DarkWolfRedeemed
Junior Member
Hello all, I'm new here and I just recently bought a 2017 Ram 1500 with the 5.7l hemi. I'm looking to replace the giant and quiet factory muffler, and came across the Carven exhausts on youtube. I absolutely love the sound on youtube, a deep but loud rumble without a lot of rasp or crackle (hopefully that's what it ends up being in person too). Specifically I'm looking at the TR or Progressive series (which seems to be the same thing just universal fit vs direct fit).
My local muffler shop says they can't order a Carven as they're on backorder and suggested I do a flowmaster 40 series. He said everyone gets that and loves it. Listening to those on youtube it sounds like it's more raspy but it's hard to really tell through a video. Anyone been able to compare these in person and have any thoughts? I'm still not sold on the flowmaster over the Carven, I still really want the Carven.
They said I could order the Carven muffler online and they'd install it, but if I go with the Carven I'm wondering which route I should go. The shop said they could install the TR for less than $100, so that's $100 for the muffler and $100 for the Y-pipe and labor for a total of $200 parts/labor. Is there any benefit to going for the $379 (plus install myself or pay for install) direct fit route with the Progressive over just letting the shop install the universal fit TR?
A second muffler shop tried to convince me to get a thrush muffler (I think it was the thrush turbo) and said he could do that for $150 parts+labor. There's not a whole lot of clips online of those, but what little I heard of them I don't think I'd like. Any thoughts?
For a little background and a little more info, my last car was an 09 4.6l mustang GT and it was straight piped (no muffler, only had cats, which I think were some sort of aftermarket high flow cats). I don't really wanna go louder than that. I don't mind a bit of drone, but I don't want a lot of raspiness, crackling, or popping. I just want a nice deep rumble with some volume to it. But not so much volume that it's obnoxious, if that makes sense. I'm open to other exhaust suggestions, I've watched just about every exhaust clip I can find on these trucks and online I like the Carven the best. If by chance anyone lives in the northeast TN area and has an exhaust I might be interested in and wouldn't mind letting me hear their exhausts, that'd be awesome too.
Thanks ahead of time for any help/info!
tl;dr
2017 Ram 1500 5.7l hemi:
Flowmaster 40 vs Carven tr/progressive?
Direct fit Carven Progressive for $379 + install vs universal fit Carven TR installed for $200 total parts/labor? Any benefit to the extra cost of the direct fit?
Is thrush any count?
My local muffler shop says they can't order a Carven as they're on backorder and suggested I do a flowmaster 40 series. He said everyone gets that and loves it. Listening to those on youtube it sounds like it's more raspy but it's hard to really tell through a video. Anyone been able to compare these in person and have any thoughts? I'm still not sold on the flowmaster over the Carven, I still really want the Carven.
They said I could order the Carven muffler online and they'd install it, but if I go with the Carven I'm wondering which route I should go. The shop said they could install the TR for less than $100, so that's $100 for the muffler and $100 for the Y-pipe and labor for a total of $200 parts/labor. Is there any benefit to going for the $379 (plus install myself or pay for install) direct fit route with the Progressive over just letting the shop install the universal fit TR?
A second muffler shop tried to convince me to get a thrush muffler (I think it was the thrush turbo) and said he could do that for $150 parts+labor. There's not a whole lot of clips online of those, but what little I heard of them I don't think I'd like. Any thoughts?
For a little background and a little more info, my last car was an 09 4.6l mustang GT and it was straight piped (no muffler, only had cats, which I think were some sort of aftermarket high flow cats). I don't really wanna go louder than that. I don't mind a bit of drone, but I don't want a lot of raspiness, crackling, or popping. I just want a nice deep rumble with some volume to it. But not so much volume that it's obnoxious, if that makes sense. I'm open to other exhaust suggestions, I've watched just about every exhaust clip I can find on these trucks and online I like the Carven the best. If by chance anyone lives in the northeast TN area and has an exhaust I might be interested in and wouldn't mind letting me hear their exhausts, that'd be awesome too.
Thanks ahead of time for any help/info!
tl;dr
2017 Ram 1500 5.7l hemi:
Flowmaster 40 vs Carven tr/progressive?
Direct fit Carven Progressive for $379 + install vs universal fit Carven TR installed for $200 total parts/labor? Any benefit to the extra cost of the direct fit?
Is thrush any count?