Trevor
I've got the 3" single Gibson cat-back on my '95 V8. I agree with
everything Scott said. However, I noticed a lot more grunt off the line.
Perhaps this is in conjunction with the K&N FIPK.
In any event, it's well worth it.
Richard in S A
>1) Performance gains: A little. It's a heavy truck so I didn't
>expect one mod like the exhaust to make a *huge* difference.
>But she feels a little quicker.
>
>2) Sound: Great! Great! Ask Sean Meldrum about the sound
>of my truck. I've heard it just a few times (since I don't
>let other folks drive my truck very often) and I really like it.
>Also, the sound level inside the cab is very low. I like that.
>I don't want to listen to my exhaust every time I drive down
>the road. I want that sound to get out behind/beside the truck
>and warn everyone else. :^)
>
>3) Installation: I did it myself. Very easy. The Gibson system
>uses the factory hangers and just bolts onto the pipe coming from
>the cat. Piece of cake.
>
>4) Price: I got the aluminized version. You can buy Gibson cat-back
>systems from practically any truck performance place in the U.S.
>Since Gibson is based in CA, there are a ton of Gibson resellers
>on the West Coast. Note: I found out first-hand that it will always
>be cheaper to search for a good price from a dealer instead of
>ordering directly from Gibson. The folks at Gibson told me over
>the phone that they keep their prices high so that they don't
>compete with their dealers/resellers.
>
>I am *very* happy with my exhaust. I think the total price
>was around $275 *including* a good deal of shipping to
>get the system from the West Coast to WI.
>
>One other thing: Don't do the dual pipe. Stick with the single pipe
>system. Unless your truck has stacks with rain caps coming up behind
>the cab, you should stick with a single pipe.
>
>-Scott
>'97 Dak CC 4x4 Gibson 3" cat-back.
>
>
>
>"No, Homer, very few cartoons are broadcast live. It's a
>terrible strain on the illustrator's wrist."
>
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