$325 for muffler install?

[strip5150]

Went to a local muffler shop for a quote on a super 40 flowmaster just a muffler swap, the owner said to do it the right way I should swap the muffler and add 3in pipe and a new tip for 325, seemed really high to me. I remember doing that to my old truck in 2001 for 150 but after lurking on this site I have seen some just do a muffler swap. Whats the deal? recommendations?

 

* Just looking for sound in particular

[ClemsonFan]

I got my muffler welded in for $100 and I don't consider that to be a very good deal.

[beast 10]

325 seems high, for 450-500 you can get a gibson catback.

[Truckin 55]

That's a good average price, previous exhaust system welded on my tuck Magnaflow dual to rear with 3.5"x16" chrome tips $380. 3 inch pipe has a mellow tone , Don't know what year truck you have, if you take off the flapper wapper valve will have chopping sound in 4V mode. There are numerous threads and post on this subject

[2015AT6.2]

My muffler guy charges me $35 to install with me providing my spintech muffler. And he's a legit install guy.

[Silver ice 6.2]

If it's to much then shop around. To me that's to much...

[strip5150]

2015 5.3. So is it possible to just do a muffle swap and weld? Am i going to lose any power doing that?

[Txjose]

Harbor freight grinder with cutting wheel and bolt down clamps and a 12pk of your favorite alcoholic bevrage.

[strip5150]

Harbor freight grinder with cutting wheel and bolt down clamps and a 12pk of your favorite alcoholic bevrage.

This is what I was thinking, what size pipe inlet and exit do I need?

[strip5150]

just called another shop $150 installed and AFM delete.

[Txjose]

This is what I was thinking, what size pipe inlet and exit do I need?

Good question...... 5.3 or 6.2??

[levi59912]

After watching hours of videos on youtube, I decided to hack off the muffler and weld in a piece of pipe. Considering there are 3 cats and a resonator its still fairly quiet. But it sounds pretty darn good! It will get me by until I can get true duals and a set of borlas. Realistically u could have a shop do the "muffler delete" for under 60 bucks. My shop quoted me a magnaflow muffler and install to be 180 bucks, keeping factory pipe size and everything else factory in place. If u choose to do the muffler delete option, just make sure you retain your flapper valve.

[strip5150]

I planned on cutting out the flapper valve. Im basically trying to avoid the helicopter drone in V4, will leaving the flapper on eliminate the helicopter sound? Just doing a straight swap of stock muffler to flowmaster