which exhaust do i getz?

lundbeno · November 4, 2003

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 -

any ideas?

superbee · November 5, 2003

Check out Magnaflow

chevy2000 · November 7, 2003

Yes, I agree, Check out Magnaflow!!!

TarheelZ · November 7, 2003

I don't know if Corsa has anything for your Dad's Tahoe but, if they do, he might want to consider them.

k1500chevy97 · November 8, 2003

Just ordered myself a gibson

GF7PE · November 8, 2003

the absolute best imo is B & B triflo....have it on the t/a and would have it on my truck if they had a kit.....best sound and quality out there

www.bbtriflo.com

http://www.bbtriflo.com/sounds.html

tmf6902 · November 8, 2003

FLowmaster

MrFleming007 · November 8, 2003

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

dcnfrost_69 · November 8, 2003

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

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 · November 9, 2003

VERY deep and throaty, and with very little interior resonence. 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. 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.

dcnfrost_69 · November 9, 2003

VERY deep and throaty, and with very little interior resonence. 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. 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.

Sounds good. 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!

MrFleming007 · November 9, 2003

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! I've got a '99 ext. cab sportside, NBS with a 5.3.

lundbeno · November 11, 2003

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

I'll let you know what he decides upon.

Thx Again

traxion · December 24, 2003

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 · December 26, 2003

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.