ttnuagmada
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Can anyone speak to the increase in road/engine noise after removing this thing and what motor you have?
Here's my issue: I have a 5.0, and I specifically remember seeing one on mine, because I remember thinking "wtf kind of skid plate is that?" when I got it back in 21, even though I've read a lot of people with 5.0's saying they don't have them.
So fast forward to 3-4 months ago, I start noticing that my truck is just louder. Specifically, road noise seems worse, and when the truck is lugging in high gear, I can hear a louder/deeper exhaust sound. I got new tires put on because I was due, and that didn't make a particularly big difference in the road noise. So I peek underneath the truck the other day, and notice the diaper is not there. I see no signs that it was torn off. Then it clicked, that I started noticing this after I took it in for an oil-change plus whatever else they do at 20k miles. So I'm thinking they took it off to change the oil or check the transmission or whatever, and forgot to put it back on. But, after reading so many people with 5.0's saying they don't even have them, now I'm wondering If I hallucinated it existing in the first place, and if that's the case, now I'm wondering what the hell is wrong with my truck.
If it was just a road noise increase, or just an exhaust reverb increase, then I'd have something to track down, but since both happened at the same time, this sound dampener missing is what makes sense in my head. None of the road noise is comparable to all of the different transmission/IWE/bearing sounds I've seen videos of, and it's not specific to a speed range or steering direction etc. It just sounds like louder road noise. I was expecting tires to fix the issue, but it didn't fully, and I got Defenders put on, so I would have expected it to disappear if it were my tires.
Anyone have a similar type of experience?
Here's my issue: I have a 5.0, and I specifically remember seeing one on mine, because I remember thinking "wtf kind of skid plate is that?" when I got it back in 21, even though I've read a lot of people with 5.0's saying they don't have them.
So fast forward to 3-4 months ago, I start noticing that my truck is just louder. Specifically, road noise seems worse, and when the truck is lugging in high gear, I can hear a louder/deeper exhaust sound. I got new tires put on because I was due, and that didn't make a particularly big difference in the road noise. So I peek underneath the truck the other day, and notice the diaper is not there. I see no signs that it was torn off. Then it clicked, that I started noticing this after I took it in for an oil-change plus whatever else they do at 20k miles. So I'm thinking they took it off to change the oil or check the transmission or whatever, and forgot to put it back on. But, after reading so many people with 5.0's saying they don't even have them, now I'm wondering If I hallucinated it existing in the first place, and if that's the case, now I'm wondering what the hell is wrong with my truck.
If it was just a road noise increase, or just an exhaust reverb increase, then I'd have something to track down, but since both happened at the same time, this sound dampener missing is what makes sense in my head. None of the road noise is comparable to all of the different transmission/IWE/bearing sounds I've seen videos of, and it's not specific to a speed range or steering direction etc. It just sounds like louder road noise. I was expecting tires to fix the issue, but it didn't fully, and I got Defenders put on, so I would have expected it to disappear if it were my tires.
Anyone have a similar type of experience?
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