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Dec 8, 2003 | 03:55 PM

bill6302

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i recently had to take my truck into the shop b/c one of my exhaust pipes fell off. pretty much everything from the muffler back is rusted. my question is, will i have much of a difference in both sound and performance if i move up to 2.5" or 3" pipe?

Dec 9, 2003 | 04:40 PM

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What size pipe are you running now? I take it your running duals since one fell off. 2.5" should be alright, not sure about the 3

Dec 9, 2003 | 07:58 PM

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right now i'm running 2.25's. i was just wondering if it would sound different with a larger size pipe.

Dec 10, 2003 | 01:17 AM

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larger pipe will sound deeper, but i would stay with the 2.25" that is big enough for a mildly moded 351

Dec 10, 2003 | 10:00 PM

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i plan on swapping in a new engine. pretty much a built up 351. so would like to go ahead and get as much work done that i can before i do that

Dec 11, 2003 | 08:31 PM

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I am running a single 3" on a 351 now, and I love it. Are you running duals? If so, I would go to 2.5" max. Also, a tip can alter what you exhaust tone will sound like. The longer and larger the tip, the louder youre exhaust will sound.

Rich

Dec 14, 2003 | 04:57 PM

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Originally posted by wheelMA1
I am running a single 3" on a 351 now, and I love it. Are you running duals? If so, I would go to 2.5" max. Also, a tip can alter what you exhaust tone will sound like. The longer and larger the tip, the louder youre exhaust will sound.

Rich

I thought that a larger and longer tip would make it quieter, but deeper.