I need a quiet exhaust. Quieter than quiet mode.

[CTX148]

That's because you have an Ecoboost. The difference between ESE on and off is night and day since almost all the sound you hear is from the speakers.

That's correct. I have the same car as the OP, an EB 'vert, which is why I made the recommendation to try Forscan.

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[Fruitstang]

I don't have Forscan software or the background for using it. It looks kind of risky in the sense I could mess up something else if I made a mistake. Plus, as I said, I can hear the deep tone coming from the exhaust tips.

As I explained before, a competent dealer should be able to make it, it's not a risky hack but an option with a software on/off switch. Might have to ask more than one dealer though.
Especially if you tell the dealer you have a health issue due to this feature they should help you out.
Anyways, I'm out of this thread now.

 

[AZ_Ryan]

@Dale_K sorry if i missed it already, but were you able to confirm whether your car has a factory resonator or not? Take a picture of the underside and post if your not sure. If you don't have one, I'd think that would be an easy answer to your solution.

 

[GrabThatBlue]

That's correct. I have the same car as the OP, an EB 'vert, which is why I made the recommendation to try Forscan.

You are right. I thought he had a GT.

So this means he really needs to turn ESE off.

 

[Dale_K]

@Dale_K sorry if i missed it already, but were you able to confirm whether your car has a factory resonator or not? Take a picture of the underside and post if your not sure. If you don't have one, I'd think that would be an easy answer to your solution.

I'm sure it doesn't have a resonator. There's not much space laying on the floor from the side so no pictures

 

[Sofa King]

I see a
PR3Z-5A289-B
in your future!

 

[Dale_K]

I see a
PR3Z-5A289-B
in your future!

I think so too. What I haven't done yet is to see if this the same part number for the resonator on 6th gen EcoBoost cars. If so, I might be able to find a used one on Ebay.

 

[Dale_K]

I'm the OP. Today I was able to find a dealer 50 miles away who had a 2025 EcoBoost but without the active exhaust. The salesman got the fob and I stood behind the car at the cold start. It was actually louder than my active exhaust model (in quiet start mode). This was what my salesman told me back in February with I bought my car. He said the ones without active exhaust were louder than active exhaust cars if you were running in the quiet mode.
I took the car on a 10 minute test drive, mostly with the windows down to see how it acted in real use and I couldn't really tell if it was better or not. There seemed to be less of the deep bass sound at low rpms but I didn't get a chance to drive it long enough to be sure. Plus, it wasn't a convertible and that has to affect the sound environment.
So I'm unsure what to do. It seems to me that adding a resonator should produce a quieter car. I've always thought that resonators are actually anti-resonators, designed to suppress noise. In other words, a pre-muffler. Maybe I'm wrong about that.
I've thought about trying to contact Ford to see if could get advice from one of the exhaust system engineers. I don't know if that is realistic. Maybe a customer service rep could relay the question and then get back to me with an answer. I haven't given up yet on trying to quiet down the exhaust but the path is not clear.

 

[AZ_Ryan]

I'm the OP. Today I was able to find a dealer 50 miles away who had a 2025 EcoBoost but without the active exhaust. The salesman got the fob and I stood behind the car at the cold start. It was actually louder than my active exhaust model (in quiet start mode). This was what my salesman told me back in February with I bought my car. He said the ones without active exhaust were louder than active exhaust cars if you were running in the quiet mode.
I took the car on a 10 minute test drive, mostly with the windows down to see how it acted in real use and I couldn't really tell if it was better or not. There seemed to be less of the deep bass sound at low rpms but I didn't get a chance to drive it long enough to be sure. Plus, it wasn't a convertible and that has to affect the sound environment.
So I'm unsure what to do. It seems to me that adding a resonator should produce a quieter car. I've always thought that resonators are actually anti-resonators, designed to suppress noise. In other words, a pre-muffler. Maybe I'm wrong about that.
I've thought about trying to contact Ford to see if could get advice from one of the exhaust system engineers. I don't know if that is realistic. Maybe a customer service rep could relay the question and then get back to me with an answer. I haven't given up yet on trying to quiet down the exhaust but the path is not clear.

Well, many here have given you thoughtful advice and guidance. Your test drive confirmed what I said earlier about non active exhaust cars. Losing the active exhaust means you lose quiet mode. You don't want that.

With respect to the resonator, you are correct. They quiet the exhaust, not make it louder. That is why numerous people here have suggested you get one.

At this point I'm not quite sure what you think Ford is going to tell you, or what you hope to gain. You seem resistant to the advice given so far.

As many have said, you need to take your car to an exhaust shop and explain the situation. They are the ones who can help and it doesnt need to be complicated (likely just add a resonator). I hope it works out.

 

[Fruitstang]

I'm the OP. Today I was able to find a dealer 50 miles away who had a 2025 EcoBoost but without the active exhaust. The salesman got the fob and I stood behind the car at the cold start. It was actually louder than my active exhaust model (in quiet start mode). This was what my salesman told me back in February with I bought my car. He said the ones without active exhaust were louder than active exhaust cars if you were running in the quiet mode.
I took the car on a 10 minute test drive, mostly with the windows down to see how it acted in real use and I couldn't really tell if it was better or not. There seemed to be less of the deep bass sound at low rpms but I didn't get a chance to drive it long enough to be sure. Plus, it wasn't a convertible and that has to affect the sound environment.
So I'm unsure what to do. It seems to me that adding a resonator should produce a quieter car. I've always thought that resonators are actually anti-resonators, designed to suppress noise. In other words, a pre-muffler. Maybe I'm wrong about that.
I've thought about trying to contact Ford to see if could get advice from one of the exhaust system engineers. I don't know if that is realistic. Maybe a customer service rep could relay the question and then get back to me with an answer. I haven't given up yet on trying to quiet down the exhaust but the path is not clear.

DISCLAIMER: English is not my mother tongue, so please don't take my wording too serious and offensive.

You are such a strange guy, sorry to say it that way, why didn't you ask the dealer to turn electronic sound enhancement off?

 

[AZ_Ryan]

You are such a fool, sorry to say it that way, why didn't you ask the dealer to turn electronic sound enhancement off.
Seriously, something is wired wrongly somewhere in your head it seems.

No need to be like that bro.

 

[Fruitstang]

In my native language this wording is not really offensive and more in the sense of "I just don't understand what you are doing and why you are ignoring common sense of trying the cheapest possible solution first, so there must be a difference in how you think".
So if you say for a native (American) English speaker that's too offensive, then I might rather change it.

Edit: Disclaimer added and fool replaced!

 

[LouG]

As a rule Europeans are more direct and can sound abrasive to English speakers. I think Mr Fruitstang is trying to be helpful.

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