Thinking about exaust.

I gotta start thinking about exaust for my swap and am looking for suggestions. I want to do a three inch single exit either infront of or behind my passanger tire almost like stock. I want either a DI/SO or SI/SO muffler that is pretty quiet almost to the stock degree but not restrictive. I plan on doing a cutout so when I want it loud it can be. My reasoning behind this is I like loud exaust but I do alot of highway driving and the drone kills me. Right now I have a 18" magnaflow tru-x dumped right before the axle and it rattles the windows. So whats a good muffler to look into? Price should be a factor for sure no more than 150$...

Change the dump location to stock & see how that works.

Had it there first and its still too loud, I make a 120 mile round trip to school and back every day and want something quiet. I am going to have to redo it completely anyways.

So your muffler with tailpipes was louder than the dump? No way. I say route two tailpipes out back with nice looking tips and see how that goes...

i just put a corsa sport muffler on my truck that was on garrisons 5.3 joe gibbs truck and its sounds so sick! its absolutely quiet when driving but when i rev it i swear its deafening... i absolutely love it! thanks garrison if you read this!!

if you come out before the tire, dont do it like stock, make it come at an angle sort of

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Originally Posted by txarkitekt

So your muffler with tailpipes was louder than the dump? No way. I say route two tailpipes out back with nice looking tips and see how that goes...

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No it was quieter but not enough anyway I will probley end up just reusing the old muffler. I would like to have the exit hidden to keep it as clean as possible any ways to do this without ratteling the truck like I am now?

Keep the Magnaflow, split it to duals after the muffler, and exit out the rear with whatever tips you like. Use 2.25 or 2.5 inch pipe. This combo will sound great, and get rid of the droan for you.

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Originally Posted by AKlowriderZ71

Keep the Magnaflow, split it to duals after the muffler, and exit out the rear with whatever tips you like. Use 2.25 or 2.5 inch pipe. This combo will sound great, and get rid of the droan for you.

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Want to try and keep it hidden not really big on tips...

I've got another idea for you since you don't like tips. Bring the tailpipes just to the end of your roll pan or bumper, and have them slash cut. They won't stand out, and they'll be sort of tucked in.

Oh, I forgot what I had done to my old 78 GMC offroad truck. The tailpipes were ran up high, close to the bottomside of the bed, and just at the end of the bed(roll pan or bumper for you), they turned down and ended. They could not be seen unless you bent down and looked under the truck.

Thats sound like my best bet, how bad did it rattle everything?

Not at all, and it was a standard cab with a shortbed. It just has to go all the way back to get rid of the booming, and point out the back end to help get rid of the droaning. Of course, there are other factors.

Sounds like money to me.

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Originally Posted by aarolar

Sounds like money to me.

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everything is $$$$ when your talkin trucks... plan to spend a lot in a hurry once you start playing. it becomes an obsession more than just fun... you'll be budgeting your paychecks on parts rather than bills before you know it! enjoy!!

I think when he said, "It sounds like money to me" he was essentially saying--that sounds good, which will probably be the route I will take... :)

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Originally Posted by txarkitekt

I think when he said, "It sounds like money to me" he was essentially saying--that sounds good, which will probably be the route I will take... :)

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lol well then i guess my post is just words of wisdom to all haha.

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Originally Posted by txarkitekt

I think when he said, "It sounds like money to me" he was essentially saying--that sounds good, which will probably be the route I will take... :)

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You hit the nail on the head :LOL:

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Originally Posted by aarolar

You hit the nail on the head :LOL:

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So, are you actually going to take a hammer and drive a nail into a 2x4 or something???? :D