raven mufflers

[major]

has anyone heard a raven muffler on a 5.0 mustang or explorer or an explorer with any engine for that matter. A guy at the midas up where i live at said he would give me a deal on a muffler, tip and pipe. i heard it on his old full size jimmy but he had true duals with 3 " piping and turndowns so i couldnt really tell if i liked it since i figured mine would sound alot different. so if anyone can help me out that would rock. im stuck between this and a flowmaster i can get installed for 125. so let me know if you know anything about this muffler. thanks major

 

[Dolphan]

Do a search, someone had the Raven systen installed and if I recall right they liked it. Other diehards will say only Borla or Flowmasters will suffice. It's personal preference some people want a loud rumble and someone here kept changing becuase the muffler was too loud.

 

[dirtydave18]

I THINK YOU WILL LIKE IT!!!

I got the ravin installed on my x about 1 1/2 years ago and have had no problems it sounds great low rumble when at idle but a loud roar when on the gas hard. lots of people come up to me and ask if i have swapped in a v8 , but unfortunataly i have to say noooo.

 

[TarHeel085]

i can vouch for what dirtydave said, i hear it everyday, and it does have a nice low rumble to it.

 

[major]

ok cool i think ill try to get that welded up over christmas break (still in college). thanks for the responses. Major

 

[major]

oh yea i forgot to ask this can you please comment on the resonance inside the explorer while intown and at about 70 mph thanks again major

 

[DesertSpive]

It is all the rage on the F150 sites. Try doing a search at www.f150online.com .

--Sean

 

[Ray Lobato]

Re: I THINK YOU WILL LIKE IT!!!

Originally posted by dirtydave18
I got the ravin installed on my x about 1 1/2 years ago and have had no problems it sounds great low rumble when at idle but a loud roar when on the gas hard. lots of people come up to me and ask if i have swapped in a v8 , but unfortunataly i have to say noooo.

Dave, what model number do you have installed?

 

[TarHeel085]

Ray, hes usually not on the board much, ill ask him tommorow if i see him, which i prob will. ill let you know what he has.

 

[Ray Lobato]

Curtis,
Thanks, I would really appreciate that.

 

[KEbert]

I remember somebody posting last spring that he had one put on, cat on back with 2.25" pipe, and he said he got 4mpg better. That is a buttload of mpg's for just a cat-back. I also think he had a 55 series.

 

[DocVijay]

Sound level?

How do the Ravin's compare with Borla, Gibson, Flowmaster, etc... I really don't want an extremely loud setup. I want one that's sounds nice, but won't be annoying when cruising on the interstate.

 

[TarHeel085]

well ya know on second thought, i think i remember him saying that it a 55 series like KEbert said. :mattmoon:

 

[hornz2000]

Ravin

My friend just got a RAVIN muffler installed on his 1999 Chevy Tahoe 4door at Midas yesterday. I know this doesn't really pertain to Explorers but I think his muffler he got sounds soooo badass. It isn't annoyingly loud but it is definitely noticable with a real low growl. I am prob. gonna get a Z55 model w/ 2.25" on my X. Peace.

 

[DocVijay]

I'm starting to think I'll get some.

I'm hearing lots of good things about these Ravin mufflers. At first I figured that it was just some crap that Midas was trying to sell, but it seems to actually be really good.

 

[TarHeel085]

yeah im gonna get one, 55 series, as soon as i get $ either that or convince my parents the X needs a new muffler. by putton a hole in it im also gonna see how large of piping i can get going back and still maintain the right amount of back pressure. like maybe 2.5

 

[KEbert]

Curtis, I wouldn't go any larger than 2.5. I had planned on getting an exhaust this coming summer and I want it to be 2.25 all the way. But a cat-back 2.5 wouldn't be that bad.