Exhaust System
Senior User
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 422
Likes: 0
You want a deep sound and cheap? Take the truck to a muffler shop and ask them to cut off the stock exhaust can and replace it with a straight piece of pipe...have had mine like that for 2 years now and it sounds the best ever!
Freshman User
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 30
Likes: 0
From: Lowell, IN
I wish we could do that here in NW Indiana, but we have emission testing . I had an all stainless Flowmaster on a 94 GMC Z71, it only lasted about 4 yrs. I never thought about the short driving distance having an effect on the system , I only drive about 9 miles back and forth to work.
Senior User
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 422
Likes: 0
my truck goes through emmisions no problem, the stock cats are intact, the muffler is more for noise control then emmissions...I think? Previously I had a flowmaster 40 can welded in place of the stock muffler and it was ok...this set up however sounds perfect!
Laughing Gas
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 799
Likes: 13
From: East L.A.
SS vs alluminized steel,
Durability completely depends on what the materials are exposed to (like salt or salt water). My original '92 F150 factory exhaust was full of holes and leaks within three years. I replaced it with a Gibson aluminized cat-back system, which was still in excellent condition this past September (15 years) when my truck was destroyed in a head-on collision. The truck was in Texas and Alabama where the roads are generally "clean", and it wasn't on the beaches.
Durability completely depends on what the materials are exposed to (like salt or salt water). My original '92 F150 factory exhaust was full of holes and leaks within three years. I replaced it with a Gibson aluminized cat-back system, which was still in excellent condition this past September (15 years) when my truck was destroyed in a head-on collision. The truck was in Texas and Alabama where the roads are generally "clean", and it wasn't on the beaches.
Postmaster
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 4,329
Likes: 4
From: manchester,ct
i am to poor to have a camera but i installed today. the system is perfect!!! excellent sound and no popping. it took under 2 hours in the snow. most of that was removal of old system. all i had was hand tools, car ramps, and my trusty can of P.B. blaster ( i love that stuff,its more helpfull than half of my friends) I would totally recomend this system. sounds aggressive but not too loud.
Postmaster
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 2,565
Likes: 2
Dirtlslmfan, I'd move a few miles farther south to Newton county where they don't have emissions testing. Lake county is a lot like St. Joseph county in that the local politicians can't live within the county's means. They have never met a tax they didn't like. Then when you throw in the EPA like Lake and Porter county have to deal with it's even a bigger PITA and more expensive. I don't think that a staight pipe would have trouble passing emissions testing unless they have a visual portion like California has.
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026
Brett Foote
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time
Joe Kucinski
Senior User
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 248
Likes: 0
From: Escondido, Ca
Since I live in north San Diego county, I don't see those crappy winters you flyover and northern states do. My setup is 6 years old and looks brand new. SS is a waste of money out here unless you just like spending money, or you prefer one sound over another...I happen to prefer my sound to that of a MagnaFlow.
Junior User
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 79
Likes: 0
From: arlington , tn.
flow with no cats
******** width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cyFP7TPfMGw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cyFP7TPfMGw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed>*********>
******** width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cyFP7TPfMGw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cyFP7TPfMGw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed>*********>
New User
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 17
Likes: 0
My exhaust cost me $27, best money I ever spent.
A buddy works for O'reillys and he has an 09 Silverado and I mentioned the Thrush exhaust being a basic 2 chamber flowmaster. He ordered up 2 of them, his cost $25+tax
So I installed it myself, cut, welded and moved some brackets. Awesome!
A buddy works for O'reillys and he has an 09 Silverado and I mentioned the Thrush exhaust being a basic 2 chamber flowmaster. He ordered up 2 of them, his cost $25+tax
So I installed it myself, cut, welded and moved some brackets. Awesome!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
