Well exhaust sound is relative. I had a 93 tahoe 2 door, and mine was far from stock. Headers, full custom exhaust, no cats, tuned and with a 383 in it. So I would say placement for the long haul, and if staying stock pipes just replace the factory with a (of your choice ) after market one. I have a thrush turbo on my 98 K1500 truck, and set it back about a foot farther than stock to cut down on some drone in the cab. And by back I mean towards the rear wheels. I love the sound, and I would compare it to a flowmaster 50 series.