrider

Yeah, she is doing and feeling lots better already. Luckily it's a mild case.
Considering the STS system is the ONLY fully tuned FI option right now it is awesome. Even if I had choices I still would buy the STS kit again. The power tuning potential is huge compared to a similar supercharger setup. It is also very nice for daily driving. We just had a snow/ice storm cut thru NM and I decided to try it out. No problems at all, just like driving a stock engine at low RPM and throttle opening. I would still be spinning donuts with a supercharger.
Installed it in 5 hours with 3 experienced people, no special tools required.
Worth the money, I recommend one highly!

JERRY2500

ktm i just have a 2.5" tail pipe in the stock location and it's pretty quiet at idle and just cruising around. But when you nail it, it gets loud. I didn't notice any difference in power with it off. But it's alot louder with it off.

Snake Eater

From the STS pics i've seen, the only thing i dont like is there choice of such small pipe. It doesnt matter how much boost you push into a 6.0, only so much can flow out a tiny single 2.5" exhaust.

I just wonder why they didnt go with the 3" manderel bent for exhaust.