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Jun 5, 2012 | 12:41 PM

Lmkonzen

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F250 upgrade time

Hi guys. I have a 1996 F250 7.5L v8 XLT. I've finally gotten some money saved up and I want to invest in some upgrades. I've already taken care of the sound system, and the lift kit/tires. My next adventure is the exhaust. I am removing the cat. due to having smog exempt paperwork and I want to put the muffler on right where the cat used to be and put a tip that dumps the exhaust right out the side behind the passengers door. Any ideas and what muffler I should get? I want to make my truck louder and deeper but not have annoying interior resonance. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Jun 5, 2012 | 01:36 PM

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Hi guys. I have a 1996 F250 7.5L v8 XLT. I've finally gotten some money saved up and I want to invest in some upgrades. I've already taken care of the sound system, and the lift kit/tires. My next adventure is the exhaust. I am removing the cat. due to having smog exempt paperwork and I want to put the muffler on right where the cat used to be and put a tip that dumps the exhaust right out the side behind the passengers door. Any ideas and what muffler I should get? I want to make my truck louder and deeper but not have annoying interior resonance. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Those two requirements are NOT going to work well with each other!!!

Jun 5, 2012 | 02:09 PM

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Well as long as it isn't deafening inside I'm ok with it. And I'm just curious what style of muffler works the best for these trucks

Jun 5, 2012 | 02:51 PM

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And when I say under the passengers door I mean farther back under the bed. It's an extended cab long bed. I will probably have the tip poke out about a foot or so from the rear tire.

Jun 5, 2012 | 03:16 PM

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Flowmaster 30 or 40 series sounds like what you want.

Jun 5, 2012 | 03:22 PM

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What do you think about the 44? And do you know what size the pipe is? 2.25 or 2.5 or 3"?

Jun 5, 2012 | 03:34 PM

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What do you think about the 44? And do you know what size the pipe is? 2.25 or 2.5 or 3"?

I want to say the pipe is 2.5" but could be 2.25", it's not 3". You can get the flowmaster in any size from what I remember.

As for the 44, the higher number you go, the quieter the muffler will be. Check out flowmaster site, they have good info.

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Jun 5, 2012 | 03:53 PM

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All right. Thank you. Do you have any recommendations for the tip sizes?

No use in getting a special tip. If you get anything with a coating, it will just be eroded off by the rocks from the road. I just have them baloney cut some of the same size pipe and put it on there.