Exhaust Questions.....

[KrautBurner]

Hello all,
I just picked up my 2001 Hoe LT on Thursday
so far she is bone stock with 83K miles.


I happen to have a pair of Magnaflow Mufflers sitting around my garage. (still have GTO flanges/hangers)
I think this is them http://www.magnaflow.com/02product/shopexd.asp?zone=main&id=8596

I'm trying to decide if one would be fine, or if I should try and find something bigger, or use both?

I'm trying to keep the exhaust work on the cheep.

 

[BOSS]

Hello all,
I just picked up my 2001 Hoe LT on Thursday
so far she is bone stock with 83K miles.

I'm trying to decide if one would be fine, or if I should try and find something bigger, or use both?

I'm trying to keep the exhaust work on the cheep.

Welcome to the board first

IF you're trying to keep it on the cheap, just replace your stock muffler with one of those. It will also sound louder of course.

Once you get into a truely high performing exhaust, you're definitely talking custom fitted pipe - including an x-pipe to balance the back pressure between the two sides.

There are tons of exhuast systems out there, but cheapest is what you got in the garage

How much did your hoe cost if you don't mind me askin?

b

 

[KrautBurner]

I don't want it to be "too loud"
but I think a truck should sound like a truck


it will end up with some sort of a CAI/open air filter/or airbox mod.

as well as I plan on giving her a tune (HP Tuners)

 

[WarEagleAtl]

Hi everyone on the forum. I've been a member for a while but never posted. However, KB, I just did exacttly what you are talking about to my '01 Tahoe. I replaced the stock muffler with a single Magnaflow and had new pipe ran from the muffler to the rear of the truck where the stock pipe exited. I didn't want anything too loud but definitely wanted people to know when I was about to pass them.

Overall I have been very pleased with the tone and volume I'm getting from the single Magnaflow. It's not annoying on the interstate; it doesn't have that deep gurgling sound like a Flowmaster but it is definitely an upgrade from the 6 foot long stock muffler and it has a nice growl to it.

I hope that helps. Enjoy the new exhaust.

 

[KrautBurner]

Welcome to the board first


How much did your hoe cost if you don't mind me askin?

b

oh yeah,


I paid $10,500 for her
(I feel like I got a pretty good deal on a fairly low milage rig)

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Hi everyone on the forum. I've been a member for a while but never posted. However, KB, I just did exacttly what you are talking about to my '01 Tahoe. I replaced the stock muffler with a single Magnaflow and had new pipe ran from the muffler to the rear of the truck where the stock pipe exited. I didn't want anything too loud but definitely wanted people to know when I was about to pass them.

Overall I have been very pleased with the tone and volume I'm getting from the single Magnaflow. It's not annoying on the interstate; it doesn't have that deep gurgling sound like a Flowmaster but it is definitely an upgrade from the 6 foot long stock muffler and it has a nice growl to it.

I hope that helps. Enjoy the new exhaust.

cool thanks,

that's prettymuch what I was shooting for.

do you know what size magnaflow muffler you have?


I actually have 2 of these,
they were on my GTO when I purchased it (replaced with full Borla Cat-Back)

 

[rich5368]

Do it. I just welded in a flowmaster I had laying around. Exhaust on the cheap.