whats the best sounding exhaust?

[dessert chevy]

i have a 97 chevy k1500 i currently have glasspacks and hate the sound of them. want a deeper yet louder tone. i live in virginia so i have to keep cats. any ideas?

[LBS]

I have the same truck, with the 5.7, and I run dual 40 Series Flowmasters. Very nice sound, I would definetly reccomend getting them!

[McDivot09]

Me and my dad have had 40 series flowmasters on everything we have owned and love them everytime...

go with a 2 1/2 tip which somewhat changes the sound a little deeper...

[dessert chevy]

in your opinion what other mufflers out there have a close sound and tone to 40 series?

[jlee003]

i would go with the super 40's and turn em down in front of the rear axle

[dessert chevy]

well i have no lift on it so in the state of va i cant dump em out underneath my truck. i would fail inspection.

[FrostBite]

Ask in the exhaust section.

[mattman87]

Does any one have a video of a set of 40's?

[whiskeytown]

if you want loud then flows sound good...i have 40 series dumped with echo tips...i see you won't be able to dump them but i got mine done when i was in highschool about 5yrs ago and now i think its to loud in the cab and plan on getting magnaflow or something that has better air flow and sounds good but not necessarily loud...

[ZsevneeONE]

flowmaster 10 series sounds better than the 40s especially with no cats.40 series are over-rated.if it were me i'de just run no cats with an x-pipe with no mufflers can't beat that on the old 350s.

[BAP56049]

i ahve the same truck

get dynomax starights with dual cats

sound great inb idle and around 2000 rpms and then sounds amazing higher

[04BlackGMC]

Not straight pipes of glass packs.....The end

[92gmc1500]

irun a magnaflow cat with a dynomax bullet

[mossyoak 89]

i got straights and kept my cats and i think it sounds pretty damn good!

[Twiztedmods]

3" 40 series Flowmaster... Sounds good...

[ChevyMan02]

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/ogwynn9/trucks%20and%20models/th_100_1621.jpg (http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/ogwynn9/trucks%20and%20models/?action=view&current=100_1621.flv)

Thats my original setup 2.25" true duals with cats and no mufflers.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/ogwynn9/trucks%20and%20models/th_100_2549.jpg (http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/ogwynn9/trucks%20and%20models/?action=view&current=100_2549.flv)

Then I cut the cats and added an x-pipe, still no mufflers. 10 series will give you a little deeper tone just not as loud.

[SilveradoLQ9]

I would go with a magnaflow.

[lotsofmud400]

well i have no lift on it so in the state of va i cant dump em out underneath my truck. i would fail inspection.

so you have emissions in your state then...I was gonna say my last two trucks had no cats and a super 40. It sounds awesome!!! sucks for you cuz you need cats

[92gmc1500]

yea we got emissions it really does suck i want straight pipe it but ill have wait till i move to nc

[opsbear7]

magnaflows

[daniel99chevy]

honestly if you want it loud just unclamp it after the cat's and before the muffler, or just get nice exhaust.. hint hint (magnaflow)

[JoeliusZ28]

dual hookers w/ h-pipe on my truck:

http://www.joeldevriendt.com/files/public/automotive/98_sierra/exhaust/after.AVI

its not the loudest but i couldnt be happier with the exhaust note. i never tire of listening to it.

[Fishnfergie]

I went from Flows to Magnaflow and I am happier in every aspect, loudness, tone, and flow.

[mumbling_rednec]

what type of sound do you want if you want it to pop everytime at low rpm's go with straights if you want a low not to loud rumble go with a dynomax but if you want a low rumble when you start up but when you start driving you should go with a flowmaster series 40

Me I like as loud as you can get so i am going to have straight pipes and what type of emissions you got there cause here in texas some places check and some dont so down here we just take a pipe and weld it in the cat so we run true straights and it is LOUD!!

[92gmc1500]

lol yea we have to have working cats . . im gonna pipe throung cat and run bullets cuz we have have mufflers. . or maybe mag

[92gmc1500]

Z28 it sounds good

[emsmx5]

yea we got emissions it really does suck i want straight pipe it but ill have wait till i move to nc
We've got emissions testing down here too. I haven't had to go through it yet (just moved from FL with no tests) but I have a buddy with a 95 1500 with gutted cats and a Flowmaster (not sure the series). He passes emissions, but I know you can't dump it under the bed.

[92gmc1500]

yea it sucks we have it the same here

[mumbling_rednec]

do they look under there or do they hook something up to the pipes to read the gases cause if they just look under there then gut the cat and put a pipe in there

[92gmc1500]

they jus look . . ive been thinking bout cutting cats. . . ive been thinking bout x pipe but u thikn H or X pipe sounds better

[JoeliusZ28]

Z28 it sounds good
thanks!

[mumbling_rednec]

It depends on what type of sound you want on it each one has its own sound. if you cut your cats an easy way to get around would be to knock everything out of your cat and stick a pipe thru it and weld it shut looks just like you got a cat that is running and sounds loud as can be. Down here we are "suppose" to have working cats but as long as it looks like it then your good to go. I cant really tell about an X pipe or H pipe I havent really heard them because down here people go for as loud as they can

[TxWhiteZ71]

x3 on the magnaflow

[ChevyMan02]

I like the sound of an x-pipe better than an H pipe its smoother IMO.

[92gmc1500]

i was think x its more fun to build a custom exahust

[RoLL1n D4rK]

true dual straights and high flow cats.