I received the new exhaust from silent rider yesterday and mounted it on last night. Only took 5 to 10 minutes to put it on. I did a sound check sitting in my carport (it was pouring down rain at the time) prior to putting it on sitting in the drivers seat. On my phone I got a dB of 81 at idle and 98 rev'ed up. After the install still got 81 at idle but only 91 rev'ed up. It could be extra loud because it was in the carport. I will take it out later today and see if the $200.00 I invested is worth it. I should also let you know my Pioneer has the hard top and seems to resonate the sound in the cab a little more than without the top.
Hondasxs
Club Founder
Staff member
I think at idle the motor is louder then the exhaust. So having the same reading at idle sounds right to me.
Once it drys up, we would like to know the outside readings.
Thanks.
Once it drys up, we would like to know the outside readings.
Thanks.
ohanacreek
My EcoBoost has I4WD
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I took it out at lunch for a quick spin. Seems only about 15% quieter at best. For some reason it seems to run smoother; not as much vibration for some reason. I will post again if it gets any better after being burnt in more. Was looking to reduce the sound a little more than this has provided. Of course anything to reduce the sound will help keep from running the deer out of the woods...
Yes and it was about the same as it was in the carport. You can tell a difference but it is not a huge difference. Very quiet as you are going down a incline and the engine is not under any strain. I don't know if anyone is going to come out with anything better but I wish they had muffled the sound a little better. After all the company selling this is called "Silent Rider". Like I stated earlier, I'm certainly not sorry I bought this. Just not quite as quiet as I was expecting...
I was thinking about something last night and figured I would ask the question to see others opinion. While in the cab, is it more engine noise we hear than exhaust noise? That would justify the reason I get the same dB reading at idle and not much with it rev'ed up. I figure we are sitting with the engine pretty much underneath us with a thin piece of plastic as a sound barrier. This would also explain why it seems louder with the hard top installed. Does this make sense? Maybe I need to do a sound test 6 feet behind it or as a drive by to see how much difference there is. If there is anyone from Silent Rider that might be able to chime in and let us know what the company test results were...
Hondasxs
Club Founder
Staff member
Yes. We would like to know test results from outside the cab as test inside pulls in everything you said.
But. We understand that may be hard to do if you don't have a helper.
So no rush.
Thanks.
But. We understand that may be hard to do if you don't have a helper.
So no rush.
Thanks.
