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Old Dec 9, 2008
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Exhaust Types

So, guys i was wondering what type of exhasut styles do you like. for example dumped,45* angle out the back, before the rear tire, ect. im getting a new set up soon and i wanted to know what you guys liked and run on your truck.... Feel free to put pictures up of your set up/set ups you had in the past.
 
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Flowmaster 40 out the rear, I had a vortex muffler before the flowmaster tho and I'd prefer the flowmaster sound. But they are both very similar.

 
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Why not get what you like, not what we like.
 
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I have Side Swept/ Lightening style exhaust. Two tips coming out in front of the right rear tire. They are least likely to get messed up there. I have a Borla muffler single in/ dual out. I love it. I did have two pipes coming straight out the back with my other muffler, but smashed the tips while off-roading.

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straight pipe it all the way out the back
 
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Originally Posted by Downey
straight pipe it all the way out the back
Its a V6 not a V8.
 
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Here is my old set up:
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I think I'm done whoring in this thread... for now.
 
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Its a V6 not a V8.
so whats your point i love the sound of my truck straight piped with duals out the back and i get alot of complements on it too
 
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nice trucks i cant deside if i want stright or angled....
 
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so whats your point i love the sound of my truck straight piped with duals out the back and i get alot of complements on it too
I think it sounds like crap. Also why lose power?

Congrats on the compliments.
 
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heres a pic of mine its dual 45 out the rear with a flowmaster original 40
it sounds pretty good
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Gibson Extreme Dual Exhaust. Best exhaust for a ranger i think:
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It sounds 10 times better in person. Its got alot of pop and sound awesome on the go.
 
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Working on my V8 swap ideas....

i was thinking dual straight pipes or Cherry bombs, 1 on each side
dumping just in front of the rear tires....

looking for a really nice old school sound
 
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I think it sounds like crap. Also why lose power?

Congrats on the compliments.
no since its all the way out the back it has plenty of back pressure

soon i will have true duals with punched cats and glass packs mounted backwards
 
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no since its all the way out the back it has plenty of back pressure
I doubt it.
 
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why?
 
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A pipe is hollow. No real resistance. Maybe if you went smaller pipe then it would cause more back pressure but taking away the cats is taking away a lot of backpressure. The only way that stock sized piping would cause the same backpressure as the cats is if you extended it about 10 ft behind the truck. Now if you had a head work and a cam then you would really benefit from straight pipes.
 
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it has 2 inch pipe on it and all the bends i didnt loss any power at all
 
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If you didn't dyno it you don't know. When I took off my exhaust I though my truck was so much faster. Then I put the muffler back on because it was annoying and then I really felt what power I had lost.
 
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Flowmaster 40, dumped straight from muffler

sounds killer at 2-5000 rpms
 
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its no differnt than taking the cats out and putting a straight threw muffler on and dumping it
 
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You lose power that way too. There are some people out there that think by putting headers and a flow through muffler on a 4.0 will cause a power loss because it flows too much. Its simple. No backpressure means no exhaust scavenging which in turn means less power low end power on a stock motor.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2008
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Trigger - i love that setup and wouldnt mind doin that myself, it would be flattery right? :)
 
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Dual out the back all the way!
 
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Magnaflow dual cat back
 
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