dpetty Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 We'll I finally broke down and removed those. Unsightly resonators in the The rear. Removed them and added 3.75 tips. I was a little concerned that I would get the high pitched whined at open throllle. But the sound is more like a v8. If you have been putting off this mod on your Journey wait no longer it sounds awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davea180 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Is this on a 2014? Wouldn't doing something like this affect your warranty? Also, I would think the loss of backpressure would affect factory set system specs. in the engine and emission controls. Rgwog and Eric Evans 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 what is 3.75 tips???? and it prob. would or could void your warranty if a problem comes up with your journey.. not worth the chance i would think GeoDude and Rgwog 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis9935 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Why would that void your warranty? 80% of the chargers & challengers do this right off the lot! Plus they would have to prove that the missing mufflers caused the problem. I had straight thru mufflers on back there it sounded awesome! But when I put my hitch on I had to go back to stock. For now! I loved how the exhaust sounded! Best V6 exhaust sound I've heard! Had the Mustang guys turning their heads and smiling! You haveto do some qquality sound clips & pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpetty Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 My Journey is a 2013 sxt. I don't believe that this should void the warranty because neither the actual mufflers or cat. Converter are being tampered with. All the resonators do is limit noise. They have nothing to do emissions. The 3.5 I was referring to is the outside diameter of the tips. This size fills out the rear cut outs very well. I'll tries to post pics as soon as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis9935 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 I have done exhaust systems & intakes to every practically new vehicle I've ever owned never ever had any dealership issues. I think the rears are more mufflers and the one under by the driveshaft is the resonator. I had a 2012 Avenger 3.6 with the Magnaflow catback plus I removed the resonator on it, it sounded awesome as well. But my 2013 Dodge journey 3.6 with just the rear mufflers removed with straight thru stainless mufflers sounded alot deeper. But the Magnaflow on the Avenger was more of the "suitcase" style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 The rear things are mufflers. The resonator is further toward the engine under the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpetty Posted June 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Going to be doing some fine tuning this week. Getting a slight resonance in the cabin. I stopped this on a dodge ram with some homemade resonators that fit into the tips. I'll post the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedeyeJedi Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Don't....mess...with...the exhaust. It does NOTHING except make cabin noise. Nothing, Zip, Zilch, Nada....Could put tips and leave the mufflers alone and get the same look without the drone. 2late4u 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis9935 Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Wow really? Have you heard how sexy the 3.6 sounds with a exhaust? Soon as I save up some money I'm getting mine redone again. Had the others all fabbed up cost @ $375 total, but now with a hitch they don't fit! For sale if anyone's interested, all you have to do is clamp or weld on at the T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Wow really? Have you heard how sexy the 3.6 sounds with a exhaust? Soon as I save up some money I'm getting mine redone again. Had the others all fabbed up cost @ $375 total, but now with a hitch they don't fit! For sale if anyone's interested, all you have to do is clamp or weld on at the T. Agreed, the 3.6 does sound like a sexy little bitch... jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedeyeJedi Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) Agreed, the 3.6 does sound like a sexy little bitch... After coming from a 5.7 to a 3.6...its just not the same. Doesn't seem like any point except for noise, or to give the illusion of "toughness" Kinda like putting makeup on Rosanne Arnold....it doesn't do much. To each their own I suppose. Im all for changing things up and customizing, but on this vehicle i'd leave it at appearance only. Any HP gains are going to be marginal at best unless you sink some big coin in the motor, in which case I'd just buy an SRT8 Cherokee. Edited June 26, 2014 by RedeyeJedi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis9935 Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 It's a cheap great sounding mod, who cares if it only makes a few horsepower. The 5.7 doesn't make much power off a exhaust either. Biggest boost for a full exhaust is for turbo'd cars. And saying you'd buy a srt8 makes me ask why did you buy a journey then? Srt8's are like another $50k! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedeyeJedi Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 It's a cheap great sounding mod, who cares if it only makes a few horsepower. The 5.7 doesn't make much power off a exhaust either. Biggest boost for a full exhaust is for turbo'd cars. And saying you'd buy a srt8 makes me ask why did you buy a journey then? Srt8's are like another $50k! Just sayin instead of sinking big money into a DJ, the cost to benefit just isn't there. By the time you'd spent enough, you may as well have bought and SRT8. That was my point. Its just an opinion, that's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 After coming from a 5.7 to a 3.6...its just not the same. Doesn't seem like any point except for noise, or to give the illusion of "toughness" Kinda like putting makeup on Rosanne Arnold....it doesn't do much. To each their own I suppose. Im all for changing things up and customizing, but on this vehicle i'd leave it at appearance only. Any HP gains are going to be marginal at best unless you sink some big coin in the motor, in which case I'd just buy an SRT8 Cherokee. I had a Hemi with a Magnaflow dual exhaust on it.... Had a 4.7 with one too. Both sounded great. You'd be surprised how good these 3.6's sound though. It isn't that far off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTSGUY Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Cant we all just get along?!?!???!!.......... I have a dual exhaust Magnaflow on my 2010 SXT AWD and I notice a difference and it has good sound. Its not loud. I didnt want it loud cause I didnt want to TRY to make it sound like a V8 and not come close. Mine fit just fine with my hitch. However I still dont like the power output of my 3.5....... it sucks. I know that the 3.6 in the 2013 and up are much better.......I drove one. But Im not gonna trade mine or sell mine yet. Im waiting for the new SRT Journeys coming in 2016 or 2017. I bought mine used in 2013 and at that time I didnt know that the 2013 had a much better motor but thats my fault for not doing more research. Live and learn. Lobitz68 and RedeyeJedi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedeyeJedi Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Cant we all just get along?!?!???!! We are We're not arguing, we're discussing.....big difference DTSGUY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Cant we all just get along?!?!???!!.......... I have a dual exhaust Magnaflow on my 2010 SXT AWD and I notice a difference and it has good sound. Its not loud. I didnt want it loud cause I didnt want to TRY to make it sound like a V8 and not come close. Mine fit just fine with my hitch. However I still dont like the power output of my 3.5....... it sucks. I know that the 3.6 in the 2013 and up are much better.......I drove one. But Im not gonna trade mine or sell mine yet. Im waiting for the new SRT Journeys coming in 2016 or 2017. I bought mine used in 2013 and at that time I didnt know that the 2013 had a much better motor but thats my fault for not doing more research. Live and learn. No one is talking to you!! Kidding... The 3.6 (though not captured well on youtube) sounds pretty close to a V8. Obviously it's not, but I'm amazed how good some of these 6 cylinder engines sound these days. I've always been partial to the dodge and ford sound though. There are definitely some improvements in throttle response and torque, even with today's computer controlled engines. I think what he isn't getting at is that you aren't getting the full benefit. That being said, it sure is fun! RedeyeJedi and DTSGUY 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexyRTboi Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 so in the end .... chop those big ugly bread boxes off the back of the Journey ... weld some pipes on .... nice tips and I'll finally have a Journey with a nice rumble to it ? ....... sounds easy enough. The K&N air filter has already given it a bit of a deeper growl when idling and such, so something more will just make it perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossRoad14 Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 I just bought a flow master super 44 2.5 in 2.5 out I'm going to put that in just before the exhaust splits to dual and cut out the two clunky mufflers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis9935 Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Sound clips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis9935 Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Sound clips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossRoad14 Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I have a short Video clip I took, it sound great Don't know how to post clips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis9935 Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 YouTube and a link? No sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis9935 Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 I wish I gopro'd my dj exhaust! It was amazing, I love the 3.6 with a exhaust! But I'm gonna put mine back on, screw the hitch! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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