What Intake, Exhaust, Tune?

[bravenrace]

Hey guys.

I'm looking to improve my '00 Sierra 2500 a little. What I'm going after are reasonably priced performance mods that will not reduce cruising MPG. I'm thinking air intake, maybe an exhaust or just a muffler, and a tune. I'd like it to sound just a little more aggressive, but still pretty quiet. What say you?

Thanks,

Jim

[Chris]

Corsa exhaust, K&n fipk, blackbear autocal. problem solved

[700 sportsman]

I would say black bear for the tune for sure. Intake is all personal preference, I kinda like the GMPP intake. The exhaust is also preference, I'd go with either a corsa, magnaflow, or dynomax stainless system. or just a simple muffler swap from magnflow or dynomax.

I have a magnaflow muffler with all stock pipe on my '96 with the 350 and I think it sounds good, not too loud overall, but definately noticeable when you get on it.

[ken1mod]

Your best bucks will be spent on the tune. Other mods will be tough to notice except for the sound of the exhaust. I would tune for premium fuel. Fuel will cost more but you will burn less.

 

Ken

[Anthonyb]

+1 on the custom tune, best performance increase for the least amount of $$. I have a tune by Nelson and love it, he is based in San Antonio TX which is where I live. Everyone on hear raves about Blackbear, you cant go worng with them. Had a flowmaster put on which cost as much as the tune. Sounds good, a little drone, but not near the performance increase as the tune.

[bravenrace]

Thanks for the tips, guys. Anyone know if any of the muffler makers above have a direct fit muffler for this truck? I looked on their websites but couldn't find one.

[Chris]

not really. a lil exhaust shop work, and you can get a single in single out flowmaster installed in the stock location and 3 inch all the way out to look stock. wont be but $230 or so

[bmp5484]

I went with flowmaster 40 series, blackbear tune, and the airaid jr intake system-about $100 less than the full airaid intake system, it replaces the intake tube and gives you the filter. My first step would be getting the Blackbear tune-best $ for $ mod I've done to my truck

[Daryl LBZ]

not really. a lil exhaust shop work, and you can get a single in single out flowmaster installed in the stock location and 3 inch all the way out to look stock. wont be but $230 or so

 

 

 

 

Wow prices must be steep where you live. I had a Cherry Bomb Muffler put on with duals coming out the back with stainless tips for $320

[Chris]

for my setup. a flowmaster original 40 single 3" in dual 2.5" out and dumping before the axle, muffler in stock location was $180