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Old 04-01-2012 | 04:30 PM
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Turbo whine

I have a 03 f250 with a 6.0 and I was wondering if you can take the silencer ring out and how hard it is
 
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Old 04-01-2012 | 04:46 PM
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Also while I'm there should I go a head and do an EGR delete?
 
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Old 04-01-2012 | 04:50 PM
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Cutting the slicencer ring out is a dumb idea...if you want turbo whistle....put a straight pipe exhaust on.
 
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Old 04-01-2012 | 04:52 PM
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Cutting the slicencer ring out is a dumb idea...if you want turbo whistle....put a straight pipe exhaust on.
Is it? Good I though that but my friend told me that it was a good idea
 
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Old 04-01-2012 | 04:56 PM
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On a Dodge Cummins turbo its as simple as removing a snap ring and the "slicencer ring" comes right out...

To remove the ring on a 6.0 turbo youll be taking a grinder/dremel to it...Not a good idea.
 
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Old 04-01-2012 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 2006powerstroke90
On a Dodge Cummins turbo its as simple as removing a snap ring and the "slicencer ring" comes right out...

To remove the ring on a 6.0 turbo youll be taking a grinder/dremel to it...Not a good idea.
Ya no **** tgat
 
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Old 04-01-2012 | 05:58 PM
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I'm fairly certain the early '03 have/had a ring that was tacked in. And if you really wanted to it can be removed. But like already posted...you don't need to waste your time messing with it. If you want your turbo to scream...kill the cat or straight pipe the exhaust. Dropping either the cat or muffler will give you that big truck turbo scream...delete both and it will makes all kinds of noise. Be fore warned, you won't get that V8 rumble because of the vanes on the turbocharger; it will sound like a small jet engine at idle.

Disclaimer...removing the cat & muffler is illegal. (that should keep the lawyers off my tailgate)
 
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Old 04-01-2012 | 06:19 PM
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It already has no cat on it. And isn't really that loud
 
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Old 04-01-2012 | 06:21 PM
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Does killing both give you more power
 
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Old 04-01-2012 | 06:43 PM
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Regulator if your cat is already off and you don't have an insane whistle form your 03 then maybe something wrong with turbo , I don't know about yours but mine sounds bad **** , ride by people and they turn there heads .
 
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Old 04-01-2012 | 06:45 PM
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Regulator if your cat is already off and you don't have an insane whistle form your 03 then maybe something wrong with turbo , I don't know about yours but mine sounds bad **** , ride by people and they turn there heads .
I mean I hear it. It's just not as loud as I thought it would be
 
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Old 04-02-2012 | 03:02 AM
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Ditch your muffler. Itll be the only thing youll hear unless you get into it. Ive driven a few straight piped 6.0L trucks and they are all super loud. The best sounding truck ive driven was a '04 6.0 with a magnaflow 4" system with a muffler. Kinda agree with wulfman.
 
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