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piratepenguin Enthusiast

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No... drone is drone.. the only noise cancelling trucks are the 6.2 powered ones anyway. Mine is a 6.2.. it drones like any other truck. Swapping from MBRP to my Borla ATAK improved it to a more tolerable level.

 

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Have you heard an SType? I'm curious how it compares. I wanted to get the ATAK but was afraid of it being too loud/obnoxious, but I'm now thinking it might be pretty great still.

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Nope. Never even considered the other Borla options when I was looking.

 

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Just ordered the Borla S Type to replace my Gibson on my 2015 Sierra. Looking forward to getting it. Was torn between Corsa and Borla. What sealed the deal was speaking to a guy at Borla today he told me all about the differnt ones and mentioned how they got the actual tooling from GM to make the flange where the stock clamp goes. I had so many issues with my Gibson leaking at this spot because their flange was not rounded like the GM one. Pretty pumped hope it sounds good.

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I know this may be a longshot but would anyone on here mind telling me how much a shop in your area quotes you for exhaust and header install? I just want to make sure I'm not being overcharged.

Rawyzf Senior Enthusiast

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I'd guess about 5 hours labor. My brother and I do all my truck work (him mostly since he's the mechanic).

 

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I'd guess about 5 hours labor. My brother and I do all my truck work (him mostly since he's the mechanic).

 

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I wish I was that handy or had just as handy friends. Unfortunately where I'm from shops in my area all charge excessively for work like this.

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I wish I was that handy or had just as handy friends. Unfortunately where I'm from shops in my area all charge excessively for work like this.

Check for any performance shops around.

 

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Well I got it done today and I'm not sure what to think yet. He did an AT3030, 3"-2.5" Y pipe and 2.5" all the back with 3" tips. When I first started it, it almost sounded like the factory exhaust. I revved it up some and it started to get louder.

 

Well I had a bunch of running around to do today so the more I have been driving it the louder it has been getting (in a good way). At idle, it's pretty quiet with a very mild tone. At cruising/highway speeds it's very mild as well. If I hammer it gets louder but I'm not sure if I want it louder. I'm going to try this for a month and if I don't like it, I'll be swapping it.

 

 

Just so I understand what you did correctly. 3rd cat to AT 3030, 3" out to Y pipe then 2.5" out the rear. You removed the stock muffler and resonator as well as the valve thing? May I ask what that cost for the job?

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Just so I understand what you did correctly. 3rd cat to AT 3030, 3" out to Y pipe then 2.5" out the rear. You removed the stock muffler and resonator as well as the valve thing? May I ask what that cost for the job?

 

Now that you are asking, I can't remember if he did 2.25 or 2.5"? For some reason, 2.25" sticks in my head because of back pressure. Everything else is correct though, from the third cat back was removed (resonator, valve, and muffler). I asked him about removing the third cat and he said it was pointless and would not affect the sound so I just left it.

 

He has done all my exhaust work over the years so he cut me a little deal. $500 is what I paid out the door. That was for the AT3030, labor, exhaust piping and black chrome tips (which cost a little more than regular chrome). He isn't the best priced in town but his work is truly amazing. He has people travel out of state to get work done by him and is known for building complete systems from scratch for hot rods. I called around and one shop quoted me $700 and another quoted me $450. So for $500, I figured it was worth it because I knew it would be done right.

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TheLPGuy Enthusiast

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Does anyone have a fully catless set up on their 5.3? Currently I run a catback that deletes the resonator and muffler. I was looking at long tube catless headers and a catless y or x pipe. Want to hear a sound clip of it. Also what brands do you recommend I can only find kooks and they are about 2k for the headers and y pipe so I'd still need to get a catback system which is another couple hundred made at my local shop in friends with.

Rawyzf Senior Enthusiast

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Does anyone have a fully catless set up on their 5.3? Currently I run a catback that deletes the resonator and muffler. I was looking at long tube catless headers and a catless y or x pipe. Want to hear a sound clip of it. Also what brands do you recommend I can only find kooks and they are about 2k for the headers and y pipe so I'd still need to get a catback system which is another couple hundred made at my local shop in friends with.

 

I have Texas Speed LT Headers and Catless Y.

 

When I installed the Headers, I had a 3" catback with Borla muffler and no resonator. I found it to be too loud/raspy for my taste. So I took it off.

 

I then put the OEM 2.75" catback back on with the headers, and I found it to be too quiet.

 

So, what I ended up doing is keeping the OEM catback on the truck. I took the stock muffler and flapper out and put the Borla in it's place. I kept the stock resonator in place.

 

I am very happy with the way my truck sounds now.

 

FYI: Texas Speed are about $650 (http://www.texas-speed.com), Kooks you can get around $1300-1400 (http://marylandspeed.com/), you have to call them to get the best price. They don't advertise it online.

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I have Texas Speed LT Headers and Catless Y.

 

When I installed the Headers, I had a 3" catback with Borla muffler and no resonator. I found it to be too loud/raspy for my taste. So I took it off.

 

I then put the OEM 2.75" catback back on with the headers, and I found it to be too quiet.

 

So, what I ended up doing is keeping the OEM catback on the truck. I took the stock muffler and flapper out and put the Borla in it's place. I kept the stock resonator in place.

 

I am very happy with the way my truck sounds now.

 

FYI: Texas Speed are about $650 (http://www.texas-speed.com), Kooks you can get around $1300-1400 (http://marylandspeed.com/), you have to call them to get the best price. They don't advertise it online.

Do yor long tubes have cats? I was looking at the kooks catless LT and catless Y which together was like 2100$ crazy since I'd still have to have a catback system made.

Rawyzf Senior Enthusiast

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Do yor long tubes have cats? I was looking at the kooks catless LT and catless Y which together was like 2100$ crazy since I'd still have to have a catback system made.

 

Long Tubes never will have cats, it's the Y pipe that has the cats in them or not.

 

Kooks are great, and if you call Maryland speed, you can get them a lot cheaper than $2100.

TheLPGuy Enthusiast

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Long Tubes never will have cats, it's the Y pipe that has the cats in them or not.

 

Kooks are great, and if you call Maryland speed, you can get them a lot cheaper than $2100.

Gotcha. Do you prefer your Texas speed over Maryland?

Rawyzf Senior Enthusiast

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Gotcha. Do you prefer your Texas speed over Maryland?

 

You can read up on the Texas Speed Header thread for full details.

 

In short though, Yes I am happy with the Texas Speed Headers. They are half the cost with the same net results. They did rub the transmission crossmember, however I fixed that with a quick trim of the bracket, that took 10 mins.

 

EDIT: Also, marylandspeed isn't the brand. They are a seller of major brands, like Kooks, ARH, Magnaflow, etc. They just seem to be priced the best on Kooks from past experiences.

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