side exhaust hurting me?
 

wondering because i have mine exiting in front of the rear tire i lost performance- sport truck exhaust from gibson doesn't recommend it for heavy duty towing.. wondering if should buy the complete magnaflow kit ( i have just the muffler) or get a tuner ( though can't get anyone to respond to emails and if pre sales service that poor...) i have a 4.0 ohv 5 speed

How do you know you lost power from the exhaust? Couldn't it just be the truck?

I noticed no difference now that my exhaust is in front of the rear tires.

Gibson Performance Exhaust - Trucks, SUV, Diesel, RV, and Marine. Performance Exhaust for the Enthusiast the fact that gibson doesn't recommend the super truck style ( exits in front of tires) for towing is making me think

it just says not for heavy duty towing. doubt youlll be doing any "heavy duty" towing with a ranger. And the last i checked you cant even get that super truck system from gibson for a ranger.

i realize that just something making me think... if affects a full size v8 truck on a v6 compact truck shouldn't make more of a difference? but i do tow on a regular basis- just perhaps not heavy duty- not fifth wheel stuff anyways

i wouldnt worry about it, if you are gonna drop the money for a diffent exahust save it and drop it into a tuner, a custom tune at that. it will be worth while and probly gain much much more than the exahust is claiming you lost.

X2, im sure its a generalized statement they slap on for some of the larger trucks that can and occasionally do carry the heavy loads.

called magnaflow...say won't hurt overall performance at most maybe lost some low end at most... any recommended vendor for a tuner? everyone i email doesn't respond- at very least should try throttle cable mod- that and supercharger about 2 mods i haven't tried yet

how much performance did you lose? I have notice basically no difference having mine dumped before the axle. You not so much losing performance as much as just moving the torque around.

exactly! i cant hardly believe you could feel the difference? I have an airaid intake on mine and a gibson extreme dual, and i can tell you that aside from being louder, it is not noticeably different that it was before.

the only real advantage i can see in buying the magnaflow over the other exhausts, is that they have a stainless option, which is going to last longer if you drive salted roads.

i didnt notice any performance difference, just louder, and i gained about .3-.5 mpg which is noticeable when your used to 12.5 mpg

I don't think it has a thing to do with performance and everything to do with the drone that comes with exhaust in front of the tire

I have side exhaust Bassani and tow all the time...no issues hear except it gets droney and loud sometimes, same power as before, have to downshift at all the same hills.