Anyone got an aftermarket exhaust.....

[Guest]

that you are happy with sound wise, power wise and looks?

I had a blow-master catback on the 'ol '99 Expy but I think I want something a bit nicer for the '03. I am thinking of going with a custom true dual setup...but wanted to see what's out there now for aftermarket.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

 

[nstyle]

I should be getting my Gibson catback in this week. I am going from a factory exhaust with 100000 miles on it to this gibson. I will let you know how it works.
Everything I have read on the Gibsons has been positive regarding in cab sound and possible power increases (minimal most likely).
I want to say I read something on this forum about trouble running a dual exhaust (on the drivers side rear) because of the path being blocked. Not sure though.

 

[Guest]

Originally posted by nstyle
I should be getting my Gibson catback in this week. I am going from a factory exhaust with 100000 miles on it to this gibson. I will let you know how it works.
Everything I have read on the Gibsons has been positive regarding in cab sound and possible power increases (minimal most likely).
I want to say I read something on this forum about trouble running a dual exhaust (on the drivers side rear) because of the path being blocked. Not sure though.

Cool, thanks man let me know, cuz I was looking at Gibson too!

I looked under there and it would be tough to do a true dual out the back, but I was thinking of exiting earlier like before the rear wheels. I dunno....going to take my time on this one.

 

[Deebo]

I have a dual exhaust with the tips coming out behind the rear wheels. I had to lose the spare tire but I have AAA so to hell with the spare. It has a nice rumble to it and it'll get even better when I add headers.

 

[nstyle]

I have finally received my Gibson Single exhaust and installed it about 2 weeks ago. I absolutely love the sound this exhaust makes. When standing near the exhaust tip, it makes a nice low throaty noise, but unless you are listening for it, not too noticable.
When driving with the windows up, you can barely tell that it is there, it is louder than stock, but not much.
This has given the Expy that extra little sound that I was looking for without annoying me or people driving around me.
Definitely would recommend it.
The install only took 30 minutes to put it on. It took me about 2 1/2 hours to get the old exhaust off of the exit point from the cats. I finally used a grinding wheel and cut the 3 inches of overlap near the Y after the cats.

 

[Guest]

Borla Stainless Steel,Good Sound ,$750 Lifetime guarantee
"97 Expedition,KN,Slotted Rotors and HP pads,Bilstein Shocks,Pirelli Scorpion Z

 

[EXMAN]

I just got dual exhausts put on my 98 EB and they sound awesome! I went down to the local muffler shop and asked them if they could run a pipe to the drivers side behind the rear tire. He bent down and said...yeeep it'll cuast bout tree hundred and a half. I then asked him what kind of mufflers they install and unfortunately he said blowmasters. So I asked him, if I buy the muffler and the tips, could you run the pipes?...yeeep.

I've been doing some research and found that Gibson is the way to go. I ordered, from there web site, the Aluminized 3" in - (2) 2.5" out X 19" long muffler that Gibson uses for there Super Truck series and the SS Slash - 2.5'' x 3.5'' x1 2''. The bill came to just over $200 so there was no shipping costs. In a couple of days they were shipped and zoooom I was at the muffler shop. They ran the pipes just like they said and incredibly did a great job. Total cost of muffler, (2) tips and pipes run = $360

The only thing that got in the way of the drivers pipe was a wire that goes to the pumpkin (axle). A zip tie took care of that in a jiffy.

Anyway, what I am getting at is, yes it can be done and man it sounds freak'n great. A little bit of resonating in the cab, but as the old saying goes, you don't get something for nothing. Gas mileage went up a hair on the highway, but, stayed the same in the city and it seems to have more balls. I think the computer is still in shock and adjusting for the better flow it's getting.

 

[Bensonfive-oh]

Where's the cheapest place get a Gibson exhaust?

 

[EXMAN]

I ordered mine from Gibson's web site:
http://www.gibsonperformance.com/where2.asp
I used Power USA and had no problem.

 

[Bensonfive-oh]

One more question, what about the stock cat? Won't it rob horsepower even if using the Gibson exhaust or did you guys switch that out too?

 

[EXMAN]

I would love to change out the cats with some high flow ones, but that's another day. It would cost an additional $300 +/- to order them and have them installed. I'll probabally get them this spring.

Has anyone replaced there's with high flow ones? If so, what brand, cost and improvements did you get?

 

[boatcop1]

For what its worth I bought a Gibson Single Swept Side Exit kit for my 04 Ranger it comes with Stainless Steel T-304 Muffler (nice piece) But, and I mean But, SS409L tubing Yes all Mandrel bent but it will rust on you regardless of what they say. It will not rust through or rot but the Piping will become unsightly after a short amount of time. The muffler however will remain as pretty as the day you installed it because its made with the quality T-304 SS. This is the Pkg for all their kits, So for $350.00 give or take I would throw a couple more bucks down and buy a real quality piece by Borla or Magnaflow who use T-304 throughout there entire system.

408L is just an inferior metal compared to T-304

Just my .02

 

[Bensonfive-oh]

It's been a while since using this forum, but believe it or not, I still don't have the exhaust. Now I'm ready to buy, but has anyone looked into Magnaflow? They both cost the same. Does anyone know if Gibson outperforms Magnaflow or vice versa?