Sounds mint!

 

Thanks. But even with the tinny sound? Is that what people like?

I feel like it is going though a soda can lol.

 

I have a similar sound on my Titan, which is equipped exactly like your Armada.
The OEM stuff was much heavier walled steel with some heat shields and a different collector design. That's what I think are the causes of the different sound.

I also am not a fan of the sound. I have had the truck in to check for issues twice now, and both times the guy told me that is how this kind of setup sounds.

I also had an Airaid MXP on it, and I had to sell that because it was just too darn much noise.

I have remote start on my truck, and when I start the truck in the morning it sounds like a NASCAR race is about to begin. But, since I hate my neighbors (live in a pesky HOA) I derive great joy from the noisiness of my truck. I am beginning to "embrace" the new, unruly sound of my truck.

Have you had your truck tuned yet? Mine is tuned, much peppier than before. Going in for a TruTrac this week to try and get some traction, too much gas causes my (well, probably ONE) BFG KO2's to spin pretty easily.

I have another car to drive when my Titan becomes too much, I pretty much just drive it when I feel like being a jerk.

 

Ha - that’s funny about the neighbors.

I would say we are in the minority as for most guys on car forums the louder the better.

I’m with you and don’t mind it a little louder than stock. When I had the JBA catback installed it was unbearable until I got the UQ put on. Then I liked it but had drone but I lived with it. I had a rattle and a muffler shop said it was my muffler so I switched it out for the FloPro. That was the sweet spot for me - a bit of rumble but quiet on the highway and zero drone.

I knew I would have to deal with louder with the headers but I didn’t think it would be NASCAR like you said.

Is there anything that can be done to add more dampening? Like wrapping the pipes or spraying them with something? Would another UQ help?

I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who feels this setup is uncomfortably loud.

I have the base tune on and Joe notes one of my O2 sensors is failing so I’m gonna replace that next weekend and do the logs again.

Even still I can spin the wheels at WOT. So it definitely has more power. I just wish someone made an OEM sounding exhaust that didn’t disintegrate.

 

Put your hand by each connection or so me type of smoke like a cigar and see if air is leaking


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Yes hope to do that this weekend.

 

Normal. Can't tell from your videos, but it's more pronounced if you don't have your wheel well liners in on the front. You have thinner pipes now so you're going to get more engine noise. I have a video somewhere of just headers no pipes, and that noise is a lot louder.

Your exhaust sounds louder than mine, but I rarely ever hear mine driving if I'm not in the truck. Only difference between our exhausts is the muffler. I have JBA. It's about the quietest you can get that's not OEM.

 

Interesting. The FloPro was quieter than the JBA for me.

The liners are in. Anything I can do like another UQ?

 

As far as I could determine that's just engine/intake noise. You could take the header off and wrap them I guess, but that's a lot of work for a little bit of go fast noise.

 

I have the full Cajun/JBA exhaust with the UQ resonator and an Airaid MXP. When cruising with a light foot (most of the time for me), it sounds pretty much stock, very tame. When I put my foot into it, it's a totally different beast and gets pertty loud. I get the best of both worlds.

When I first installed the system, I didn't add the UQ resonator right away and the drone from 1200-2000 RPM was obnoxious. The UQ resonator really tamed it. There is still a louder tone at those RPMs, but it's insignificant.

I don't think most people would have any idea I have the full exhaust under normal driving circumstances.

 

You will come to LUV that sound as part of the "purr" of a monster Titan. We all have.

 

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Thanks for the screen shots. Looks like it was FP746 which has the 3" in/out center/offset.

This is assuming a single exhaust pipe so if your application has dual or your outlet is smaller you may want to go with another model.

These were the two mufflers recommended to me from KingRJ on the Armada forums.

When I called the company they were a bit surprised as I don't believe they dealt with many SUVs but everything went in fine.

I can't describe how much better the sound was on the FloPro vs. the JBA muffler. It sounded nearly stock until under aggressive peddle and completely eliminated the drone. Keeping in mind I am a guy who likes quiet.

Factor in I have an Armada which I think causes more drone due to the larger cabin.

 

The website doesn’t even list Nissan vehicles except for a Titan XD on the home page


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True. And they did not have much knowledge about NIssan's in general.

I only replaced my muffler because a shop told me it was the cause of a rattle no one could track down. They were wrong.

Even though I spent the cash unnecessarily, the improvement in sound (drone reduction) was totally worth it.

Pipes are pipes - it fit my JBA catback no problem.

 

Were the Nissan gaskets used in your installation?

 

Affirmative. Both the 2x headers and 4x b-pipes.