Jump to content

straight pipe, tip, and mud guards installed

Roofer

Recommended Posts

Roofer Senior Enthusiast

Roofer

Posted
Posted

I had the exhaust done today, and all I can say is I like it alot. It has great sound, but not too loud in the cab. It gets a bit louder past 2000 rpm. I can't see how people think this is too loud. I have seen lots of trucks that are much louder. BTW, I heard a PSD with straight pipe 4" all the way, and I thought mine sounded much better. The PSD was at the shop when I picked mine up.

I also installed Luverne stainless mud guards. I think they look sharp. Not a bad install either.

Here are some pics:

 

rearcorner.JPG

 

rearside1.JPG

Roofer Senior Enthusiast

Roofer

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Nice job on the exhaust and the mudflaps!!!  Thanks for washing it up for the photo shoot too!!!  LOL

Ya, it just rained last night and the jobs were kinda muddy today. I had to wash it just to get the mud flaps on. I had to get them. The rocker panels were getting chips already.

Roofer Senior Enthusiast

Roofer

Posted
  • Author
Posted
So did you go straight pipe?    I do like that tip but I like the rolled look.

Yep, it is straight piped. I have the 50 gallon drum they call a muffler on the floor in my garage. It really isn't all that loud. There is a 3500 with a 8.1 and straight pipe duals that runs around here. Now that thing is LOUD! When I get above 2000 rpm, mine is almost as loud.

 

About the tip. The only thing I would have liked is if it was about 2 inches longer, but oh well. The tip alone was $70 the way it was.

Roofer Senior Enthusiast

Roofer

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Roofer,

 

Nice looking exhaust tip..where did you get it..what size is it..and who makes it?...trying to get one for my Truck!..thanks

I got it from the exhaust shop that installed it. It is a 5" rolled, slash cut tip. It also has a small drain hole in the bottom of it. I'm not sure exactly where to get one, but I'm sure they are available somewhere.

CMNTMXR81 Senior Enthusiast

CMNTMXR81

Posted
Posted

Yea, I've got my stock muffler of death up on a shelf in the garage.  My two Magnaflow's are straight through although they have some insulation to quiet them a little, but under throttle, it's only really loud in the midrange.  Under WOT, it's actually not to loud.

hogger999 Enthusiast

hogger999

Posted
Posted

Looks great, I'll bet it sound even better.

 

A few years back a buddy of mine had a diesel f350 flatbed Dually with dual straight pipes. To this day I still havent heard anything louder.  :ooh:

dmaxdiva Enthusiast

dmaxdiva

Posted
Posted

Hi Roofer!

 

Tip looks great, truck looks even better (but then I'm basically biased toward DMAXes!)...I really like the slash cut vs straight-cut (like the Banks 5 incher). I'm thinking about ordering an 18 inch long slash-cut 5 incher from Summit, 'cuz the Banks is pretty stubby (8 inch). I really hate to admit this, but a kid in a street civic with the standard ricer chromed Folger's can commented the other day about how much he liked the Banks tip... :angry: ...that's reason enough for me to order the 18 incher, especially with the slash cut!

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Forum Statistics

    250.3k
    Total Topics
    2.7m
    Total Posts

  • Member Statistics

    342,724
    Total Members
    8,960
    Most Online
    No1UKnow
    Newest Member
    No1UKnow
    Joined

  • Who's Online   5 Members, 1 Anonymous, 1,153 Guests (See full list)

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • Chuck FB
      OCI, not when but why?

      By Chuck FB · Posted

      I certainly could be wrong but I hear of pickups far newer than that 2007 cutoff which may not be going to the wrecker but are having engine work done and be that a reman engine or new engine or trying to repair the existing engine. Some of it would be design issues as per the cylinder deactivation system that GM has and one of those lifters wiping out the cam and the question of oil changes moving the needle or not on that whole mess, or in the case of Ford pickup engines that have the long timing chains and wearing them out and the roller followers and phasers and some of that certainly goes back to oil change intervals. But in those various cases the truck has all sorts of life left in it and so the unfortunate owner and may be original owner or used market owner that is pouring money into repairs so the truck is not seeing the salvage yard yet but damage is happening by infrequent oil changes. A friends son had bought a 2018 I think it is half ton GM and it had some sort of extended or used dealer warranty on it and of course the lifter issue bites and its rattling and so the dealer had to swallow the bill and was at least 7000.00 and I think they only replaced what they felt they had to replace so yeah, I can see that being a ticking time bomb in the not too distant future. Would frequent oil changes cure all these engineering "marvels", probably not but some engine designs have shown that they do much better if the oil is changed a lot more often then if the manufacturer service claims are followed. New trucks cost so much that there is an incentive to keep the existing truck on the road by repairing. 
    • davester
      Tranmission stays in Low

      By davester · Posted

      get a good code reader, and find out what problems the truck has noticed by reading codes. cheap ones can only get basic engine codes, you may want to get one that can get codes from all the computers in your truck.
    • asilverblazer
      OCI, not when but why?

      By asilverblazer · Posted

      This is sort of my point, salvage yards aren't overflowing with all these 'poorly' maintained trucks - excellent/good/servicable condition otherwise, salvaged only as a result of a bad engine from poor oil change regiment.    In my area, there are no 2007 to newer gm trucks/suvs in any salvage yards. A few are in the 'recyclers' with very obvious reasons for being there - wrecked.
    • asilverblazer
      Stabilitrak conversion to Z71

      By asilverblazer · Posted

      Stabilitrack was a stability control, traction control system, that functioned independently from the transfer case.   Z-71 has nothing to do with the transfer case or differential.   If it does have an AWD system, my memory recalls this being specific to the Denali trim, converting won't be as simple as swapping out mechanical parts like differentials and transfer cases. It will require reprogramming at a minimum. Long story short, not likely worth it.   Pulling a fuse, may disable the AWD system, it might also prevent any other transfer case functions.   However, the AWD case was generally based on the same transfer case you refer to in the 2006 Suburban. If it still has a 4-High and 4-Low where the transfer case locks and splits power 50-50 front to rear, what are you gaining by changing anything? A true-rear wheel drive only, what good will that serve? Not enough to go through the trouble of changing out all the parts.    Generally, all the factory systems will handle a 33" tire and re-gearing. Probably a 35" tire too, if you aren't driving like a caveman. If 35" tires are in the plan...   If you do plan on driving like a caveman or are fully committed to 35" tires, an entire re-think of the build is probably in order. Starting with square one, an IFS front end isn't going to be the best starting point for 35's and caveman driving. 
    • PunchT37
      Oil Consumption

      By PunchT37 · Posted

      1/2 qt over full ain`t gonna hurt $h!t. Most times, a whole qt won`t either. Most have windage trays now. As long as the crank isn`t slapping itself in the oil, it`s not the end of the world.   We used to overfill 1 qt at the track, at race time. Better to have it over full than having the pan sucked dry at 6500 rpm`s.

  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...