3.0r413 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 So I just purchased a set of Nameless 5 inch mufflers for my stock 3.0r, and it may have been a mistake. From outside of the car it sounds fantastic, just barely louder than stock at idle and nice muffled scream on throttle. But inside it's a whole different story. From about 2300-2900rpm where I do most of my driving, the drone is bad. On flat ground it's just about unbearable but going up any kind of incline you can't even hear yourself think. The vibrations are almost painful. I guess what I'm asking is does this seem normal for my setup? I know they drone more than the 4 cyl but I didn't expect this from just mufflers. I do still have the very worn stock hangers in the front with just the 2 rear hangers new urathane. Maybe swap them all out for fresh stock hangers? Any ideas would be great, I love hearing the 3.0r but with the drone nobody even wants to drive with me anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98legwag Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 I have Turbo XS mufflers on my 3.0R and its great. Little to no drone but loud enough when I get on it. I have urethane hangers on it and I have no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rougeben83 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 It's normal because you're using small mufflers that were originally designed with a turbo engine. The turbo acts as a natural muffler since it blocks the exhaust path. Turbo engines dont produce as much noise an N/A engine (if were talking the same number of cylinders, design, etc). That's why cars like the Neon SRT4 and 500 Abarth get away with straight pipe exhausts from the factory. You have to put in a bigger resonator (if possible) in your exhaust if you want to keep those small mufflers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.0r413 Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 Thanks guys. I think I'll sell the nameless setup and get something quieter rather than try to hack into it. Anyone know of any other options for axlebacks that are known to have less drone on the 3.0r? And should I use stock hangers or urethane? Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rougeben83 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 get a bigger midpipe/Y pipe and stick to the stock cans...see if that's enough volume for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devobuzz Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I had the turboxs on my 05 LGT. Drone was way too loud dor me at cruising rpm. I took the turboxs cans off and put stock cans back on but left the turboxs midpipe on. Luckily they bolted right up as they have same flange spacing. Now it is livable but still us loudest at cruising. I think the drone is controlled by the size of the resonator much more than the mufflers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98legwag Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Thanks guys. I think I'll sell the nameless setup and get something quieter rather than try to hack into it. Anyone know of any other options for axlebacks that are known to have less drone on the 3.0r? And should I use stock hangers or urethane? Thanks again. I like my Turbo XS mufflers. I know someone else who ran them on a 3.0R and he really liked them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.0r413 Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 Thanks guys, I pulled the trigger on the turboxs cans. The mufflers are way bigger than the ones on my nameless setup I think that'll help a lot. My stock cans are shot so id need new ones AND I'd need custom work for a midpipe to fit the 3.0r. Didnt want to go that route, to me it made the most sense to just increase muffler size. I like the sound of your car legwag seems like a decent bump up in sound over stock but nowhere near annoying. Almost like a stock boxster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98legwag Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Nice. The funny thing is I am probably going to sell my TXS mufflers to a friend. I just bought a set of HKS ES Premium mufflers. I am waiting on them to be shipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.0r413 Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 Let me know how the hks sound. Txs was out of stock and I can't find any used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infosecdad Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 The HKS are nice and mellow. They are a little louder than stock, will no highway drone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98legwag Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Let me know how the hks sound. Txs was out of stock and I can't find any used. Not my car but you get the idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevets27 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I'm looking for mufflers for my 3.0 also. I don't want any drone at all but would like to hear the 3.0 kind of like in that video above when giving it some throttle. More like a porsche sound. Can anyone else voucher for hks or suggestion anything else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98legwag Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I'm looking for mufflers for my 3.0 also. I don't want any drone at all but would like to hear the 3.0 kind of like in that video above when giving it some throttle. More like a porsche sound. Can anyone else voucher for hks or suggestion anything else? I am waiting on new exhaust gaskets and hardware to install the HKS mufflers. I will post a video once they are installed so you can hear what they sound like. I do really like the sound of the Turbo XS mufflers if you can find them. They have no drone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theflystyle Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 ^ look forward to the update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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