Banks Monster Exhaust Installed

cujo8 · April 10, 2009

I installed a Banks Monster CAT back Exhaust system on my 06 GMC Sierra yesterday and I'm quite happy with this system. It is an all stainless steel system with the muffler and exhaust tip being polished SS. This is a single 3" exhaust system that fits /exits in the stock location and the muffler is a straight through design. This new exhaust system sounds/looks great, nice exhaust rumble when the truck is idling, an aggressive throaty sound when you get on it, and at cruising speeds sound levels are close to stock. The total system cost me $469 (Free shipping) from AutoAnything.com, which was the best price I could find on a quality SS exhaust system for my truck. A few weeks back I had installed a Banks Ram-Air CAI system and was quite happy with this upgrade as well. I may decide to go with a set of Banks headers once my wallet recovers from these last upgrades . Now I'm pretty much set for my BB tune a week from Sunday, now that these mods are complete.

Click on the picture for a link to some pictures of my truck and Banks intake and exhaust upgrades:

AllBlkdOut07 · April 10, 2009

Both look AWESOME. I love a large single side exit exhaust/tip like that. And I like how your intake goes ABOVE the stupid hoses (Unlike my AEM which goes underneath where you can't even see it. Sound clips?

VMax2007 · April 10, 2009

Both look AWESOME. I love a large single side exit exhaust/tip like that. And I like how your intake goes ABOVE the stupid hoses (Unlike my AEM which goes underneath where you can't even see it. Sound clips?

You mean like this.

L29er · April 10, 2009

two thumbs on geting banks headers, very happy with mine, outstanding quality and fit!

05silvycrew · April 10, 2009

truck and the exhaust look very nice! banks is the king of diesels, good to see him getting into gassers. you know you're getting a quality product if he puts his name on it.

any chance on getting a sound clip?

Paul58 · April 10, 2009

Glad you like your Banks Exhaust! They make awesome stuff. I now know why I didn't care for the Banks Exhaust on my 05 Frontier, same 3" exhaust, only on a 4.0L V6! It sounded like crap!

Draenor · April 10, 2009

Glad you like your Banks Exhaust! They make awesome stuff. I now know why I didn't care for the Banks Exhaust on my 05 Frontier, same 3" exhaust, only on a 4.0L V6! It sounded like crap!

'Cause that was the problem.

Paul58 · April 10, 2009

Glad you like your Banks Exhaust! They make awesome stuff. I now know why I didn't care for the Banks Exhaust on my 05 Frontier, same 3" exhaust, only on a 4.0L V6! It sounded like crap!

'Cause that was the problem.

No, it was actually the engine... Even for a larger 4.0L V6 it sounded rice! I guess that happens when it's made in Japan! The truck was great for what I was using it for at the time, but when we picked up the Travel Trailer it just couldn't cut the mustard! We had to go with good ole American muscle from an awesome V8!

Banks messed up by producing a 3" exhaust for this engine, no back pressure at all, loud drone in the cab, and a total loss of low end! At red line I'm sure it produced more power than the stock system, but I don't drive at red line... much...

stadt11 · April 10, 2009

That intake looks mean!

MikeInCtown · April 10, 2009

Congrats on the exhaust!! Sounds like you got what i was looking for. I finally got my exhaust all sorted out and am unhappy with the noise on the highway. just too loud. LOVE the noise when I get on it though. Oh well, live and learn. Guess I can't complain about a total cost of ~$120 though including welding everything together.

J-man67 · April 10, 2009

Looks great man!

BuckFeverZ · April 10, 2009

Looks good mang!

cujo8 · April 10, 2009

I'll see if I can make a sound clip of the Banks Exhaust soon and get it posted. I'm pretty busy this weekend building a utility trailer with my brother-in-law and all I feel like doing right now is relaxing and having an ice cold brew . AHHhhhhh....... Thanks for all the compliments.

Jim

mxfreestyle · April 11, 2009

That setup looks good! I bet that exhaust sound really nice! Lokin' good!

cujo8 · April 12, 2009

Well I've attached 2 videos with sound clips of before and after the Banks Monster exhaust upgrade. I did this on my digital camera so the sound and picture are not the greatest and there is a lot of back ground noise from the street, but it will give some idea of how it sounds. BTW these were done on two different days and the after one was done today and as you can see it is much colder today than on Friday when I took the before video. Also, I'm not sure what effect this might have on this experiment, but I also swapped in a new PCM/ECM this morning before this video, since I'm getting ready for my BB Performance Tune a week from today. I'm thinking the air/fuel ratios could be off do to the brain change .