2.5" Straight Pipes Installed Today!!

[JetTech]

I followed the lead from pciley's post earlier about replacing the resonators with straight pipes. This is a MUST do if you really want to unclog the engine. I went with 2.5", flared piping with non-welded flanges. The guy I deal with at the muffler shop recommended using the non-welded flanges for the sake of alignment and fit. He said after I installed them he could easily weld them while they are on the truck, so no issues there. It only costs $85 to make these pipes up and I installed them in a matter of minutes. Everything is easily reached and the nuts came right off the cat flanges with no problems.

It adds a very definite crispness to the sound of the exhaust. It's probably borderline legal as far as sound goes only if your foot is flat to the floor. At other throttle settings it's business as usual with no extra sound than I had before.....BUT GET ON IT and let the music start playing....wooohoooo

Oh yeah, and no loss of power comes with this mod, bottom, mid-range, or top end. And the butt dyno is certainly feeling a boost, no questions there.

I think I might have to go to the dyno tomorrow!!

[Slurppie]

Very nice! I assume the muffler shop is out by where you live?

[JetTech]

yeah, they are about a mile from my house. I've given them lots of business lately

[titanwild]

Well Jet, I guess I'll be the first to ask the inevitable question. Did this affect the 1600-1700 rpm drone?
Thanks,
Dale

[JetTech]

not that I've noticed. I'll be doing some highway driving later on tonight so I'll report back. The rip run I made earlier didn't really sound any different until you stomp on it, then it's like....holy cow, I hope there wasn't a cop around......

[the head]

Are those things cats or resonators? I didn't take the time to look in the pipe when putting the Banks on.

[37L1]

Originally Posted by JetTech

not that I've noticed. I'll be doing some highway driving later on tonight so I'll report back. The rip run I made earlier didn't really sound any different until you stomp on it, then it's like....holy cow, I hope there wasn't a cop around......

Oh Crud,

Now I have to set the example, that would leave me out of this mod.

37L1

[JetTech]

naaa, do it anyway...

[Slurppie]

Originally Posted by JetTech

yeah, they are about a mile from my house. I've given them lots of business lately

If you didn't live so far away I would give them my business too. Damn you and your living so far out in EBFE.

[GETSOMZ28]

Gonna do any dyno runs between mods?

[GETSOMZ28]

It would have been interesting if you would have put cutouts there instead of straight pipes. Nascar style

[JetTech]

Originally Posted by the head

Are those things cats or resonators? I didn't take the time to look in the pipe when putting the Banks on.

There's actually been a lot of discussion about this lately on another thread because it appears some of the trucks have what mine does (resonators), and some have cats. We never did figure out why. Those are resonators that your looking at though on my truck.

[JetTech]

Originally Posted by GETSOMZ28

Gonna do any dyno runs between mods?

I'm probably going to hit the dyno tomorrow. I'm done with exhaust mods and am really modded out until the headers come down in price. Other than that I'm quickly running out of ideas and options.

[JetTech]

Originally Posted by Slurppie

If you didn't live so far away I would give them my business too. Damn you and your living so far out in EBFE.

I'm from Mooseass Maine so it's not much different for me..

[GETSOMZ28]

Cool, I will eagerly await your dyno results. You are paving the way for all of us!!