The stock goes varoom. The 5" goes VAAARRROOOM. I know I've been locked up to long. Seriously the are a little louder.

 

'Nuff said. Thanks

 

I could tell no sound difference between the two. But the five inchers sure look better.

 

I have to say they are slightly loader, throatier, and definitely look much better.

 

Not a huge difference but definitely a little more of a "Low Rumble" which is a positive.

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Another plus they fill the outlet opening in the rear bumper cover a little better.

 

Hmmm.....

Oh hell yeah. "They be baaaad"!!!

 

There IS a thread with sound bites with the difference between Stock and Mike's tips. If you have a 5.3, the difference will be more throaty and low, if you have the 6.0 it will be a world of difference, but down low at the throaty sound. Look inside the 6.0 tips and you will see holes drilled into the inside, which acts much like the jet engine exhaust mufflers. The 5.3 tips Didn't have those, so the difference between Stock and Mike's was in the sound range, which made it sound a lot meaner. The 6.0's got louder with the 5.3 tips and looked Stock, if that's what you're looking for without having to buy a set of mufflers and just want a bit of sound change. It does make a difference, but, what are you looking for... How much $$$ are you willing to fork up to satisfy your Ear ? I suggest you go to a Rally and ask to hear the different options that We Fanatics have chosen to be our Upgrades and see what others have done that you want to do to yours in the future. Just my 2 cents.... Personalize yours to your liking and Go See what Others have done and maybe you'll have to set up an "SSR Fund" for your later on upgrades. Hopefully the Kids are out of College and you can splurge on yourself once again.... See ys "Down the Road"....

 

There IS a thread with sound bites with the difference between Stock and Mike's tips. If you have a 5.3, the difference will be more throaty and low, if you have the 6.0 it will be a world of difference, but down low at the throaty sound. Look inside the 6.0 tips and you will see holes drilled into the inside, which acts much like the jet engine exhaust mufflers. The 5.3 tips Didn't have those, so the difference between Stock and Mike's was in the sound range, which made it sound a lot meaner. The 6.0's got louder with the 5.3 tips and looked Stock, if that's what you're looking for without having to buy a set of mufflers and just want a bit of sound change. It does make a difference, but, what are you looking for... How much $$$ are you willing to fork up to satisfy your Ear ? I suggest you go to a Rally and ask to hear the different options that We Fanatics have chosen to be our Upgrades and see what others have done that you want to do to yours in the future. Just my 2 cents.... Personalize yours to your liking and Go See what Others have done and maybe you'll have to set up an "SSR Fund" for your later on upgrades. Hopefully the Kids are out of College and you can splurge on yourself once again.... See ys "Down the Road"....
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I put a set of 5" on my '06. I do not notice a difference of sound in the cab. I have not yet been outside when someone else was driving.

Mine are now Smok'n Asphalt to match the R. It does improve the looks I think. I like the black, and it fills out the rear valence.

I would like to have a rear valence with no holes and come out and down behind the axle or in the side. To me the large holes do not fit with the flow of the body and makes it a little like it was designed by committee.

IMO

Dave

Don't want to hijack thread. New smooth valence is on my bucket list. Here is picture I found of side exhaust.

 

Well, I didn't do a sound clip, but, for the record, I have a 5.3. Two years ago, I did a true dual conversion with a magnaflow x-pipe muffler. It produced a slighly better torque and tone than stock. One year ago I installed a set of Mike's 5" tips. The sound did not change one bit from the stock tips. Now, maybe it's because of my set up but all I know from my experience is, buy 'em because they look cool and don't expect any real change in tone or volume.

 

The main difference between the stock tips and the 5” ones is the shape of the inside of the tip. The OEM tips are 2.5” all the way trough the tip, ending in a 15 degree slash cut and rolled edge. The 5” tips go from 2.5” at the inlet with a bell mouth to almost 4” through the middle of the tip and then another 15 degree angle to the 5” diameter rear edge. There is no rolled edge and the tip actually acts like a megaphone. There is little or no noticeable difference from the cab of the truck, top up or down....... but....... the person behind you is getting to hear the difference, for sure. If someone measured the “full throttle drive by” decibel levels before and after installing the tips, I really think they would be able to measure the difference on the meter.

Hope this helps,

Mike

 

Thanks Mike. can you confirm the length of your 5" tips.(measured from the bottom to the connection point) I want to make sure they will be flush with the rear fascia after I cut the old ones off and I don't want to fool with tailpipe extension. Just want to slip on and weld. Thank you

 

I'm still waiting on Mike to send me my set. Hope the polisher is still working.

 

I think you need to order a pair before I can send them..... just sayin'......

Mikey

 

They'll make it sound like this...

 

Thanks Curbssr, that says it all and answers my question. Definitely the sound I want on my 6.0

 

I put a set of 5" on my '06. I do not notice a difference of sound in the cab. I have not yet been outside when someone else was driving.

Mine are now Smok'n Asphalt to match the R. It does improve the looks I think. I like the black, and it fills out the rear valence.

I would like to have a rear valence with no holes and come out and down behind the axle or in the side. To me the large holes do not fit with the flow of the body and makes it a little like it was designed by committee.

IMO

Dave

 

I believe the OEM tip is 3" not 4", at least that is what I was told.

Can anyone confirm that? Brochure says 3 inch.

Had Mike's 100% 5" Stainless on my R for years!

Picture of removing my 3" OEM.

Dicktator

 

Here is what I did. True Duals with 5 inch mikes tips. Then blacked out the area around the exhaust like other high performance vehicles by Linex. Like the looks and the sound.

 

I like the side exhaust, only subtle. From the looks of the picture it appears subtle was not the goal of that vehicle.

Dave

 

I have had my hands on that truck a little when he was building it. The side exit exhaust was a real challenge. When cold, the exhaust pipe is almost touching the fender on the forward side. As the exhaust system heats up, it grows and pushes the outlet toward the rear edge of the opening. I'm not sure if he ever put a flex-joint in to help reduce that issue, but it was a real challenge to get it "just right".

Regards,

Mike

 

I would suggest you not cut the old ones off until you have the new ones in hand. the exposed end is not vertical and you might want to even cut the old pipe long so you can mark it so you are sure you know how it will look. You can always cut it off twice IF it is too long.

 

Thanks, good point.

 

Mike's tips produce a low end throatier rumble, and then transition to a nastier metallic " raaaappppp" as the rpms increase. It is what you want unless you like stealth mode.