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lundbeno Enthusiast

lundbeno

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My dad's running a 2000 Tahoe 5.3L V8 4WD 4DR and he wants an exhaust that sounds good, performs well and MUST be stainless.

 

He's heard of Borla and nobody else - :cheers:

 

any ideas?

dcnfrost_69 Enthusiast

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Magnaflow!! :thumbs: Just got mine yesterday and LOVE it... Single in dual out with exits behind the rear wheels. Sounds awesome!! :smash:

Hey, how does it sound? Does it sound deep and throaty with less interior resonence? I'm deciding on either Flowmaster 50 series and maganflow. I also want to get the same setup as yours...single in and dual rear exit with either 2 1/4" or 2 1/2" tip.

MrFleming007 Enthusiast

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VERY deep and throaty, and with very little interior resonence. :thumbs: The worst resonence comes in 2nd gear, or at WOT. At highway cruising speeds, it sounds almost like stock exhaust.. I'd say its only a decible or two louder. You can definatly hear it on takeoff though, and it feels like I gained a few horses and some gas mileage. :seeya: I went with 2 1/2" piping and Stainless Steel slash tips. It sounds imilar to the 5.9 Dodge soundclip that magnaflow has on their website, but with less intake whine. :smash:

dcnfrost_69 Enthusiast

dcnfrost_69

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VERY deep and throaty, and with very little interior resonence. :thumbs: The worst resonence comes in 2nd gear, or at WOT. At highway cruising speeds, it sounds almost like stock exhaust.. I'd say its only a decible or two louder. You can definatly hear it on takeoff though, and it feels like I gained a few horses and some gas mileage. :cry: I went with 2 1/2" piping and Stainless Steel slash tips. It sounds imilar to the 5.9 Dodge soundclip that magnaflow has on their website, but with less intake whine. :flag:

Sounds good. :smash: I'm assuming you got the whole system with piping, muffler, and 2 1/2" stainless steel tips. Was the installation bolt-on or required welding and how much did it cost?

 

What kind of truck you got? Thanks for the infomation. I really appreciate it! :seeya:

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I got everything from the muffler back, custom bent. It ran me $300 for the whole setup, and the shop welded it all up. Up here, all the other shops wanted $400 to $450 for the same setup, so I got pff pretty good! :smash: I've got a '99 ext. cab sportside, NBS with a 5.3. :thumbs:

lundbeno Enthusiast

lundbeno

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Thanks for all your input - this will give my dad some good direction -

I'll let you know what he decides upon.

 

Thx Againbowdown.gif:sigh:

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traxion Enthusiast

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I put some magnaflows on my stang and dont like them at all. They have a different sound then a flowmaster. Not as throaty. If you want throaty get flowmaster. Not to bash anyones exhaust. Just My op.

Black03SS_NJ Enthusiast

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If you want throaty get flowmaster.

But with throaty comes lots of interior noise...so I have found. I don't regret getting my Flowmasters (yet), but the noise in the cab has been described as "like sitting right next to the wing on a long plane ride." Just want to point out that there can be downsides to a nice throaty exhaust.

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