[BruceH]

Gary, for me, it is not that much louder. It is a deeper growl. My wife smiles every time we go under a bridge and hear the exhaust. It is louder but not obnoxious. I also don't have any drone - see my solution with the exhaust clamps that I bought. I don't know about the exhaust only since I installed the bypass pipes at the same time. If you end up not liking it, you can easily go back, but I don't think you will. The extra performance along with the exhaust note is addictive! Good bang for the buck. YMMV