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can u get dual exhuast on a 300 i6? I have heard you can get a muffler with one inlet and 2 outlets or that i could get a splitter pipe and run glasspacks off of each tube. Can u do the second idea which is the loudest? i want it to be really loud! Thanks matt
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Matt, you can do anything you want. But it should be legal. I would recommend going with a straight-pipe. It's cheap and will usually last longer than a muffler would. A cat-back system is about the only legal setup anymore, and it usually load. Weither you go with a dual setup or a single 3", I doubt there would be much of a noise difference.
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You could get a header for it, or the dual exit manifolds off of a 87-96 Truck, both will give you true duals, if you have a truck that is emissions exempt and you want it loud, mount a set of short glasspacks as close to the engine as possible, and make the tailpipes as short as possible, and it'll be as loud as possible while still being legal, same thing applies to a single exhaust, only ya won't have the neat I-6 with true duals sound.
Evan MacDonald
82 F100 FlareSide
HD 300-6
NP435(6.69 low)
2.73 Geared 9"
Evan MacDonald
82 F100 FlareSide
HD 300-6
NP435(6.69 low)
2.73 Geared 9"
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 10-Sep-00 AT 08:39 PM (EST)[/font][p]I had a glass pack on mine when it had the 300 I-6 in it. It didn't have any kind of sound, until I put a stock muffler & tailpipe on it.
Mine even had a turn down right out of the glass-pack, and there was still no good sound from it. It was just as quiet as a stock exhaust system. Now, when I changed the Catalytic convertor on it that made a difference. Even with the stock muffler & tailpipe it had some sound.
JC Whitney sells an exhaust kit that splits behind the Catalytic convertor with two pipes and goes straight to the back of the truck with split pipes (Dual Exits). The tips have packing in them, which makes them the mufflers. They say the kit is emissions legal and sells for about $229.95
Try their website.
http://www.jcwhitney.com
And here's the link straight to the systems for 80-96 ford pickups.
http://www.jcwhitney.com/productnoitem.jhtml?CATID=33985
Mine even had a turn down right out of the glass-pack, and there was still no good sound from it. It was just as quiet as a stock exhaust system. Now, when I changed the Catalytic convertor on it that made a difference. Even with the stock muffler & tailpipe it had some sound.
JC Whitney sells an exhaust kit that splits behind the Catalytic convertor with two pipes and goes straight to the back of the truck with split pipes (Dual Exits). The tips have packing in them, which makes them the mufflers. They say the kit is emissions legal and sells for about $229.95
Try their website.
http://www.jcwhitney.com
And here's the link straight to the systems for 80-96 ford pickups.
http://www.jcwhitney.com/productnoitem.jhtml?CATID=33985
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From: Craig
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Just my $.02 worth. I have a true set of duals with 24" trashcan glasspacks. I have had them on for about a year now, and they are the most obnoxious, annoying things I have heard. I am not running a cat, so they are the only thing on the pipes. I have the tips on as well. LOUD...
Also, unless you want to do a bunch of custom work to the prebent system, go somewhere and have them do it professionally. I bought a system for $199 from JCWhitney, and spent 8 hours under my truck getting it to fit. The bends were all in the wrong spots, nothing fit together correctly, etc. I could have went to an exhaust shop, had them bend it out of 2.5" pipe, with mufflers, and tips for about $250. I wanted to do it myself, so I did. They say hindsight is 20/20, should have spent the extra $50 and saved the time.
Also, unless you want to do a bunch of custom work to the prebent system, go somewhere and have them do it professionally. I bought a system for $199 from JCWhitney, and spent 8 hours under my truck getting it to fit. The bends were all in the wrong spots, nothing fit together correctly, etc. I could have went to an exhaust shop, had them bend it out of 2.5" pipe, with mufflers, and tips for about $250. I wanted to do it myself, so I did. They say hindsight is 20/20, should have spent the extra $50 and saved the time.
