How loud is too loud?

[Frosty]

Getting the HZ van ready for lisenceing I have put on twin 2' inch stainless pipes, no balancer and fully muffled. (253). Sounded OK untill till the test drive today, very boring. After it gets past the the inspection it has to change.Those mufflers must go. Any suggestions please?

[Alien DNA]

96db @ 3500rpm is the max level allowable in vic..... Not sure about the other states

[Taily]

On my 308/TH400 ute I'm running a twin 2 inch system out of the extractors without the balance pipe, but in mild steel. I'm happy with the Lukey Glasspack mufflers I had fitted a few years back. They bark a bit at mid to high revs but are nice and menacing in the low rpm band just burbling around.

I had them hung high at the back and turned down (so that they are only just visible below the rear valance) for a couple of reasons, mainly noise around town.

[Frosty]

96db @ 3500rpm is the max level allowable in vic..... Not sure about the other states

My postie bike would drown that out

[micks_sandman]

On my 308/TH400 ute I'm running a twin 2 inch system out of the extractors without the balance pipe, but in mild steel. I'm happy with the Lukey Glasspack mufflers I had fitted a few years back. They bark a bit at mid to high revs but are nice and menacing in the low rpm band just burbling around.

I had them hung high at the back and turned down (so that they are only just visible below the rear valance) for a couple of reasons, mainly noise around town.

My structure is about the same as Taily's but come out the rear valance a little flatter/not much angle. But sound great

[wbute]

Agree with Taily on the Lukey. Stainless will make them a bit higher pitched though.
They are never too loud though. Most country ute used to just run short hot dogs. Seems all young country kids drive 4WDs now though.

[buck]

i used to run copper pipe with hot dogs in my old HZ, i think when i got pulled over by the EPA, they compared it to a 747 taking off.
now iam a little more mature, twin 2" with lukey mufflers

[Frosty]

Thanks all the answer seems to be Lukey.

[wbute]

i used to run copper pipe with hot dogs in my old HZ, i think when i got pulled over by the EPA, they compared it to a 747 taking off.
now iam a little more mature, twin 2" with lukey mufflers

They were the days lol. It's all V8 Landcruiser utes with straight through pipes now.
The Lukey should be a two in two out muffler which will balance the pipes as well. I reckon they sound better balanced.

[wbute]

i used to run copper pipe with hot dogs in my old HZ, i think when i got pulled over by the EPA, they compared it to a 747 taking off.
now iam a little more mature, twin 2" with lukey mufflers

They were the days lol. It's all V8 Landcruiser utes with straight through pipes now.
The Lukey should be a two in two out muffler which will balance the pipes as well. I reckon they sound better balanced.