Exhaust recommendations

[cymru]

Hey guys...

Need a little help. I want to replace my exhaust from the cat back. I am a newbie but am looking for an aggressive but not offensive sound and really want to just take off the stock exhaust and bolt on. Any suggestions? I also want a system without tips because I want to buy the metal mulisha exhaust tips. I have a 99 eb with 5.4. I have no idea what to get so any links would be great. Also something that is not going to be a ***** to keep if I have to replace the cat in the near future or the headers... Thanks in advance. Pictures and links appreciated. Looking for a good price and again doing this myself no lift so dont want it to be impossible.

Evan

 

[panda24619]

go down to local exhaust shop with what you want. pick muffler sound you want. http://www.expeditionforum.com/f57/exhaust-videos-11164/ and get it all installed.

 

[Thermo]

cymru, from some research that I have done, if you are looking to get max power without hurting your mileage, then you are going to want to go with either a single 3" exhaust system or a true dual 2.5" setup (both flow the same amount). Then I would say to go with a 50 series muffler (or whatever is the medium restriction muffler that company makes). But, like panda points out, you need to also listen to what a lot of the mufflers sound like. I personally went with the Flowmaster 70 series DIDO muffler as I was after a slightly freer flowing exhaust, but didn't want something that was loud or too free flowing as I wanted something for the low end torque.

If you want me to go into the discussion of why a very free flowing exhaust is bad for a daily driver, I will.

 

[cymru]

cymru, from some research that I have done, if you are looking to get max power without hurting your mileage, then you are going to want to go with either a single 3" exhaust system or a true dual 2.5" setup (both flow the same amount). Then I would say to go with a 50 series muffler (or whatever is the medium restriction muffler that company makes). But, like panda points out, you need to also listen to what a lot of the mufflers sound like. I personally went with the Flowmaster 70 series DIDO muffler as I was after a slightly freer flowing exhaust, but didn't want something that was loud or too free flowing as I wanted something for the low end torque.

If you want me to go into the discussion of why a very free flowing exhaust is bad for a daily driver, I will.

Please do and to the earlier post I am doing it myself or leaving it alone. I don't let anyone work on a 15 year old car that cost me 5k with 67k on it. I am using it as a project. I would like to keep a single pipe system so from the cat back a muffler suggestion and then I will go with the metal mulisha gibson tip. Thanks for all your feedback

Evan

 

[panda24619]

cat back? if you are doing it your self and want the easiest way of doing it have a y-pipe back exhaust. its what i have on mine. its easier to do and 2 feet of pipe is not going to make a difference in sound or performance.

 

[mille1cw]

Yeah those Cats are nearly impossible to get to. Just changed my O2 sensors and if that wasn't a huge ***** of a magic show.

 

[cymru]

yeah it said cat back but it is not. I got a magnaflow it connects to the pipe after the Y. Thank you for the suggestions. The old muffler is already off. Damn getting those hangers off are a real *****....