Muffler/ Catback recomendations

[BarnyardHoe04]

Hey guys, I'm thinking about purchasing either a muffler or cat back system for my 04 5.3L tahoe. I currently have an AEM Bruteforce intake and am looking for an exhaust to make the truck sound move aggressive when I put my foot down. Any suggestions? I don't want anything extremely loud, and I'd like to keep the drone in the cabin of the truck quiet. Any input will be helpful

 

[DaUsedMCR]

They say corsa is the best for drone, but i have magnaflow 15666 kit and there is next to no drone, and i usually drive about 80 on the freeway. corsa is very pricey as well, and magnaflow is, IMO, nicer sounding and much cheaper!

 

[BarnyardHoe04]

Yea, unfortunately Corsa is most likely out of my price range. I'm a college student and recently got my taxes back and have a little money to play with. I'm assuming your magnaflow is a full system, how much did that cost if you dont mind me asking?

 

[ezdaar]

Ebay, MBRP 3.5 stainless catback, 380$ shipped is what I paid.

Fitment is perfect.
Quality is excellent.
No in cabine drone.
Stealth quiet at idle with a lil rumble.
Quiet enough at neighborhood cruise speeds as not to be noticed by anyone, but yet still has really good rumble.
Has a very good sound and rumble at 45mph cruise speeds and Roars to life at WOT.

Since it is a Glasspack style muffler it does get alil louder as it gets used.
even after 6 months of use it still perfectly acceptable level of sound and NO drone.

A pipe is a pipe. the only diff between MBRP ans corsa ( I have laid them side by side).
Is the muffler type. Corsa is a bigass can with a solid pipe running through it with a couple holes.

Install it yourself in 30 mins, in driveway with a cpl simple tools.

 

[loho16]

fyi MBRP on autoanything.com with the welcome15 promo code makes it like 250.

 

[Jonah52]

I have the 6.0 so I ordered a magnaflow y pipe and a summit racing muffler should be here this week

 

[BarnyardHoe04]

Thanks for the input everyone!

What do you guys think about a flowmaster muffler (40 or 50 series) that would just be welded in in place of my stock muffler? It is a cheaper option, but is it quality or a waste of money?

 

[Jonah52]

^^thats what most people here do. I got the y pipe because I couldn't Gina a dual 3" in and single 3" out muffler for my truck so I'm just running the y pipe to a single 3inch muffler.

 

[DirtyBlackHoe]

I have the 6.0 so I ordered a magnaflow y pipe and a summit racing muffler should be here this week

what size in and out y pipe did you order?

 

[hookemdevils22]

fyi MBRP on autoanything.com with the welcome15 promo code makes it like 250.

I just bought an MBRP cat-back and installed it last weekend. I paid the full $380. FYI - The promo code makes it $327.24 shipped, a more than $50 savings.

But I second the MBRP choice for anyone looking to do a cat-back setup. Both I and (more importantly) the fiancee like the sound.

@barnyard... The stock exhaust isn't terribly restrictive (it's mandrel bent, unlike the crimped systems of yore), so I say go with a Flowmaster 50 series if you want to save a little cash, since it's less aggressive than the 40. Especially if you're keeping it otherwise stock.