Flowmaster 50 DF went on my '99 318 this weekend. I like the sound - it's not
obnoxiously loud, but you know it's there. Left all the original piping on the
truck.
How "mean and loud" do you want to go? There's a point where it's obnoxious for
both passengers and your neighbors. I don't think I'd go louder than the FM 50
on my truck. To be honest, I think your best bet is to listen to trucks that
have the exhausts you're considering and see what they sound like.
If you're still on the original muffler, be ready for a struggle in taking the
old one out. I brought my truck & muffler out to Jon's this weekend "for some
help" and it turned into Jon pulling out the plasma cutter and ripping into the
pipes. It was not a pretty sight - a catback is definitely worth the extra
price, as it'll be much less trouble.
For the folks who were at Jon's Saturday, it seems to have gotten deeper, and I
can hear it in-cab a little more now. Guess it needed to break in.
Rick Rieger wrote:
> Hi guys, an exhust question.
> I understand that exhaust is everyones own preference. But i would like some
> idea, maybe some links or suggestions. I have a 97 SLT CC. I am looking
> right now into the different types. People say to go with flowmaster or
> gibson. I have gone to sites and listened to sound bites, but what can that
> really tell me?
> I want a mean sounding muffler to go on a 5.2, so what series is loud and
> mean sounding?
> Also i was wondering if there are pix of dakotas with dual and some of side
> exhaust for a look comparrison.
> thanks people!
>
> --
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> 97 FlameRed SLT CC
> 5.2 V8
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> SoftTop
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>
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>
> *woof*
-- -andy andylevy@yahoo.com Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/ http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/ '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
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