Installed a dual exhaust system. My thoughts...

shep28 · February 9, 2015

I found someone in my area who made/bent a complete dual exhaust system with muffler, clamps, hangers, and tips for $200. Can't beat that price with a stick! Picked it up and installed it in less than 2hrs. I have a mig welder, so I was able to weld the hangers, etc. You could bold the system up easily.

Well, it sounds very nice. Very deep. I have an IMCO 2 chamber muffler. May go magnaflow, like I had in my last silverado in the future. Less drone. Sounds almost as nice as my z28. I love putting it in manual and shifting. The exhaust popping on decel and bass note bouncing off of highway medians is addictive.

When it goes into v4 mode, it sounds like a helicopter/ or a like it has a serious mis. Don't care for the AFM sound. However, I enjoy the fuel savings- like today I got 18mpg just driving around town, but the sound is annoying. I will be purchasing the Range AFM tuner for sure.

All in all I am pleased with the look of the duals and the sound. The RANGE device will seal the deal.

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 · February 9, 2015

There are systems that help eliminate the drone, but of course they're pricey. I just had a local shop take everything out from the muffler on back and had a Flowmaster Super 44 single in/dual out with the tips at a 45° angle behind each tire. It sounds awesome and it's the best sounding exhaust I've had on a truck. It's the loudest and most aggressive. I actually like the V4 drone. Most people say helicopter but that seems to be more if you let off the gas I think. To me most of the time it sounds more like a diesel engine brake on an 18 wheeler which I love. Let's just say I loved when I tried out trucking and was in the mountains lol. The bad thing about the exhaust is that it amde my mileage go down because I went from driving like grandpa (almost 30 lol) to driving a little more normal.

I know some people use the range, but I'd rather spend more money on a tune where you can have them take out the AFM. I'd rather have the V4 anyways for the fuel savings and it switches back to V8 instantly when I need all 8 so it's fine with me.

shep28 · February 9, 2015

Why the lockable gas door?

I may have to look at the super 44

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 · February 9, 2015

Why the lockable gas door?

I may have to look at the super 44

Because of how some people are in my town. I'd rather pay a few bucks for a good lockable gas door that looks good than have to deal with someone pouring something in my tank. Had the same door on my 98 except it was all chrome.

shep28 · February 10, 2015

Pouring something in your tank? You have some enemies brother.

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 · February 10, 2015

Pouring something in your tank? You have some enemies brother.

No I don't, people around here will do stuff like that just because they think it's funny, not because I pissed someone off.

There's been 2 times that someone has messed with my truck over night (the 98 when I had it) and both times I wasn't the only one that they did it to that was on the same street as me. 1st thing was trying to shoot people's windows out with a BB gun which they did to 2 or 3 other people and they missed mine since mine were tinted but I saw a little dimple right below the front window from a BB. the 2nd time was when someone slashed a tire on 3 or 4 full size trucks including mine. I needed a new set anyways. So I don't have enemies, I sure as hell don't drive like I used to. It's just immature idiots that get their jollies off messing with other people's stuff. Mind you those 2 things were the only 2 things that happened to me and was in the 10 year span of me owning the 98. I guess I got so used to having a lockable gas door it was one of the 1st things I did to my '14. Also people have stolen gas around here before even though most filler tubes have something that stops that.

Buying that is really no different than buying a locking wheel lugnut so nobody steals your rims, even if they're stock. You don't leave your vehicle unlocked over night right? Well I don't want to give anybody access to my gas tank either.