Replacing Muffler Options On Silverado

[99silverado1500]

I currently have a single inlet to dual outlet muffler, made by ractive. It sounds good at idle and up to 2500 rpms, but after that the tone doesnt really change. Also its not really obnoxious, which is something I want. I think the 40 series or a bullit is what im looking at putting in. Only problem I have is my current exhaust is all welded in, and I really hate to hack away at my tubing. Basically I want to keep all my tubing, but replace the muffler to something thats loud, obnixous, throaty, wake up the neighborhood, etc. Should I just hack the muffler out with my sawzall, and get someone to put unions in my tubing I have now to install a new muffler? I just dont want to get in too deep.

[Rocco715]

Yeah, Just cut it out. New mufflers come with sleeves so the pipes can fit over it. Once its been cut out weld the original pipes onto the muffler.

[99silverado1500]

So I should probably get one 2 or 3 inches longer then mine overall so the pipes stay in the normal place?

[99silverado1500]

Also, any recommendations other then the 40 or the bullit, and which one is louder, or one that might be even louder, I just want something that is so loud its almost annoying, but I have to have the cats because of emmisions.

 

 

This is a 40 series that will work as far as the inlet and outlet, is this a good price?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Flowmaster-...emZ250160418358

[Rocco715]

The muffler doesn't even need to be larger. Muffler swapping is a very simple process. The tech might need to add a longer sleeve so everything is in place but your not talking big money here, Just a few dollars more. And if loud is what your looking for, here.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cherry-Bomb...VQQcmdZViewItem

 

 

Cherry Bomb Extreme Muffler. Awesome agressive tone and pretty loud.

[99silverado1500]

I listened to the sound clip online, it sounded better then mine, but didnt seem overly loud. Ill look around on youtube for videos with them. Ill be doing this in my driveway, since exhaust really isnt hard to do. I have all the tools in the world to accomplish this.

[Drunken Sailor]

I had the bullets on my 5.3 Grand Prix GXP and they're f'cking loud with the right tip.

[99silverado1500]

I watched a whole bunch of videos on youtube, and the flowmasters and the cherry bombs all have their pluses and minuses. Most of them have lots of distorsion, so thats not helping me make my decision. Id rather hear one around here, but no body seems to have aftermarket exhausts on their silverados where I live.

[Rocco715]

I have Flowmaster 40 series on my 01 dakota with a 4.7L. You can hear me coming but there not ground shaking wake up the neighborhood loud. Cherry Bombs though are pretty loud and they get louder with age.

[BigJayDogg3]

That is what happens with glasspacks. If you really want wake the neighbors loud you want glasspacks.

[99silverado1500]

I was told today by a buddy that glasspacks are cherrybombs or very similar, is this true? I think im leaning real hard towards a cherry bomb extreme at the moment.

[thecraft]

Dynomax Bullet!

 

Yes, a Cherrybomb is a glasspack. And for the record, a bullet is not [completely] the same as a glasspack. Bullets have different packing and do not have louvers inside them, just a straight-thru perforated pipe. They sound a lot better too, IMO.

 

The Extreme mufflers Rocco mentioned are like Flowmaster's 10 series. They are about as loud as a chambered muffler can get, but I think a glasspack or bullet would be louder.

 

Here are the mufflers mentioned from loudest to quietest:

Bullet > Glasspack > Extreme > Flowmaster 40

[BigJayDogg3]

If you cut the pipes righi behind the cab and turn them down wouldn't that be louder? Why not do cutouts with a switch?

[04silverado1500]

go with what i have cut it off right before the muffler run pipe to where the end of the muffler would be split it with a y pipe then run two 2 1/4 in pipes back to 18 in. long tips that are 3.5 in. in diameter you will be so happy and everyone will be jelous im sure of it. you will love yourself for doing it. this is what i did and theres not one person out there that doesnt like my exhaust even my grandma was like wow thats loud reminds me of the old days. and then she went on about how its sounded so cool and was not bad sounding here is a link to pics.

 

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2682194/2

 

o and by the way i have never been pulled over for exhaust and the time i did get pulled over he didnt mention a thing about it. anyways enjoy your exhaust whatever it might be.