"Mallett, Donald B" <Donald.Mallett@bnsf.com> wrote:
: I like the look of the dual pipes exiting right in front of the rear
: passenger tire. There are a few questions regarding this. Keep in mind I
: have a QC, 4.7L auto with a cat back system currently installed. I would
: just change where the exhaust would exit.
: 1) Does the heat from the exhaust have any negative impact on tire life
: span?
: 2) The wheel, dose it get coating of exhaust crud on it, like rear bumpers
: do from rear exhaust?
: 3) Would the tone of the system change much?
: 4) The battle of the droning cab noise is on going, would this change much?
: Any other pro or cons about this? One pro I can think of is that much less
: weight from the pipes,
There shouldn't be any negative effects regarding tire life,
exhaust crud, etc. The sound probably will change - it will
be a little more harsh and less "refined". That tailpipe actually
does quite a bit to muffle the sound. As far as the cab droning
noise goes, its hard to say but I suspect it probably won't help
the situation.
When my Gibson cat-back rusted off, I replaced it with a
Dynomax Race Magnum muffler, exiting in front of the right
rear tire. It was way too loud for me - I had to put the cat
back in. That tamed it enough to make it bearable.
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