Anyone delete muffler and rear resonator?

[Dercou01]

Hi, anyone out there delete the muffler and rear resonator? I see a couple axle back options but the only sound clip is really hard to tell what it’s like.

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[SteveInOrlando]

Hi, anyone out there delete the muffler and rear resonator? I see a couple axle back options but the only sound clip is really hard to tell what it’s like.

Have you noticed that none of the muffler companies show the audio from inside the vehicle cab.

Every discussion on exhaust systems people ask "does it drone inside the vehicle", but none of the manufacturers actually show you this. Are they afraid? The only one I have seen address it is Borla. They simply state there is no drone at any RPM or speed, but all their sound clips are still external. Ok, so let me hear the audio from inside the cab.

 

[Jason Oliver]

Hi, anyone out there delete the muffler and rear resonator? I see a couple axle back options but the only sound clip is really hard to tell what it’s like.

You could look through 3.6L 6-Cyl Pentastar - Maintenance, Mods, Discussions | Jeep Gladiator Forum - JeepGladiatorForum.com

Or do a search. There are lots of threads that contain the information you are seeking.

 

[mbbq22]

i deleted just the muffler, kept both resonators... I like to growl that it has and, although I think anytime you open the airway you're going to get a bit of drone, I've put about 20k miles on it and it hasn't annoyed me once.

 

[cecaa850]

I removed the front muffler and resonator and replaced it with a Magnaflow muffler. The rear resonator was left in place. It was exactly what I was looking for other than a drone around 2100 to 2200 rpm. I had the muffler shop install a J-pipe and that killed the drone. It's perfect now. Not too loud, mellow and I can actually hear it now as opposed to the absolute silence of the stock exhaust.

 

[calipoontappa]

I did it, sounds good to me I don’t notice a drone. I noticed it more with the AWE exhaust I sold

 

[Spur]

I removed the front muffler and resonator and replaced it with a Magnaflow muffler. The rear resonator was left in place. It was exactly what I was looking for other than a drone around 2100 to 2200 rpm. I had the muffler shop install a J-pipe and that killed the drone. It's perfect now. Not too loud, mellow and I can actually hear it now as opposed to the absolute silence of the stock exhaust.

Do you remember the length of the J pipe?

Thanks

 

[Dercou01]

I did it, sounds good to me I don’t notice a drone. I noticed it more with the AWE exhaust I sold

looks great

 

[cecaa850]

Do you remember the length of the J pipe?

Thanks

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/exhaust-upgrade.33722/

 

[Deleted member 39643]

This guy cut out both mufflers with a reciprocating saw and then clamped on his resonator with a $15 part. Sounds pretty good for $15. Not the prettiest thing though.

 

[Professor_Chaos]

Once things cool off outside...

 

[j.o.y.ride]

Have you noticed that none of the muffler companies show the audio from inside the vehicle cab.

Every discussion on exhaust systems people ask "does it drone inside the vehicle", but none of the manufacturers actually show you this. Are they afraid? The only one I have seen address it is Borla. They simply state there is no drone at any RPM or speed, but all their sound clips are still external. Ok, so let me hear the audio from inside the cab.

I don't expect the truck cab will drone anything like a car or SUV. The resonant frequency is going to be by the bed and not echo around the cabin so much.

 

[syreeves]

This guy cut out both mufflers with a reciprocating saw and then clamped on his resonator with a $15 part. Sounds pretty good for $15. Not the prettiest thing though.

This guy also towed a modern charger on a car trailer - probably close to 6500LBs - for a couple hundred miles with the 6MT. Was a pretty good video and confirmed my personal experience which is - you can do it. Maybe not every day all day - but you can do it. I like his channel.

 

[j.o.y.ride]

I would be open to chopping off the muffler and bypassing it.

 

[SteveInOrlando]

I don't expect the truck cab will drone anything like a car or SUV. The resonant frequency is going to be by the bed and not echo around the cabin so much.

We have horrible drone issues in these things.

I tried an exhaust system with no resonator and it had drone like a cheap 4 cylinder import exhaust system. Sounded like a beer can attached to the exhaust not a muffler system. From what I have read of others trying to delete the muffler and resonator, they had to put a resonator loop in the pipe because of the drone.

Sadly, so many people are used to cheap exhausts, they don't recognize drone when they hear it.

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