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I searched throught this forum and found a few threads about Summit's exhaust system, but I wanted to ask again. My system on my 91 F-150, with a 4.9L is stock (almost) and about rotted through. I cut the second (one in, one out) cat off, and joined the first to the muffler inlet. Everything from the muffler back needs to go. I'm thinking about getting a dual cat back from Summit as it has certain advantages to it (Cheap!! 
) I'm having a y pipe made up to bring the two exhaust manifolds to one pipe, and then I'm gonna cut off the other cat, finally I'll join the cat-back to the Y-pipe. This only has to be a temporary fix, for about 6 months, maybe more, it's not what I plan on having forever. I'm just wondering how loud it will be. I don't want it too obnoxious, since I live in a tourist town, and seeing as their money keeps the town alive, they don't like us local kids running around "their" town with loud trucks. ( If it's called tourist season, why can't we shoot them?) Oh well. I also figure I can replace the Summit muffler w/ a flowmaster or something if I decide I want to, rather than buy a whole second kit. Any help would be appreciated.
) I'm having a y pipe made up to bring the two exhaust manifolds to one pipe, and then I'm gonna cut off the other cat, finally I'll join the cat-back to the Y-pipe. This only has to be a temporary fix, for about 6 months, maybe more, it's not what I plan on having forever. I'm just wondering how loud it will be. I don't want it too obnoxious, since I live in a tourist town, and seeing as their money keeps the town alive, they don't like us local kids running around "their" town with loud trucks. ( If it's called tourist season, why can't we shoot them?) Oh well. I also figure I can replace the Summit muffler w/ a flowmaster or something if I decide I want to, rather than buy a whole second kit. Any help would be appreciated.
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if you run pipe all the way to your rear end, maybe stick it out to the side it will be fine. It will be loud, but no one will call the cops on you. I would not recommend flowmasters. They drone bad and they don't flow as well as a lot of other mufflers do. I like the D. max line. Summit mufflers are pretty good.
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I had the summit dual tailpipes exhaust and it wasn't a deal for the price. The pipes ended up crooked and fugly looking when I installed it. I spent a good 5 hous trying to line it up right. 
The muffler that comes with the setup has a nice mellow tone, but you can just buy the muffler yourself for $20 bucks. If its gonna be temporary you can save yourself money buy dumping it or buying a $25 90 pipe and have it exit out the side in front of the rear pass tire.
The muffler that comes with the setup has a nice mellow tone, but you can just buy the muffler yourself for $20 bucks. If its gonna be temporary you can save yourself money buy dumping it or buying a $25 90 pipe and have it exit out the side in front of the rear pass tire.
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i put the summit exhaust on my 92 and i love it its cheap has a nice deep tone ( wish it was louder) but i also installed it myself in about 2 hours and was able to line everything up good. I dont see why it would be that big of a deal. if i can do it when im 17 then anyone should be able to do it. good luck man.
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You installed the dual 3" pipes without any trouble??
I got that kit and it didn't line up for crap for me
I sware I tried all kindsa configurations with the piping and crooked to no avail. I'm 20 BTW. Maybe I got a bum kit? Maybe my lift screwed it up?? It was hitting the rear right leaf springs.
Then again dual 3" tailpipes killed my lowend so I'm better off with what i got now. I liked the deep mellow sound too.
I got that kit and it didn't line up for crap for me
I sware I tried all kindsa configurations with the piping and crooked to no avail. I'm 20 BTW. Maybe I got a bum kit? Maybe my lift screwed it up?? It was hitting the rear right leaf springs.
Then again dual 3" tailpipes killed my lowend so I'm better off with what i got now. I liked the deep mellow sound too.
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