I'm over 1000 miles with mine and sounds amazing EXCEPT definite drone from 1800 to 2000 rpms. I wish it would go away because that is my cruising rpm on the street and highway most of the time! I tried to adjust the j pipes, but they're not moving at all. I even tried using a rubber strap wrench. I'm getting some Kroil soon.... Hopefully that will move these pipes, but I doubt it.
I'm about 400 miles in on my XV and there is drone at the same RPM range. I even disconnected the sound tube thinking it was coming from there, but no luck. I'm hopeful that it will go away once broken in. My J-pipes looked a bit rusted on delivery; so I hope they move if needed as well.
If you can, hold on a little longer, I was over 1000 when mine went away. Luckily, I couldn't find the time to play with them, next thing I knew, gone
Mine is definitely not just how I perceive it. It is definitely drone. No doubt about it and confirmed by others.It is interesting how everyone is views drone differently. I have not touched my j-pipes since my Thunder was delivered and I think it sounds glorious as it was delivered
Mine was definitely drone, there's no mistaking drone, it's not perception as others rode in my car and commented on it as well.It is interesting how everyone is views drone differently. I have not touched my j-pipes since my Thunder was delivered and I think it sounds glorious as it was delivered
Mine is drone as well; it's that tone that just resonates in your ears. The horrible hum!!! I have it bad right now, just hoping the break in takes care of it.
I should have stated it differently. I guess it is interesting how drone bothers people so differently across the board.
When it actually is drone it's loud and bothersome in the cabin. I only heard drone in 6th at lower rpms, it was very loud in the cabin and I would end up downshifting to stop the drone. Loud enough to not be able to have a conversation with a passenger and the passenger to ask what's wrong with your car? Is it normal? I expect to have a little more cabin noise with an aftermarket exhaust but it was way beyond that. It no longer drones.
I have the same exhaust and when I installed it, it definitely droned. But now after about 700 miles, it's gone. I just went on a 200 mile trip with a passenger and we spoke the whole way without having to raise our voices or deal with any drone. How many miles do you have on yours?
I have the street race and zero drone around 2k I can have my radio at 7 and still hear it just fine and talk with my wife but if she pisses me off I just put the windows down and hit the gas and I can't hear a word she says it's awesome
That's a perfect description, the volume wasn't loud when I had drone but it was literally all you could hear. I could turn up the music but it didn't matter because all I could hear was the drone, that's how I knew it was drone. I expect to hear the exhaust when I get on the throttle but drone is an entirely different beast.
I think we all need more XV clips.