Keeping in mind that our exhaust first passes through a turbo, I'd think the cap is the way I'd go. There is one or two people that have played with the exhaust. Mostly the difference seems to be that if it's terminated under the bed vs out to the side, it'll vibrate the sound more up toward the cab.

 

Good points thank you!

 

. . . I love the 2.7 engine but miss the throat of a V8. Truck is a 24 ZR2.

If you miss the throat of a V8 you probably don't want to touch the exhaust. Any exhaust you add is going to make the truck sound like a louder 4 cylinder turbo engine and even less like a V8. Nothing will give you that rumble like a V8 other than a v8 swap lol.

Get your cap for the bed, especially if you are using the truck for camping/trips.

 

Yeah I had not considered the turbo would impact the sound. Sounding like the cap is going to be the front runner.

 

The only exhaust I'd probably consider on these trucks is a muffler delete, but knowing that it's not a particularly melodious engine, money is probably better spent elsewhere.

 

I heard one out by my girlfriend. Best description I can give is Iron duke without muffler. I'd do the cap.

It didn't sound bad, it just sounded like a work horse 4 banger, not something performance or exotic or anything.

 

If you want more sound get one of those simulated exhaust sounds that the electric cars have. 😂

 

😂

 

Based on your use cases, get the cap for the bed.

As I understand it, there is no power to be gained by aftermarket exhausts...just noise because no matter how you slice it, it is a 4cylinder. I have a 7 liter V8 in one of my other cars...and do I ever wish I could make my truck sound even close to that. I may be wrong...but that's what I know so far.

Since "noise" and sound is subjective, I keep this bookmarked...

 

I'm pretty happy with the performance so far, but I got a good dose of humble pie when the wife said it sounded like a civic... ouch.
I've wondered about removing the muffler and moving the resonator back to the muffler position. This has been an effective configuration on some previous exhausts.
My biggest sticking point is the sound of the 2.7. You could embrace it with the BOV spacer and a straight pipe, but there is always that raspy vibration at the top end that comes with straight pipes on a 4-cylinder.

 

We were in Spain a few years back, and rented a car. It was a manual transmission, 4 cyl diesel made by Peugeot. Our trucks sound exactly like that little diesel, believe it or not. So for me, I can live with knowing it sounds like a diesel, I suppose. But I do miss the growl of my Silverado. Otherwise I 100% love this truck!

 

I think the description I read of "sewing machine" is fairly accurate and for a turbo vehicle I find the exhaust sound to be louder than expected. I'm getting used to it, my philosophy is that electronic exhaust cut outs are great for a nice sounding V8. I'd rather be silent but deadly.... don't give anything away until there's a need to know basis. Then wave goodbye and drop the pedal. Classy, not sassy. If these trucks sounded like Honda's with fart cannons, I would be upgrading the exhaust.

I've said a few times in the past that I had a SC'd 97 Bonneville 3.8 that after mods was dropping around 460hp with the torque to go with it. 4" fenderwell intake didn't give away the SC until I got on it. As soon as you used enough pedal, people could hear it for about a mile or so. Up until pedal drop most folks would think it was just a bad running granny car. It's funny how many people can't understand the sound a lot of flow and lift gives to an engine. That car wore it's stock muffler til it got sold and demodded.