My 2011 Escalade Build Thread!!

[Smokymance]

awesome...whats involved in installing the rear drop? sooner or later ill be interested in the 2/3 belltech drop...

 

[NORCAL SS]

awesome...whats involved in installing the rear drop? sooner or later ill be interested in the 2/3 belltech drop...

rear is cake just pretty much drop shocks and pull old springs put new ones in.

 

[Smokymance]

Sounds good....and im guessing alignment is necessary as well afterwards

 

[NORCAL SS]

yes.. i need one bad lol

 

[Smokymance]

dont ruin those 22s!

 

[NORCAL SS]

the alignment shop is 3 miles from my house. I can dial in the toe pretty good so not really worried.

 

[NORCAL SS]

just ordered this

and this
http://www.magnaflow.com/02product/displayapplications.asp?partnumber=15044

the set up was $184 bucks shipped from summit also i wanted 3.5 inch exhaust from cat back like factory. There is a kink over the rear end and for 55 bucks the 3.5 piping you cant go wrong.

So a true 3.5 inch cat back set up $184 dollars


Lots of aftermarket mufflers are 3 inches and really dont want that. The muffler above is a 5x11x22 which is pretty mellow but when adding headers should wake it up more plus its full 3.5 inch thru the muffler

 

[07Burb]

That set up is going to sound nice!

 

[jdpber]

Nice exhaust and on a budget

 

[06xl]

just ordered this

and this
http://www.magnaflow.com/02product/displayapplications.asp?partnumber=15044

the set up was $184 bucks shipped from summit also i wanted 3.5 inch exhaust from cat back like factory. There is a kink over the rear end and for 55 bucks the 3.5 piping you cant go wrong.

So a true 3.5 inch cat back set up $184 dollars


Lots of aftermarket mufflers are 3 inches and really dont want that. The muffler above is a 5x11x22 which is pretty mellow but when adding headers should wake it up more plus its full 3.5 inch thru the muffler

I have the same muffler nice sporty tone at idle nothing like the flowmasters you usually see on these truck (deep/aggressive sound) but it's very noticeable at 2500rpm to 3500rpm in the cabin something you get used to after a while wife couldn't tell the difference when I swapped mufflers.

 

[JennaBear]

Loved my Magnaflow, but man I hated the drone. You going to keep the resonator on, that might help.

 

[06xl]

+1

 

[NORCAL SS]

Loved my Magnaflow, but man I hated the drone. You going to keep the resonator on, that might help.

i got rid of the rear resonator and it really doesnt make a difference. Here is a pic of the oem rear resonator. Its a solid pipe in there with a little hole. also my wifes tbss has long tubes/no cats and magnaflow muffler with resonator in rear and no problem with the sound.

 

[NORCAL SS]

just got the magnaflow 5x11x22 muffler its fkn massive

3.5 straight thru

and the 3.5 inch mandrel bent cat back set up for 55 bucks

 

[07Burb]

 

[04lade]

Do work son

 

[felixgun]

Let's see some pics of the whole ride Tony!!

 

[NORCAL SS]

I have no resonator on the truck and the sound is perfect. Its deep with no drone at all and not crazy loud with headers i think will be perfect. Truck does pick up nicely now and still 3.5 inches from cat back.

And just a quick look at the stock muffler as you can see very restrictive.

 

[ihaveamustang]

If you had that thing on a lift, I'm guessing the rear springs and hardware are installed. Sling us some pics mayne

 

[NORCAL SS]

nope not yet the springs come in tomorrow i already put the shock extenders on last weekend.

Im going to do the trailing arm relocators/panhard bar/springs/rear djm bar tomorrow.