Dobby97
Newbie
Now i know there are many many post here about all this, i feel i have tried to do a great bit of research prior to making my own post ( you tube, google, FSC, GMT) and several more places!
im just finding it hard to piece together all my info to complete my project so any help will of corse be 100% appreciated!
OK, gettin down to it.
ive got my LTs ready to install
Currently i have stock exhaust and have added a magnaflow 2in 1 out muffler, i believe 3'' out but not exact on that and its duped in front of the axle.
its a 97 vortec 5.7 and has the exhaust in the stock "dual" configuration. passenger straigh back through 2 cants and into one inlet on muffler. driver side crosses over, runs along side passenger through 2 cats and into the other inlet.
now i wondering if i install the LTs and run the pipe just the same with the same muffler but using 2.25' pipe and no cats will that give me the correct setup?
should i go for 2.5?
would this setup be better to run the driver side back a little more then under the tail section and into the muffler? i would prefer to reuse my magnaflow to cut some cost down and i really like the sound already.
If none of the suggestions are correct could some maybe tell me what im doing wrong? possibly using a Y ,H ,X pipe?
What im looking to get out of this setup will be lower end power and good sound. i absolutely dont want the raspy glasspack sound if at all possible!
im not worried about emissions for this truck so im fine with out being legal.
another possible stupid question is... if the muffler has turn down or dumps, will that give you a different tone then if its run out the back with tips?
all my trucks have been dumped so i have no experience. im sure it would have less cabin noise just taken the sound to the back but i dont want tips or to bring it to the rear i just want a good sound quality. I say stupid question because in my head im thinking more pipe may be quieter but not sure of the actual tone of it. Watching hundreds of youtube videos it does seem that some that are carried out the back seem to not have a very raspy sound (of course depending on mufflers and such)
i know this may be alotta questions at once but i like to do things correct the first time and would rather plan them out once!
and again thanks for any help you may contribute!
im just finding it hard to piece together all my info to complete my project so any help will of corse be 100% appreciated!
OK, gettin down to it.
ive got my LTs ready to install
Currently i have stock exhaust and have added a magnaflow 2in 1 out muffler, i believe 3'' out but not exact on that and its duped in front of the axle.
its a 97 vortec 5.7 and has the exhaust in the stock "dual" configuration. passenger straigh back through 2 cants and into one inlet on muffler. driver side crosses over, runs along side passenger through 2 cats and into the other inlet.
now i wondering if i install the LTs and run the pipe just the same with the same muffler but using 2.25' pipe and no cats will that give me the correct setup?
should i go for 2.5?
would this setup be better to run the driver side back a little more then under the tail section and into the muffler? i would prefer to reuse my magnaflow to cut some cost down and i really like the sound already.
If none of the suggestions are correct could some maybe tell me what im doing wrong? possibly using a Y ,H ,X pipe?
What im looking to get out of this setup will be lower end power and good sound. i absolutely dont want the raspy glasspack sound if at all possible!
im not worried about emissions for this truck so im fine with out being legal.
another possible stupid question is... if the muffler has turn down or dumps, will that give you a different tone then if its run out the back with tips?
all my trucks have been dumped so i have no experience. im sure it would have less cabin noise just taken the sound to the back but i dont want tips or to bring it to the rear i just want a good sound quality. I say stupid question because in my head im thinking more pipe may be quieter but not sure of the actual tone of it. Watching hundreds of youtube videos it does seem that some that are carried out the back seem to not have a very raspy sound (of course depending on mufflers and such)
i know this may be alotta questions at once but i like to do things correct the first time and would rather plan them out once!
and again thanks for any help you may contribute!