What Exhaust System Are You Running?

[SlowD]

So basically its a waste of money for lets say an aftermarket $500 Gibson exhaust?
Do you by chance have a link for the muffler?
Also if I want to add whatever tip what inlet size would I need?
Thanks a lot for the help!

 

[NORCAL SS]

So basically its a waste of money for lets say an aftermarket $500 Gibson exhaust?
Do you by chance have a link for the muffler?
Also if I want to add whatever tip what inlet size would I need?
Thanks a lot for the help!

take a pic of the muffler on the truck because there are different set ups then i can dial in the right muffler for you.

Are you going to be doing heads/cam or headers?

 

[SlowD]

pm sent so I don't clog up the thread.

 

[davidbeaver1]

So I got my MBRP today and started removing the old exhaust system. The bolts were in pretty bad shape on the flange and of course I just twisted them off. Any thoughts on how to get the broken pieces out so I can replace with new ones?

 

[ezdaar]

Torch, drill, easy out.
That no work, drill out completely and retap. That no work, drill out oem nut to Use bigger bolt or bolt, flat, lock washer, nut.

 

[davidbeaver1]

I'll give that a try. It seems like the back of bolts are flat. I didn't know if the bolts were made onto the flange or if they were just slid thru the back and wedged on. I was trying to punch them out, but they weren't budging. They broke off close to the flange so not sure how successful I will be at tapping them out. Might just have to drill strait thru and use a new nut and bolt. Any other ideas?

 

[davidbeaver1]

Drilled them out today and got some grade 8 bolts to put it all back. The MBRP really sounds good!

 

[shakedown067]

take a pic of the muffler on the truck because there are different set ups then i can dial in the right muffler for you.

Are you going to be doing heads/cam or headers?

Wow, from looking at cut out photos of these mufflers, you'd think there would be a lot to gain. My suburban has a 24" body, single in, dual out, but the dual tailpipes just Y into a single tail pipe. Never seen one like that. I was looking at a single in/single out 30" magnaflow muffler, with a 6" magnaflow race muffler as a resonator right before the tailpipe. Giving it that modern tahoe look with the resonator right out back. So would this be a waste? I have upgraded heads and longtube headers with cats. Just want to make sure it's a nice free flowing exhaust that'll have a deeper tone, but not looking for it to be any louder. It is the family hauler after all.

 

[NORCAL SS]

Wow, from looking at cut out photos of these mufflers, you'd think there would be a lot to gain. My suburban has a 24" body, single in, dual out, but the dual tailpipes just Y into a single tail pipe. Never seen one like that. I was looking at a single in/single out 30" magnaflow muffler, with a 6" magnaflow race muffler as a resonator right before the tailpipe. Giving it that modern tahoe look with the resonator right out back. So would this be a waste? I have upgraded heads and longtube headers with cats. Just want to make sure it's a nice free flowing exhaust that'll have a deeper tone, but not looking for it to be any louder. It is the family hauler after all.

done this one before. You can do the 5x11x22 magnaflow dual 3 inch in/single 3 inch out and then run pipe to back of truck. due to the muffler being so big it cuts the sound down a lot. Another option would be a 5x8x24 (30) center in/out muffler. If you want to use a resonator you can do it but honestly I would try the muffler first before throwing the resonator at it.

 

[shakedown067]

Appreciate the feedback. I leave for a road trip in two weeks, so I'll probably wait until I get back to play with the muffler. Do you think it'd make much difference performance/mileage wise?