cat back exhaust
06-25-2007, 01:45 PM
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IMHO, kits you can buy complete are waay too expensive. I'm not sure where you are, or what your local shop/money situation is, but I''ve always gotten more quality for my money with a local shop, AND They've always made it exactly like I wanted (exit, size, muffler choices). Just my .02
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06-25-2007, 01:52 PM
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Yea I saw a few online for around 200
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PaceS...spagenameZWD1V
I need one, I got some bad holes, for that fact my entire truck is a rust bucket but heck I can't give up on it yet lol
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PaceS...spagenameZWD1V
I need one, I got some bad holes, for that fact my entire truck is a rust bucket but heck I can't give up on it yet lol
06-25-2007, 02:04 PM
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I've never heard anything positive about Pacesetter. In my younger and more naive days I installed one on my Honda Accord, and it was rusted from the inside out within a year (in Montana). Now they may have improved their design/materials, but I'd be wary. If I remember correctly, I paid $220 at a local shop for a 2.5" cat back with a nice flow-through muffler last year, and it was great. I guess I should ask if you're going for looks or function, or a little of both. I just decided to make mine turn down and exit right behind the rear axle, so it's mostly out of sight, and sounds better.
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06-25-2007, 02:07 PM
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not too concerned with looks, its mostly under the truck so I am not worried. Simple and cheap with good flow, I want better than the crap that is one there now. I got this rinky little muffler with bad flow.
06-25-2007, 02:34 PM
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start calling local muffler shops and price out a cat back for your truck. i just got mine done 2 weeks ago for $194.86 out the door. included 2 1/4 pipe, flowmaster 50 series muffler and tip. would have been a little cheaper if i would have done a turn down. they also flanged it so i can remove it if i need to.
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06-25-2007, 02:40 PM
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nice, I would love a flow master but heck if I could get something better than the coffee can on there now I would be happy. Its a daily driver that I occasionally take off road, I use it alot to haul my quad from place to place as well.
06-25-2007, 02:46 PM
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the glasspack is nice. it can kinda get a little wicky, like a ricer exhaust, but compared to the stock muff its deeper and sounds more like a truck. most of the time. u get up to real high revs and it gets nice and loud, with a bit of attitude. low rpms its intense though. i love cruisin through my hood at 20mph in 5th. hehehe. just for the rumble
06-25-2007, 03:53 PM
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I have the Downey 2.5" cat and catback - got it for 250 shipped from autopartswarehouse.com - they were doing free shipping.
Install is "ok" - I have 2 problems with it -
1. Loss of spare tire(maybe its just me, but i spent 6 hours bending and fanagling those pipes around and nothing made room - so away went the tire.
2. the crossover pipe(if you have headers) is too low for a 4wd truck - mine is only 2 wheel drive so it doesnt bother me.
3. muffler sounds kinda "wet-fartish" -- Please note that I do not like glass packs or flowmaster 40's or 50's (I think they sound wet-fartish as well) -- On a v6 anyways.
Well I guess I had 3 complaints - I have the Y pipe where the x-over and the driver side header(also downey) come together welded. The rest is clamped with no leaks
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Install is "ok" - I have 2 problems with it -
1. Loss of spare tire(maybe its just me, but i spent 6 hours bending and fanagling those pipes around and nothing made room - so away went the tire.
2. the crossover pipe(if you have headers) is too low for a 4wd truck - mine is only 2 wheel drive so it doesnt bother me.
3. muffler sounds kinda "wet-fartish" -- Please note that I do not like glass packs or flowmaster 40's or 50's (I think they sound wet-fartish as well) -- On a v6 anyways.
Well I guess I had 3 complaints - I have the Y pipe where the x-over and the driver side header(also downey) come together welded. The rest is clamped with no leaks
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06-25-2007, 03:55 PM
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Get a custom one bent up at a local muffler shop.
I had mine done with a magnaflow cat and a cheepo glasspack, also changed the pipe size to 2.25"
Freed up a lil power and sounds much better (quite loud though
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=bKJKbILL0FI
I had mine done with a magnaflow cat and a cheepo glasspack, also changed the pipe size to 2.25"
Freed up a lil power and sounds much better (quite loud though
) http://youtube.com/watch?v=bKJKbILL0FI
06-26-2007, 03:13 AM
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I bought OEM from the dealer; complete one piece cat-back was $128.00. I bought the rubber hangers & hardware from NAPA for @ $50 total. So for $178 I got all new exhaust from cat-back with new hangers/rubber. It sounds great, too. I think it sounds MUCH better than the "high performance" systems....
06-26-2007, 05:30 AM
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3. muffler sounds kinda "wet-fartish" -- Please note that I do not like glass packs or flowmaster 40's or 50's (I think they sound wet-fartish as well) -- On a v6 anyways.
Wet-fartish.........hmmhmmmm
teeeheeeheee.
Wet-fartish.........hmmhmmmm
teeeheeeheee.
06-27-2007, 05:20 PM
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I am going to take it to a shop tomorrow and see what they can do for me. I need it now, my "fitting" for my 02 sensor behind the cat just popped off today too. I hate rust.
06-27-2007, 11:33 PM
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I had mine done with a Flowmaster 40 Series for $125. Thats right, $125. From the Headers back, not just a cat back. The shop used a returned muffler that was used for about 1 month, so i got a helluva deal. Sounds bitchin.
