4.0 sohc exhaust?

[sage4dex]

cant find a good sounding exhaust for my 98. any ideas?

 

[askingxforxit]

Buy a magnaflow muffler and get the pipes custom built

 

[sage4dex]

what you mean custom built? shape wise?

 

[celly]

There are probably 1000 posts asking similar questions in the archives. A good idea is to put one or both of the forum's search tools to work and search for past threads.

Reason I say this is I asked a similar question 5 or so years ago when I joined and hardly got any hits. The SOHC V6 has been around since 1997 and this forum has been around almost that long. Lots of threads on the subject.

A word of warning. Exhaust choices are very personal. What one person likes, another might hate. I had a SOHC Explorer for several years and had good luck with a Flowmaster 50 series. I tried a Magnaflow on the same truck and it sounded like crap. VERY ricey to me and droned like crazy. I've seen others that take the counter-view. Try and scour Youtube and see if there are soundbites/vids there. That might help you as well.

Also, SOHC sounds a LOT different than OHV so be wary of those offering advice that don't actually have a SOHC.

Welcome to the site.

 

[sage4dex]

thanks buddy ill give it a shot

 

[danwaters]

spintech. By far the best sounding muffler for a sohc 4.0. Without a doubt! Get rid of the cats after the o2 sensor and have a custom y-pipe built into a 2.75 dynomax bullit or comprable staright through style muffler and add about 18 inches of tubing to a 2.5 or 2.75 spintech and you will love the sound if you like an agressive sound. I personally think flowmasters sound like crap on v-6s and dont much like them on v-8s anymore either. I did this on both my rangers with oohc 4.0s and my buddies Explorer with the same motor. The explorer has slightly bigger exaust tubing from the factory so it will be a little louder/richer sounding

 

[sage4dex]

i found on flowmaster a 50 series that soundes pretty nice i think im gunna go with that and see what it sounds like and if it sounds like **** then im gunne try that spintech

 

[celly]

i found on flowmaster a 50 series that soundes pretty nice i think im gunna go with that and see what it sounds like and if it sounds like **** then im gunne try that spintech

I had a Flowmaster SUV 50 Series on mine and it was great. Came highly recommended when I did the deed about 5 years ago. There are some reviews here (including mine).

 

[danwaters]

i found on flowmaster a 50 series that soundes pretty nice i think im gunna go with that and see what it sounds like and if it sounds like **** then im gunne try that spintech

Saying a Flowmaster sounds like crap may have been a slight embelish. I am just spoinled by the sound of the Spintechs now and highly recommend them.

 

[sage4dex]

yeah everyone keeps sayin spintech but idk how they sound and i know how flowmasters sound. i mean i dont wanna spend money on something idk how its gunna sound

 

[Sams01XplrSprt]

i got single in and dual out 40 series flowmasters on my 01 sport and eventually i wanna put true duals

 

[LilRoush]

I like the Spin Tech sound. I've run them on several various project vehicles in the past and have never been let down. I'm going to use Spin Tech on the truck when the time comes.

 

[Rarestace]

I have a cherry bomb Vortex cat back system on my soch engine and the truck has a nice rumble at idle and take off and sounds really throaty while cruising and most of t he rpm range.

 

[Equnoxe]

i just cut off the resonator and put a angle piece right after the mufler exit, sounds meaner, but not super annoying loud.

 

[Paraphoe]

I've got a Flowmaster 70 series on mine. Videos here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhkTe2Yaj0o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbFNJnbatuQ

 

[theSLEEPER]

What are you guys doing to delete the cat and 02 sensors? I don't MIND a CEL so much, but I don't really want to cause one...

Anyone ever deleted the cats and left the stock muffler in place? I think that's going to be the first thing I try.