I've got the new system on. Works pretty good, but is a little louder than I expected. I don't think I care for the single 3 inch system. This will definitely be my last single system. The sound is a little more brappy than it would have been with duals, so later on I may get another Flowmaster 2 into 1 and drop the rear pipes to dual 2.25s with glasspacks to tone the sound down some. I hate saying this, but I think I've become accustomed to a nice, quiet exhaust .

Performance, on the other hand, is a whole different story. Way above where it was. There was a small improvement in fuel economy, but not enough to justify the expense. I've got another school coming up so will be off for a bit, but I'm thinking of trying an Ed Wright chip tuned for fuel economy when I get back.

New system is a set of Summit headers, Stainless Works chambered muffler, a Flowmaster 2 into 1, and had to have the muffler shop add a glasspack with a turndown in the back due to the obnoxious noise the system made with just the one muffler. Tone is great, just has that braap to it that I don't care for, that the dual 2.25s should take care of should I decide to mess with it later. This exhaust will definitely last till the truck's first engine swap, which will sadly be a few years down the road.

I had the same problem with my exhaust and ran into a conumdrum in that the single exhaust dynoed 3 to 4 HP above duals.

I solved the problem of the 3" `drone,brapp, harmonics' and fixed it by using a 3" 'y' and welding cones inside the 2 exit pipes. The cones were cut off to 2-1/8"dia (inside)--same area as the inside of the 3" exhaust. It sounds sweet now with no unwanted noise and maintained the performance.


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