Just saw on the banks website that they are offering a 5.5 inch tip for their 2008 monster exhaust kit, the 05-06 get a 5" , I think the 99-04 get a 4'. The largest tip I have seen as a standalone with a 3 inch inlet had a 4.5 outlet and was from Gibson. Anybody put a tip larger than 4" on their GASSER yet ?

 

I have 2 4.5" tips on my gasser mustang

 

Can you tell me a little more about your set-up sounds cool. what brand?, y?, or single in dual out muffler? thanks

 

I was going to get a 4" tip for my V-10 but I figured it has too much power to handle now!

 

Too much power??? Not possible.

How much power does a bigger tip add. Maybe I've been making it harder than it needs to be trying to get more performance.

 

Finally...a stainless steel cat-back exhaust for the '08s.

 

I have a 6" Bassani on my V10.

 

It's not the size of the tip, it's how you use it

 

I'll weld a 2 pound coffee can on a tailpipe for you if you want...

Bigger tip = 0 hp
The exhaust can flow only as much as the most restrictive element. Putting a 5" tip on a 3" pipe is just cosmetic fluff.

 

And according to a rather wild, slightly crude, but extremely funny female friend of mine, the size of the tip is inversely proportional to the driver's.... well, you get the idea.

 

EXACTLY...

exhaust tips are purely cosmetic..

 

There's only one kind of guy who says something like that.

 

I thought a larger tip was not just cosmetic but did change the sound of the exhaust to a deeper or louder tone, a gain in performance is obviously not possible. Hey tastes change, 20 inch rims are now very commonplace and OEM, 5 years ago they were nonexistant. I still prefer the look of 17 inch rims but also think that a 4-5" exhaust tip would look decent. 20 inch rims are also growing on me if yah got the sidewall.

 

I once had a guy, and I kid you not, try to convince me that rear exiting exhaust added performance due to the additional "thrust" of the exhaust pushing the vehicle forward... I didn't even know what to say...

 

I would have to disagree with that comment. I never heard what my exhaust sounded like without the tip until I had it off for a couple of days while I was cleaning and polishing it. There was a big difference in sound without the tip, not in a good way either. I feel that the size of the tip definitely plays a part in the sound of the exhaust. The larger the diameter and longer the tip is, the deeper the exhaust tone will be.

At least for my setup.