Anyone have any good cheap/free exhaust mods to make my truck louder/more mean sounding? Id like to be able to rev my engine and turn some heads but dont want it to sound like crap. also dont want it to hurt performance or damage anything. Thanks for all the help!
-Joe

also I found this video and was wondering if this would sound very good on a ranger or if theres anything wrong with it

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1997 Ford Ranger 4X4 V6

*cough* open manifolds *cough*


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could you explain please

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Cheap and not sound like crap shouldn't be in the same sentence.

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Yup.

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Wait, so the OP wants to know if a purposeful exhaust leak will give him the roar of a V8? LMFAO

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I really like the sound of this one^^^
Could someone explain a little bit more on how to open the headers/exhaust or whatever and also if it is bad for your truck at all? I dont want to do anything that might shorten the life of my truck

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1997 Ford Ranger 4X4 V6

That is hilarious!
OP: if you have a hacksaw you can cut your muffler off and it will be louder and won't have any negative issues with your truck but you should at least try to plumb the exhaust out from under your vehicle so it doesn't drone in the cab.

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Rick Large
Mesa AZ
'99 Ex-Ranger 2wd XLT 5.0, Explorer V8 and auto transmission swap, floor shifter from Nissan Altima Parts, aluminum radiator & electric fan, OBX headers, 3" custom exhaust, explorer roof rack, 2006 mirrors, cut front 60/40 seat to buckets, 4 in lift spindles up front and shackles in back

My exhaust cuts off just after my cab. Don't just cut a hole in the exhaust, it sounds like white trash and on these engines is just pathetic.

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Thank you all for your wonderful advice, so I guess there arent any free ideas that will give me the sound im looking for so I looked at cherry bombs and they are cheaper than what I thought they would be and I like the sound so does anyone have any advice on these? Do they hurt performance at all? I really like the sound of this one:

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1997 Ford Ranger 4X4 V6

I had cherry bomb for years on my 3.0 before I did the 5.0 swap. I really liked the sound and it gets better with age as the fiberglass packing burns out. I installed it myself and I think back then the muffler was $20 and a couple of clamps were few dollars more. if I had to do it over again I would use stainless steel band clamps because they won't leak and I suggest anti-seize on the clamp bolts so you can take it off if you ever have to.

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Rick Large
Mesa AZ
'99 Ex-Ranger 2wd XLT 5.0, Explorer V8 and auto transmission swap, floor shifter from Nissan Altima Parts, aluminum radiator & electric fan, OBX headers, 3" custom exhaust, explorer roof rack, 2006 mirrors, cut front 60/40 seat to buckets, 4 in lift spindles up front and shackles in back

BTW, don't do open headers on your truck. your 97 uses data from the front o2 sensors to modify fueling strategy and data from the rear sensor for emissions in some states/counties. either cut the muffler out and replace with a glass pack or put a peice of pipe in there and call it a day

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Rick Large
Mesa AZ
'99 Ex-Ranger 2wd XLT 5.0, Explorer V8 and auto transmission swap, floor shifter from Nissan Altima Parts, aluminum radiator & electric fan, OBX headers, 3" custom exhaust, explorer roof rack, 2006 mirrors, cut front 60/40 seat to buckets, 4 in lift spindles up front and shackles in back

Just cut the muffler out. Free and sounds great on a 4.0

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