Drone

[LilCe98]

Ok this may be a stupid question, but I've been hearing a lot of people referring to "drone" and to stay away from it. What is drone? I have my assumptions to what it is, but not fact. A sound clip would be ideal but any explanation would be helpful.
Thanks {J}

[TourDeForce]

Drone is a resonant noise from your exhaust system. Typically it will sound similar to sitting in the cabin of an OLD truck with oversize tires while cruising down the highway. LOUD hum.

It can be mild & slightly irritating, making it difficult to carry on a conversation around town driving. It can also be loud enough or at the right frequency to give you a headache if you drive for an hour or two - making it unpleasant to drive your car. :(

Ideally, you should get a nice rumble at idle & when you start your car, and a nice deep but quiet tone when cruising on the highway. And of course the system should come alive & put a smile on your face every time you plant your right foot. I had an SVT exhaust on my V6 SE and replaced the center resonator with a small 5x8 Magnaflow. THAT system was NICE! Did all the above, but may have been too quiet for some. I prefer to be more subtle. Magnaflow makes a 4x7 muffler now that would be a nice replacement for the center res of an SVT exhaust (5x8 is a bit tiiiiiight), but I don't know if the tone would be deep enough...

[SVTJON87]

the drone on my buddy's 5.0 with headers and flowmaster dumps can make me feel sick.

[Big Daddy Kane]

Ever been in a ricer-mobile or vehicle without a muffler? Lots of drone!

[LilCe98]

Drone is a resonant noise from your exhaust system. Typically it will sound similar to sitting in the cabin of an OLD truck with oversize tires while cruising down the highway. LOUD hum.

It can be mild & slightly irritating, making it difficult to carry on a conversation around town driving. It can also be loud enough or at the right frequency to give you a headache if you drive for an hour or two - making it unpleasant to drive your car. :(

Ideally, you should get a nice rumble at idle & when you start your car, and a nice deep but quiet tone when cruising on the highway. And of course the system should come alive & put a smile on your face every time you plant your right foot. I had an SVT exhaust on my V6 SE and replaced the center resonator with a small 5x8 Magnaflow. THAT system was NICE! Did all the above, but may have been too quiet for some. I prefer to be more subtle. Magnaflow makes a 4x7 muffler now that would be a nice replacement for the center res of an SVT exhaust (5x8 is a bit tiiiiiight), but I don't know if the tone would be deep enough...

Wow i completely forgot about this thread because it went so long without a response. Thanks for the explanation. Thats kinda what i thought it was.