I have tried countless times to find out what the best exhaust setup for a 22re would be, but I just can't find what I'm looking for by searching. Right now I'm running a stock header, cat, and pipes with an aftermarket Tuffy muffler. At first I was planning on getting a tri-y header and a flowmaster 50. Now I'm thinking about just getting an OBX header because it's about half price and I don't know how much difference the tri-y layout will actually make. Also, I watched a few videos on youtube of 22re's with cherry bombs that actually sounded awesome and not ricey at all. I even saw a guy who ran dual exhaust on his 22re and it sounded mean Now I just want some suggestions. I know not everyone will agree on one setup but I'm really curious to see what people have, how it's set up, how much it cost, and how it's holding up over time. Some help would be much appreciated, thanks!

 

By the way, if your wondering what I'm looking for, I would say a relatively cheap system that has good flow and a nice rumble to it. To me the tone is more important than how loud it is. I hope that helps!

 

I have a pacesetter header that is ceramic coated and run it to a 2.25 pipe out to a flowmaster 40 series, 2.25 in, 2.25 dual out and 2.25 duals out behind the rear tires. Sounds good, not too loud.
Most on here will tell you the pacesetter header is no good. Mine fits perfect and has been great for 3 years. I used factory gaskets with red high temp silicone on both sides of the gasket.
Good luck.

 

Are you still running the stock cat? And do you have any video clips?

 

No cat. Don't have smog where I am. I don't have a video either. Sorry.

 

It's all good man, thanks for your help!

 

Duals are starting to sound pretty good right now, still not sure about what muffler to get though.

 

i have a thrush welded muffler. it sounds pretty good. not loud. nice low tone, not like a bumble bee.

 

For goodness sake don't do duals, pointless and you won't get squat from the extra pipe besides more cost.

 

Any videos? They carry the thrush welded mufflers at my autozone so that would be easy.

 

If I ran dual pipes would I also lose all my low RPM torque?

 

id keep it single. and no video. dont really know how to upload em. this was on youtube though.

 

This subject has been covered many times before. Searching first is a good idea.

A tri-y header is designed to give more torque at lower RPMs whereas the 4-1 versions are designed for higher flow at higher RPMs. If you're crawling your truck or doing lots of stop-and-go/city driving you probably want a tri-y setup -- which is actually what the stock setup already is. If your 22re is being run at the track or trying to push your rig through a mud hole then you probably need the 4-1 header.

The stock diameter pipe is around 1.75", so going up to a 2-2.25" pipe will help flow without losing back pressure. Though many install it, many say a 2.5" pipe is getting in the "too big" range for a 22re. Mufflers and CAT both have free-flow and baffled options which all have their pros/cons, but personal preference is usually what decides what to install here.

Duals would not be practical on a 22re.

 

Us Cali people know what's up. Duals on a 22RE is overkill.

You don't want to go up much more that 1/4 inch, I went from 2" to 2 1/4" (granted I have a 3VZ-E but this is even more true on a smaller engine).

I put on a Magnaflow muffler, new piping up 1/4" and already had a newer cat that worked fine. All that for only $275 and I've noticed an increase in acceleration, gas mileage (went from 15.5 to 17 mpg), and horsepower. I've heard other users notice similar changes on both the 22RE and 3VZ-E engines.

I'd look into headers more... I've heard they are not very cost effective for the amount of hp gains you get. It's your truck so do what you want, but if money is an issue a cat-back upgrade like what I got will give you a nice improvement.