The 3 inchers were the first I tried....Yup, you're right....loud! I'm sure I'd get stopped if I ran them for long. 2 1/4" glass packs were the best sounding of all the glasspacks to me, but these new ones make more power than the 2 1/4" glasspacks.....don't know why, but they do....and the sound is awesome...not loud, just nasty sounding!