Getting a new exhaust

[super91]

Well the time has come to ditch the stock exhaust. Ive been looking around at the dynomax kits and found the 97 and older to come with 2 1/4" tailpipe while the 98 and up come with a 2 1/2" pipe with a polished tip. I can order just the tailpipe from napa from a 98 and up for $102 and make it work on my 96. And Im thinking about a Thrush welded muffler. Im just looking for input on what you guys think about doing this and if there was anything else i should consider before I do it?

 

[James86]

I have 2.5" from the cat back with a Flowmaster Delta 40 on mine. It seemed odd to me that it'd be 2.5" goin into and between the cats, but 2" from there back. I just went to my local exhaust shop and $220 later, it was installed. It sounds a lot like my co-worker's straight piped 4.3 blazer, and at leats one old foagy with a ranger thought i had a v8 somehow. I just looked on youtube and quite a few people had the flowmasters which i think gives a more mellow burble at idle and when cruising arounf 1500rpm around town.

 

[JohnPi]

+1 on the 2.5" pipe from the cat back. I moved to that a few years back, with the Thrush muffler and I like the sound and my butt-dyno thought it was a little more responsive. Of course, that might be all in my head since I did not scientific measurements.

On top of that, it doesn't drone at highway speeds, and sounds nice, deep and mellow at idle.

 

[super91]

Ok thanks guys. Ill watch some more videos and make my decision from there. I know I dont want a glasspack. I want the deeper tone for sure. It will be either a flowmaster 40 or a thrush welded Im thinkin. And Im traveling alot right now for school so I dont want anything super loud for cruisin back and forth