AFE Power, Corsa, or MRT exhaust upgrade

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Has anyone ordered the AFE Catback yet? I think it sounds great but I’m curious if I should wait for Corsa to release theirs? I am torn about the MRT, I don’t think the videos I’ve heard sound as good as the other two. I hate to spend the money and not get what I want.

 
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I’m in the same predicament. I’m almost ready to pull the trigger on the afe but a little worried it will be too much (obnoxious) for everyday driving since it has no muffler or resonators. Also worried about the amount of drone and sounding terrible on cold starts but it might be unavoidable. I guess I’ll wait to hear AWE and Corsa’s when they come out.
 
I’m in the same predicament. I’m almost ready to pull the trigger on the afe but a little worried it will be too much (obnoxious) for everyday driving since it has no muffler or resonators. Also worried about the amount of drone and sounding terrible on cold starts but it might be unavoidable. I guess I’ll wait to hear AWE and Corsa’s when they come out.
If you notice the video with AFE they have a noise sensor and it’s is almost inline with the video CTech review did with the stock exhaust in the cabin. It’s somewhere around the same 67db.
I'll post my results. Watch around 11 min on this video.

 
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If you notice the video with AFE they have a noise sensor and it’s is almost inline with the video ct tech review did with the stock exhaust in the cabin. It’s somewhere around the same 67db
You will also notice towards the end of the AFE interior video, the drone drops significantly when he takes his foot off the gas...as evidence of the speed slowly dropping. Can't help but think this is a little deceptive of them.
 
I was thinking the same thing. It starts to go up around the 1:07 mark and then they back out of it.
 
I missed that, so maybe around 73db, not sure how much difference that will make. I drove a TRX for 2 years and I had no complaints about the noise. I would assume it would be about the same.
 
I’m going to need CTech to buy all of them and do side by side comparison videos so I can pick which one I like.
Its coming...I cant think of a better guy to do the review! haha I spent 20 years in the world of automotive OEM exhaust design.
 
Has anyone ordered the AFE Catback yet? I think it sounds great but I’m curious if I should wait for Corsa to release theirs? I am torn about the MRT, I don’t think the videos I’ve heard sound as good as the other two. I hate to spend the money and not get what I want.

I talk about DB meter reading inconsistency for exhaust and how tough it is to recreate audio on mics with these setups. Its tough audio to capture. I personally hate doing videos with DB meter reading because its so inconsistent. I only do it as people as me for it.

But..at the 1:06 minute mark I notice they dip into the throttle but keep speed at 66mph you notice the DB meter is around 74db...that is considerably louder than the stock exhaust at those speeds. The rest of the clip you will notice the DB meter dropping to 66-68db but the vehicle is also decelerating...I think if the truck stayed at a steady state speed we would see a higher DB reading.

Once again DB meter readings are so inconsistent...where was the meter held..To do it right you need a super controlled process to have accurate data.

-My uneducated thoughts on the RHO exhaust system...the only way I see a good sounding setup that doesn't drone like mad and gives us the tone we want is a larger volume muffler with some passive or active valves. if you just want a louder exhaust system go cut your mufflers off...but if you want a good sounding setup thats where the real muffler tuning science comes into play. The stock exhaust sounds good inside the cabin under all speeds and towing...I can confirm this, it also sounds good under WOT, but at idle, revving and less than WOT it does not sound great.
 
The oem exhaust certainly has its moments but even the wife thinks it’s too quiet. I’ve been tinkering with the passive valves just to see how it affects the sound. I moved the springs so the flaps stay in a neutral open position. Definitely a little more volume but also comes with some drone. It’s not great but not terrible. It’ll be interesting to see what other companies come up with. So far I think the AFE sounds the best but need to see more videos. The CORSA on the rebel is pretty good too.
 
The oem exhaust certainly has its moments but even the wife thinks it’s too quiet. I’ve been tinkering with the passive valves just to see how it affects the sound. I moved the springs so the flaps stay in a neutral open position. Definitely a little more volume but also comes with some drone. It’s not great but not terrible. It’ll be interesting to see what other companies come up with. So far I think the AFE sounds the best but need to see more videos. The CORSA on the rebel is pretty good too.
Those valves are there to act to minimize drone under lower boost.
 
Watch this video and listen to the rev at 10: 34 Mark.... what are your thoughts on that?
 
I talk about DB meter reading inconsistency for exhaust and how tough it is to recreate audio on mics with these setups. Its tough audio to capture. I personally hate doing videos with DB meter reading because its so inconsistent. I only do it as people as me for it.

But..at the 1:06 minute mark I notice they dip into the throttle but keep speed at 66mph you notice the DB meter is around 74db...that is considerably louder than the stock exhaust at those speeds. The rest of the clip you will notice the DB meter dropping to 66-68db but the vehicle is also decelerating...I think if the truck stayed at a steady state speed we would see a higher DB reading.

Once again DB meter readings are so inconsistent...where was the meter held..To do it right you need a super controlled process to have accurate data.

-My uneducated thoughts on the RHO exhaust system...the only way I see a good sounding setup that doesn't drone like mad and gives us the tone we want is a larger volume muffler with some passive or active valves. if you just want a louder exhaust system go cut your mufflers off...but if you want a good sounding setup thats where the real muffler tuning science comes into play. The stock exhaust sounds good inside the cabin under all speeds and towing...I can confirm this, it also sounds good under WOT, but at idle, revving and less than WOT it does not sound great.
I was listening to the AFE video again and the cold start is great, exactly what I want, but I found a car and driver review that says the TRX at 70 has a cabin level of 70, if all is accurate then the AFE is quite louder than the TRX. With that being said I wonder if the RHO has more noise suppression than the TRX?
 
I was listening to the AFE video again and the cold start is great, exactly what I want, but I found a car and driver review that says the TRX at 70 has a cabin level of 70, if all is accurate then the AFE is quite louder than the TRX. With that being said I wonder if the RHO has more noise suppression than the TRX?

Probably, all these new trucks are using active noise cancellation.
 
The only one that has so many different sound clips inside and outside seems to be Stainless Works and it’s looks well built and to my earbuds is the best all around exhaust I’ve heard so far. But it’s $$.

Chris
 
I'm strongly considering retaining the valves, cutting the muffler off and replacing it with an X-pipe. In my head this would make the perfect increase at WOT but mild under partial throttle. In practice we shall see.
 
When considering aftermarket exhaust systems for the RHO, ensure the exhaust features a dual-inlet setup. Based on our limited data, the Standard Output 3.0L Rams appear to have a single-inlet muffler instead.
 
When considering aftermarket exhaust systems for the RHO, ensure the exhaust features a dual-inlet setup. Based on our limited data, the Standard Output 3.0L Rams appear to have a single-inlet muffler instead.
I do not know if it helps but I have a few videos comparing the SO Hurricane to the HO Hurricane vs the RHO Hurricane exhaust system...3 different cold ends. SO is Single in Dual out, HO is Dual in Dual out and RHO is Dual in Dual out but with out bottle resonators. here is SO vs HO cold end video
 
I do not know if it helps but I have a few videos comparing the SO Hurricane to the HO Hurricane vs the RHO Hurricane exhaust system...3 different cold ends. SO is Single in Dual out, HO is Dual in Dual out and RHO is Dual in Dual out but with out bottle resonators. here is SO vs HO cold end video
Great info. Will definitely have to check the comparison out! Thanks for the heads up.
 

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