Reducing Drone
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Reducing Drone
Hey guys,
I recently switched over from the Flowmaster AT A/B to the Mac Boom Tubes. Wow what a difference, so much more bark when you tap the pedal.
Anyways, the Flowmasters had absolutely no drone. However, the Boom Tubes have moderate drone from about 1800 - 2000 RPMs while crusing on the highway with the windows up, and it's actually kind of annoying. I have an automatic so the car usually will sitat those RPMswhile crusing. I love the sound of them otherwise, especially under WOT. But, I guess my question is, is there any way to get rid of this drone? I want to keep my boom tubes, so maybe there is some kind of other exhaust mod I can do to keep the same sound, but reduce the highway noise... Thanks.
I recently switched over from the Flowmaster AT A/B to the Mac Boom Tubes. Wow what a difference, so much more bark when you tap the pedal.
Anyways, the Flowmasters had absolutely no drone. However, the Boom Tubes have moderate drone from about 1800 - 2000 RPMs while crusing on the highway with the windows up, and it's actually kind of annoying. I have an automatic so the car usually will sitat those RPMswhile crusing. I love the sound of them otherwise, especially under WOT. But, I guess my question is, is there any way to get rid of this drone? I want to keep my boom tubes, so maybe there is some kind of other exhaust mod I can do to keep the same sound, but reduce the highway noise... Thanks.
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Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Long Island
RE: Reducing Drone
My stingers used to drone....then I switched to 4.10s, the drone is gone! Well, not really, but it occurs at around 48-50mph now....I am never hangin out in tht rpm range, so I never notice it!
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RE: Reducing Drone
ORIGINAL: Tungsten06GT
Hey guys,
I recently switched over from the Flowmaster AT A/B to the Mac Boom Tubes. Wow what a difference, so much more bark when you tap the pedal.
Anyways, the Flowmasters had absolutely no drone. However, the Boom Tubes have moderate drone from about 1800 - 2000 RPMs while crusing on the highway with the windows up, and it's actually kind of annoying. I have an automatic so the car usually will sitat those RPMswhile crusing. I love the sound of them otherwise, especially under WOT. But, I guess my question is, is there any way to get rid of this drone? I want to keep my boom tubes, so maybe there is some kind of other exhaust mod I can do to keep the same sound, but reduce the highway noise... Thanks.
Hey guys,
I recently switched over from the Flowmaster AT A/B to the Mac Boom Tubes. Wow what a difference, so much more bark when you tap the pedal.
Anyways, the Flowmasters had absolutely no drone. However, the Boom Tubes have moderate drone from about 1800 - 2000 RPMs while crusing on the highway with the windows up, and it's actually kind of annoying. I have an automatic so the car usually will sitat those RPMswhile crusing. I love the sound of them otherwise, especially under WOT. But, I guess my question is, is there any way to get rid of this drone? I want to keep my boom tubes, so maybe there is some kind of other exhaust mod I can do to keep the same sound, but reduce the highway noise... Thanks.
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RE: Reducing Drone
i would think the flowmasters produce more drone than the boomtubes. the best way to get rid of your boomtube drone is post a soundclip for us
please?
there are many things you can do. welding in some resonators is an "extreme" solution; you could get better clamps, you could get sound dampening, or you could grow a pairhaha jk i know how annoying that drone can be. i honestly wasn't expecting that so many people would think that theres a decent amount of drone with these. i mean, theres no drone with the lm's, and the boomtubes are just a cleaner version of them.....weird.
please?there are many things you can do. welding in some resonators is an "extreme" solution; you could get better clamps, you could get sound dampening, or you could grow a pair
haha jk i know how annoying that drone can be. i honestly wasn't expecting that so many people would think that theres a decent amount of drone with these. i mean, theres no drone with the lm's, and the boomtubes are just a cleaner version of them.....weird.
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Joined: Dec 2006
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From: USA
RE: Reducing Drone
ORIGINAL: xz06
I am only giving my $0.02,but if you have an X pipe instead of an H pipe ,the tendency is to have less drone at the rpm to stated. I hesitate to give an answer,because I am unfamiliar with your system.BTW,alot of people prefer an H pipe,because they like the overall sound better,despite having the drone at 2000rpm.
I am only giving my $0.02,but if you have an X pipe instead of an H pipe ,the tendency is to have less drone at the rpm to stated. I hesitate to give an answer,because I am unfamiliar with your system.BTW,alot of people prefer an H pipe,because they like the overall sound better,despite having the drone at 2000rpm.
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Joined: Dec 2004
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RE: Reducing Drone
A lot of people are putting blankets in the spare tire well. It will absorb alot of that drone. I lined my trunk with quilt batting from Walmart. It only cost a few bucks. I pulled the trunk lining out, layed down the batting and reinstalled the trunk liner. I also pulled the plastic cover off where the trunk lid catch it at and stuffed it with batting. I know I have the SLP LM but it helped them as well. Not quite as loud inside but mean as hell outside.
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Joined: Mar 2007
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RE: Reducing Drone
Like MustangEsq, I had some drone from my Violators until I switched to 4.10 gears. Because of the different throttle positions I now use, the drone is gone! But if you don't want to change your gears the sound mats in the trunk will work great, too.
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RE: Reducing Drone
I put down dynamat in the trunk, didnt do to much, added a o/r h pipe, made it louder sometimes, got 4.10s drone gone......but you know what, the drone never bothered me at all!! with the windows down i never noticed it and the sound from the setup is worth it!
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RE: Reducing Drone
1+ same here the drone is no big deal to me and many just put different size resonators before the H/X pipe to help eliminate drone. You change the exhaust note at different times and the drone lessens or disappears alltogether. Hope it helps