I put a Gibson on mine. Love the sound of it (nice throaty roar!) and it
wasn't that expensive. I've heard flowmaster are pretty good also, but I
haven't heard what they sound like.
-- Phil Batson '00 4x4 CC 4.7L http://www.ogzr.org/vrman/vrtruck.jpg ""John Bell"" <john_bell_2@hushmail.com> wrote in message news:bhco5c$jcl$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > Hey all, > > My ride: '00 QC 4x4 with the 5.9 V8. > > I'm in the market for an exhaust upgrade. Current mods to my truck are as > follows: > > - Intense Performance Stage II intake w/ 7" filter > - Hand custom throttle body (mildly shaved/ported/bored) with S-Bolt > - Brass cap & rotor > - 8mm JBA plug wires > - Autolite 3923 plugs > - 180 deg. thermostat > - Hypertech Power Programmer III (tuned for 93 octane w/ +500 above the > stock rev limiter) > - Passenger side radiator flap removed > > The above mods resulted in +2 MPG plus a noticable increase in power (butt > dyno). I think the stock > exhaust is definitely choking things up, however. > > What would y'all recommend for an exhaust upgrade given the above info? My > requirements: > > - Cat back system only (not worried about headers / custom Y pipe and so on > yet) > - cheap Cheap C H E A P (the cheaper the better) > - For those in the Austin, TX area: if you have had work like this done, who > did you take it to? I'd like to go welded if possible. > > That's all for now. Looking forward to some advice from the DML :-). > -- > JB > >
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