kevinlosack

If you are anything like half the guys on here you will want it done right the first time. Don't cheap out and get what you can afford now, wait a bit and save the extra 100$ or so and get somthing good. Just my opinion, take it or leave it. I only say this cause i have had to go back and do somthing again cause i cheaped out.

broncojunkie

Straight pipes would be really cheap and a good way to see if you really want it loud (my loud exhaust is starting to get on my nerves, lol). Muffler shop here would charge no more than s40-50, I'm guessing. Your cats should still provide a little back pressure, which is all you need (it's debatable whether you really need any at all. Some say you can burn valves, but I've never seen it happen personally.)

Should sound pretty good that way. Definitely cheap to do. Save your $ for other things and update the exhaust later, when you get tired of what you got. If you go adding headers and new flowmasters and such, you're looking at hundreds of dollars.

rsboy82

Cheers Kev I understand its not the most sensible way to do things and I really appreciate your opinion, just looking for something short term as I'm only keeping the truck till feb 2014 max then ill be flying out to New Zealand,

rsboy82

Dude thanks again man once again you have been a huge help!

$40/50 sounds perfect I'd be stoked with that!

Would this make it stupidly loud hahaa! Would I still be able to hear the stereo? If a glass pack isn't to expensive and would still get a good growl then I could budget for this, would a muffler shop be able to supply this or is it worth getting one myself!

Thanks again bud!

broncojunkie

You're welcome, young sir.

And it will be loud, but you should be able to hear your radio just fine. If you want to add glass packs, you could probably just buy them and cut the pipes yourself. Use bolt-on clamps...as long as your exhaust has a long-enough straight section of pipe (otherwise, you may need to get a muffler shop to re-work the pipe.) In my opinion, glass packs don't reduce noise much. They will change the tone some.

rsboy82

Perfect thanks man ill probs just stick with the straight pipes for now then, simpler and I can get it done pretty quickly, hopefully have the exhaust done for Thursday can't freaking wait! I'm going to be fully Canadian in no time haha!

devenfx4

i have straight pipes on my 351 and its not very oud, no cats no muffler. it has noise, but not a great tone, im putting some mufflers on it next week, i have thrush turbo tubes on my 93 lightning and i love it so i will be doing to same to my 4x4

first

I know most shops including mine charge $150-$280 for exhaust. All depends on muffler(s), pipe size, length and tips. On our style of trucks we cut the 2nd cat into a 3 inch to a single in and 2.25 inch dual out exiting with 4 inch tips. Sounds healthy but not obnoxious.

What I did on mine was replaced the cracked manifolds with some cheapo pace setter shorties I think they were around $150, whacked out both cats ran 2.25" pipe into a dual in dual out IMCO street max (flowmaster knock off) out the back. It sounds pretty mean but not to where the coppers bother me. Also the dual in/out acts as a x-pipe to equal out the pulses.

Budget wise cut the second cat and glasspack it. glass packs are cheap and are like bourbon they get better with age.

first

Heres a quick picture of mine. worst part was getting my welder in where the O2 cross over is but I got it.

rotwiler

My trucks 5.0 is totally stock except a k&N right down to the original spark plugs. All I have done is put full synthetic oil, but I did buy wires and better cap but not sure if I want to mess with a good thing, I'm getting 18mpg now and think that's pretty good for a 5.0. Does adding a catback reduce mpg?