I am TELLING you that it has a ricer type sound..."BBBRRRRRRAAAAAAAPPPPPPPP"...only at a certain RPM....well, I say that, but I am listening from inside the truck. INSIDE it sounds like a ricer. Not sure outside since I have not had the wife try to make it do it. I can get the sound everytime at 1500 RPM.

I wish some of you men lived closer to me so I could let you hear it.

Oh yeah, it is VERY loud...I try to be easy on the pedal.


FWIW
JKE

 

i looked underneeth, all i see is the muffler......cat?

 

I believe only a few states required cats. I know my Idaho CTD has no cat. -Steve

 

I grew up appreciating the sound of a V8. It is a beautiful sound. The sound of a 4-cylinder "ricer" is gross to me.....but I didn't grow up in the "ricer" era. To the younger folks who have, they probably like the sound the same way I like the sound of a V8.

I'm guessing a similar thing happens with a diesel. I've never owned a diesel and the other day when I heard what was most likely a "straight pipe" diesel pickup.....I couldn't stand it. I didn't grow up around the sound so it is different to me and as the minority has stated on this thread, it does sound like a "ricer". But that's just my opinion.

After I get my truck (still is storage!!!!!!!!) and experimenting with some performance upgrades, I'm sure the straight-pipe sound will grow on me and I will learn to appreciate it similar to the way I like the sound of a V8.

Here's a quote from a Mustang bulletin board that I frequent:
Pony: "Do you do your own wrenchin?"
Ricer: "Wrenchin?"
Pony: "Yeah, you know, do you put the stickers on yourself?"

It's all how you were brought up.

 

As far as I know only the 94-98 12 valves had cats. When they went to 24 valves they were able to get away without cats. The 2004 600 will appearently have a cat again. (I am glad that at least the 600 will be able to get by with a cat and avoid EGR)

If I am wrong on any of this, someone please correct me. I am only repeating what I have heard elsewhere.

 

I have had mine with a straight pipe, pulling hard, in Alabama, Va, Pa, De, NY, NJ, Md, Oh, KY, Tn, MO, IL, IN, AR, TX, LA, MS, FL, GA, NC, SC. No one has even looked at it hard as far as noise goes.

 

I went by a Texas State Trooper that had this other guy pulled over poor guy the trooper apparently didn't like that Ford diesel. When I started to get close to where they were he looked at my truck and he nodded at me. Guess he liked the sound

 

I Love the sound.. o3 cummins rules

 

Any I-6 5.9 CUMMINS RULES!!!!

Eric