14" magnaflow dumped too quiet...

[spence01gmc]

well i got a 14" case maganaflow muffler(3" in/out - straight through design) welded on in place of my stock muffler, with a 12" turn down after it. i wasn't sure about running this set up because i was afraid it would be way too loud. but now after a couple weeks, its just too quiet. the tone of it is awesome, sounds perfect, but i went from being worried it would be too loud to wondering when im gonna hear it. no joke, unless its reved up over 2 grand or im parked and you stand behind my truck, you cant tell its not stock.

what should i do? do i need more piping after the muffler? i really dont wanna have any tips showing out the back, if i have to have the pipe run from under the truck id probably want it in front of the rear passanger time. i was thinking maybe id have all my piping replaced from the y pipe back with 3", a cutout right before my muffler, muffler, then maybe about 24" of pipe with a turn down...what do you think? i just want my truck to sound mean, but right now it just sounds like a stock dodge...

[AZdragger]

trade it for a dynomax bullet :D

basically same straight thru but w/ the 3" size the muffler is only 4" dia. so that's only a half inch of muffling :read:

less muffling = more noise :D

[Z71Nutty]

give it some time it will break in some mine was and still is doning it but it is getting better. sounds better after i towed with it for about 120 miles got it real hot inside and cured it. give it time....

[jaycaltrider]

Putting longer pipes on it will only make it sound quieter to you. Don't be fooled, it probably sounds a lot louder to the person standing outside the truck than it does to the driver in the cab. But I think I'd follow Z71Nutty's advice, get that puppy nice and hot for a while before trading it in on something else.

[spence01gmc]

the thing is i let my girlfriend drive it around in front of the house :badidea: just so i could hear what it sounded like to someone outside...and the tone is great, you just cant hear it hardly. when the truck is approaching you, the sound of the engine drowns out the exhaust...

i mentioned more pipe really because i feel like my low end was hurt a little with how short the turn down is...its 12" start to finish.