Exhaust thread - MY TURN

[chev74]

Well my current setup is stainless steel shorties (always leaking), turned straight into Patriot sidepipes (basically 4 foot glasspacks).

I want something new. I dont like the sound of the sidepipes (LOVE THE LOOK, but will have to do without it) and the ehaders are KILLING ME. I have bought the best gaskets, the header bolts, tightened them over and over again and always end up with a leak somewhere.

I want to go with some full length headers (already have them) and one of these mufflers (but am open to suggestions); input is what i need. Especially from those of you who have had some experience with them. I am not concerned with power, mostly functionality. Loud is good, but a good clean, deep, tone is desired. Probably going to use a dumped pipe right after the cab, but may also go with the pipe just barely sticking out being "hidden" out from the rear fender of my stepside.

http://www.jegs.com/p/Hooker/744878/10002/-1/10265

http://www.jegs.com/p/DNA+Exhaust/761479/10002/-1/10265

http://www.jegs.com/p/Gibson/763955/10002/-1/10265

http://www.jegs.com/p/Flowmaster/814392/10002/-1/10265


Like i said, not married to any of these mufflers. Just ready to spend my tax return

[tim21391]

like i tell everyone else with these question i like putting my two cents in...and original 40 series mufflers are my way i would go...i have them on my truck now and love them to death

[72swb_327stroker_?]

i know everyone is gonna hate me for this, but......
after a very long debate....
and lots of cars,and trucks, all with true dual exhaust including a 2003 bmw wagon with a 300hp heart transplant....
2006 z51 corvette,
1972 c10,
1971 camaro,
1967 skylark gs
1975 k5
1973 k5

i have tried all kinds of exhaust and i'll be da#@ed if the last set-up didn't sound, perform, and feel better than all the others.
flowmasters don't flow as well as you may think, scavenging suck with chambered exhaust!
dna's are really good and the price reflects that... but they are missing something in the sound department..
hooker, nice but you could do better.
gibson, best out of all of your choices!

but check out the spintechs... i just put on some of their 3" in-outs on my truck, and WOW! what a difference!
it sounds better than my vette!
(my vette has a borla cat back system)
also runner ups would be:
gibson, magnaflow, or dynomax ultra flows..
the sounds from any one of these will be worth your money over the slowmasters.

be very selective in your new exhaust, it might be pricey.... but it is worth it!
2.5" is more than enough for a small block with under 500hp, but 3" sounds better and flows just as well, if not better.you'll need an h or x pipe too!if you can afford the 3", DO IT!
of course this is just my couple pennys

[chev74]

so do you think i should get a pair of either the spintechs/gibsons or just a single will do fine?

[72swb_327stroker_?]

if your gonna go with the headers, your lookin for performance right?
a single pipe exhaust will only hold you from that and if your gonna shell out the clams anyway, why not do it right and go true duals? true duals, x or h pipe minimum 2.5 mandrel bent pipes and 2 gibson or spintech mufflers! awesome set-up!! everyone will want to know what you are running! i say the mandrel because your inside pipe diameter is only as big as the smallest part. ie: 3" pipe not mandrel bends = 2.5" @ the bends... so you've got a 3" system that performs like a 2.5" system. pay the extra money to get mandrel bent pipe in whatever size you do, to optimize your exhaust system. its your money, make it work well for you!

[Sport/Truck]

Originally Posted by 72swb_327stroker_?

i know everyone is gonna hate me for this, but......
after a very long debate....
and lots of cars,and trucks, all with true dual exhaust including a 2003 bmw wagon with a 300hp heart transplant....
2006 z51 corvette,
1972 c10,
1971 camaro,
1967 skylark gs
1975 k5
1973 k5

i have tried all kinds of exhaust and i'll be da#@ed if the last set-up didn't sound, perform, and feel better than all the others.
flowmasters don't flow as well as you may think, scavenging suck with chambered exhaust!
dna's are really good and the price reflects that... but they are missing something in the sound department..
hooker, nice but you could do better.
gibson, best out of all of your choices!

but check out the spintechs... i just put on some of their 3" in-outs on my truck, and WOW! what a difference!
it sounds better than my vette!
(my vette has a borla cat back system)
also runner ups would be:
gibson, magnaflow, or dynomax ultra flows..
the sounds from any one of these will be worth your money over the slowmasters.

be very selective in your new exhaust, it might be pricey.... but it is worth it!
2.5" is more than enough for a small block with under 500hp, but 3" sounds better and flows just as well, if not better.you'll need an h or x pipe too!if you can afford the 3", DO IT!
of course this is just my couple pennys

I'm not going to hate you for that, but weren't you supposed to sell me those spintechs!
s/t

[Spray-Bomb]

If you're building power, it looks like 72swb_327stroker_? has you pretty covered

As for sound, I'm not a big fan of Flowmasters either or glasspacks but it's all bout what you're looking for

I ran 3" pipe on mine for 2 reasons, #1 because I wanted the deep sound & #2 because I have plans of a big block & need the flow
Also I ran single chamber mufflers, cuz I wanted LOUD !!!

[Spray-Bomb]

BTW, I ran true duals because I like that sound better

[72swb_327stroker_?]

Originally Posted by Sport/Truck

I'm not going to hate you for that, but weren't you supposed to sell me those spintechs!
s/t

yeah yeah.....
lol! these spintechs werent what you were lookin for..... they are way too loud and sound too aggressive for a new mexico chevy.
they are meant too be run at sea level by the coast so as not to disturb the rest of the country. these were meant for a cali truck

[chev74]

so true duals-got it

do we have access to sound clips for the gibsons and the spintechs? preferably on a small block?

[tk-mpl]

I have dual Flow-Pro's on my truck. Anybody have any experience with them, good-bad...

[72swb_327stroker_?]

here goes some spintech sound clips for ya. they aren't of our trucks but we all know what these cars sound like stock, this is how they sound with spintechs...
http://nz.youtube.com/heckeng1234

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-6r4cYkPu4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1KtWBwv9Tw&feature...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y5tHp1exn0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV4OPVDTaho

and one of those "F" words..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfnB6zu_c-8&feature...

everyone here should know that i hate fa fa fa fords,(hard to say that f word) and its not because i'm a hater, i had 3 mustangs before.
1999 cobra, 2001 supercharged saleen, and a 67 fastback.
except for the 67 they all sucked.
but that 5.0 sounds friggin wicked!!!!!!!!!

[72swb_327stroker_?]

now here are some gibson fliks....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHshv6RL5dA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxRqKdxZ1ps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt-69PKrtr0

sooooooooooo....
i think the spintechs sound better, but thats just my opinion

[stanglifemike]

Originally Posted by 72swb_327stroker_?

everyone here should know that i hate fa fa fa fords,(hard to say that f word) and its not because i'm a hater, i had 3 mustangs before.
1999 cobra, 2001 supercharged saleen, and a 67 fastback.
except for the 67 they all sucked.
but that 5.0 sounds friggin wicked!!!!!!!!!

Easy now

[chev74]

Im thinking i like the spintechs as well... they really sounded sweet on that first GTO

[Zumo]

For some reason it sounds much cooler when a tough exhaust sound is coming from a car. With a truck it's just sounds "normal". The sound i would wantis the one coming from the red Goat.


I will be running a 350 with Summit Race Mufflers
here is a clip with them on a Caddy:

YouTube - 2000 Eldorado with Summit Race mufflers...

I hope mine sounds similar, I would be happy with that.

[chev74]

so if i was maybe wanting to stick with manifolds, what are the best flowing (or best all-around) manifolds for a sbc?

[SactoJim]

I'd say mid 60's Corvette "ram horn" style manifolds are the best.

Check out Speedwaymotors.com (tried the get the link, but site is down for maintenance)...they have some really nice looking center dump style cast manifolds that come in a variety of finishes.