hey guys not exactly a ford question but i want to change exhaust on my dads 96 chevy 1500 and figured this would be the best place to get it answered. here we go. dual 2 inch pipes going into muffler coming out as 3 inch single tailpipe. i want to put in a y pipe off of the dual 2 inch pipes into a 3inch thrush glasspack then out through stock tailpipe. do you think that will flow good? where can i find a thrush in 3 inch for little money? i am looking for a smooth sounding medium loudness exhaust. my friend has same truck with 2 inch thrush glasspacks with dual exhaust and i love how it sounds will this setup sound the same? is other glasspacks any good like summit? thanks guys

 

True Duals sound different than a 2 into 1 setup. After that it's a matter of personal taste. Myself, I'm not into the glasspack sound.

 

well as far as where to get them you can get them at autozone or advance auto parts they stock some. I personaly have duals but id bet it would sound pretty good. I started out with flowmasters then went to the glasspacks and like them much better

 

what if i just welded 2 thrushs or 2 red hots onto the pipes and have them pointed towrds the ground? would that sound good , cause any problems? i am looking for a rumble with not much backfireing, poppong, just smoooth

 

Regardless of what muffler you use, it's worth your time to run the pipes out from under your truck. It'll help get rid of droning and prevent exhaust fumes from getting into the cab when idling.

 

Yes as said you can get them at Autozone, perhaps O'Reilly's, or any muffler shop. They're pretty cheap.

For a rumble, the best way I could think of would be to Y the two pipes into one, have a section of pipe, run a longer glasspack (they come in different sizes) back so it's at least under the bed, then dump it with a turndown.

 

well i have 2 2inch pipes coming already. so i was thinking 2 glasspacks like 18 inch long and have them shoot out the back . these muffler are right underneath the gap between the box and cab so i think that will be fine if i angle them right. but will that cause other problem besides exhaust coming up into cab? i am trying to stay cheap. exhaust shop would build y pipe into one for 50 bucks. my tailpipe is 3 inch so a glasspack that big would be like 65 which i think is too much money

 

One muffler will not sound as good as your friends truck. For cheap, use the Autozone Cherry Bomb. About 20 bucks in this area. I don't understand the 3" tailpipe, but most glasspacks don't get quite that large. I suppose you could order one, but most are 2.5". You can always adapt up to the pipe. I personally don't like the sound of "out of the muffler down pipes." You need a little length on the pipe to get a decent tone. A side pipe would sound better to me. jd

 

rather then have them make you a y pipe why not just spend that money to run dual tail pipes out? just a thought

 

oh man i really dont know what to do now. but i have a stock three inch tailpipe that i just want connect the pipes to.. with a 3 inch glasspack in the middle maybe. but duals out the back is too expensive for me. i dont know bout you guys but it cost about $250 here.

 

My '75 F-250 SC has dual exhaust (FlowMaster long-tube - X-pipe) and 33" Thrush glas-paks and 2'x4" tips. Deep and fairly quiet. Noticeable but not loud with 2 1/2 pipe.
To each their own. The X-pipe smoothes the sound and the larger pipe deepens it. The large tips seem to give it a slightly hollow sound - if that makes sence.