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lovemychevy · 07-30-2004, 07:01 PM

i have a 1998 chevrole 4x4 with a 350 had a flowmaster when i bought it sounded good but i have heard better would like the best sounding loudest i could get (of course) would like to go without headers because i cant find any under 400 dollars but if you know of some would love them also would like to know a few secrets about easy hp gains if you have any thanks

ahab2 · 08-19-2004, 10:52 PM

look for summit brand headers in summit magazine. they are under $150.00 and are 50 state legal. As far as exhaust goes, if you just want loud and obnoxious just get rid of the muffler altogether and put dual 2 & 1/4" to 2 & 1/2" exhaust pipes and 3 & 1/2" echo tips. If you want a nice deep mellow rumble. Use a 3" flowmaster or Imco stainless performance muffler and put a 3" dump pointing straight down right after the muffler. Trust me I work at an exhaust shop.

lovemychevy · 08-21-2004, 06:20 PM

thinking of getting a 40 series flowmaster 3 in 2 1/4 out and puttin turndowns on the end of it would this sound good better than with pipes

99-2door · 08-21-2004, 08:03 PM

my brother has a 98 ext. cab with 2 - 40 series flowmasters dumped. It sounds nasty, yuck. Sounds like an old log truck.

lovemychevy · 08-21-2004, 09:18 PM

hell yeah thats what i want gut ill only have one muff two dumps though

ahab2 · 08-21-2004, 09:28 PM

What kind of sound are you going for? If you want a deep rumble inside the cab, then go with dumps. (By the way a dual outlet 40 series dumped sounds exactly the same as a single outlet dumped. But, if later on you want to put dual tailpipes on it, a dual outlet is the way to go. If not, look for a 3" inlet 3" outlet 40 series. A delta flow 40 series will not be as loud as a regular 40 series, and a super 40 will be louder.) If you don't want the rumble in the cab then go with a tail pipe or two and put some nice chrome tips on it. Echo tips will do just that, echo the exhaust a little bit and make it louder, the bigger the echo tip the louder it will be. 3 and 1/2'' is pretty standard. If you want to be different do like I did and put dual tailpipes coming out in front of the passenger side tire. It'll get looks and a passenger with the window roll down will definitely be impressed.

07-30-2004, 07:01 PM	#1
lovemychevy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 88	advice about good sounding exhaust i have a 1998 chevrole 4x4 with a 350 had a flowmaster when i bought it sounded good but i have heard better would like the best sounding loudest i could get (of course) would like to go without headers because i cant find any under 400 dollars but if you know of some would love them also would like to know a few secrets about easy hp gains if you have any thanks

08-21-2004, 08:03 PM	#4
99-2door Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Broken Bow, OK Posts: 1,385	my brother has a 98 ext. cab with 2 - 40 series flowmasters dumped. It sounds nasty, yuck. Sounds like an old log truck. __________________ 95 K3500 SRW 5.7L Vortec 4L80e 4.10 G80 2001 GMC C3 6.0 AWD, Volant, 3/5 drop TBSS intake, HP tuners, pullies, 05 efans, 05 front brakes, etc. 2003 Tahoe Z71 Silverado front clip

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08-19-2004, 10:52 PM	#2
ahab2 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5	look for summit brand headers in summit magazine. they are under $150.00 and are 50 state legal. As far as exhaust goes, if you just want loud and obnoxious just get rid of the muffler altogether and put dual 2 & 1/4" to 2 & 1/2" exhaust pipes and 3 & 1/2" echo tips. If you want a nice deep mellow rumble. Use a 3" flowmaster or Imco stainless performance muffler and put a 3" dump pointing straight down right after the muffler. Trust me I work at an exhaust shop.

08-21-2004, 06:20 PM	#3
lovemychevy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 88	thinking of getting a 40 series flowmaster 3 in 2 1/4 out and puttin turndowns on the end of it would this sound good better than with pipes

08-21-2004, 09:18 PM	#5
lovemychevy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 88	hell yeah thats what i want gut ill only have one muff two dumps though

08-21-2004, 09:28 PM	#6
ahab2 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5	What kind of sound are you going for? If you want a deep rumble inside the cab, then go with dumps. (By the way a dual outlet 40 series dumped sounds exactly the same as a single outlet dumped. But, if later on you want to put dual tailpipes on it, a dual outlet is the way to go. If not, look for a 3" inlet 3" outlet 40 series. A delta flow 40 series will not be as loud as a regular 40 series, and a super 40 will be louder.) If you don't want the rumble in the cab then go with a tail pipe or two and put some nice chrome tips on it. Echo tips will do just that, echo the exhaust a little bit and make it louder, the bigger the echo tip the louder it will be. 3 and 1/2'' is pretty standard. If you want to be different do like I did and put dual tailpipes coming out in front of the passenger side tire. It'll get looks and a passenger with the window roll down will definitely be impressed.



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