I wanted to actually put a 5" Chrome tip on the end of it because I have heard that they make it sound lower/louder as well as look good. I really don't want to spend the money on replacing the entire exhaust system. Any ideas would be appreciated...

 

A tip won't change much sound wise on a Powerstrock, For a cheap improvement in sound replace your muffler with a section of pipe. It will sound a lot better.

 

Any Specific size you recommend?

 

The stock pipe size is 3.5". If your truck has a cat on it you could take that off too and that will make a big difference in sound and keeping your EGT's cool.

 

thanks, i'm gonna go take the cat off right now, i'll post my results

 

I took the muffler and the kitty off of my dads 99 F-350 4X4 SC PSD. The thing sounds sweet!!! I did this about a year and a half ago while dad was on vacation. His truck is chipped and also running a air intake system (K&N), there was a noticable power differance from when the muffler and cat where in place. I am not sure if there would be that big of power differance on a stock truck. Now there are 5 other PSD's in town that are straight piped and we live in a town with only 1,200 people. Look what I started!!

 

I took the cat off and it brought just the sound i was looking for, thanks for the advice guys, and it did bring a little more hp to it to, i can tell when i pull the horse trailer.

 

maybe I'm smoking somthing but sense when did they start putting cats on diesels. diesel doesn't blow up like gas fumes.

 

The '94-97 trucks had cats on them and some 99's have them I think