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summit151
03-29-2011, 08:55 PM
i am looking for a new cat back exhaust system for y 2008 Chevrolet sliverado 5.3l what is the best sounding exhaust system?

dale7637
03-29-2011, 09:21 PM
I am a big fan of magna flow, just not a fan of the price.

Elkaholic6
03-29-2011, 10:32 PM
Can't go wrong with the sound of a Banks Monster.

hunter49
03-29-2011, 10:37 PM
Get an electric cutout, you can install it just after the catalytic converter. Raceland cutout costs about $100..maybe $20-30 to ship it from the states, and another $40 to weld it in place. It sounds MEAN while the cutout is open, but when its closed its no different assuming you keep stock exhaust. No annoying drone on the highway.

Frans
03-29-2011, 11:13 PM
The best SOUNDING exhaust???? The one I ain't hearing! :-)

TreeGuy
03-29-2011, 11:15 PM
X100!

Off in the Bushes
03-30-2011, 05:58 AM
I had a 3" flow master cat back exhaust with a 50 series flow master muffler on a dodge dakota with a 318 in it and sounded good. But there was no sneaking up on roosters with driving ditches etc or getting in the back country for hunting without announcing to everyone that you where coming. But it did free up some power in the lower RPM range. I also had a K&N CAI on it. When the CAT plugged I replace it with a Magna Flow high flow CAT. Looking back I should have tricked the sensor and removed the CAT entirely. But the $ was the same.

243 Killer
03-30-2011, 08:01 AM
My 2008 yukon has a 3" catback magnaflow and it sounds pretty good.

AbAngler
03-30-2011, 08:34 AM
Get an electric cutout, you can install it just after the catalytic converter. Raceland cutout costs about $100..maybe $20-30 to ship it from the states, and another $40 to weld it in place. It sounds MEAN while the cutout is open, but when its closed its no different assuming you keep stock exhaust. No annoying drone on the highway.

x2. If I could redo my trucks exhaust, this is what I'd do.

I have a Flowmaster 50 exhaust. Its not too loud at idle or low throttle, but ramps up pretty good.

ACKLEY ABE
03-30-2011, 08:44 AM
Hard to beat Magna Flow for any application

Okotokian
03-30-2011, 08:54 AM
i am looking for a new cat back exhaust system for y 2008 Chevrolet sliverado 5.3l what is the best sounding exhaust system?

If you live near me, I'd say the best one is the quietest one... :thinking-017::happy0059:

Personally, I got over my need for noise in elementary school when I quit using cloths pins to attach cardboard to hit the spokes of my bike. ;) LOL

Yeah yeah, I know I'm showing my age, BUT I NEED MY SLEEP! LOL

coorslight
03-30-2011, 09:10 AM
The bad noise is from retards with straight pipes as much as like them driving around flooring it at 2 in the morining i chased on down and gave him wat for the other day now him and all his freinds stopped.

love magna flow just so smooth

Fisherpeak
03-30-2011, 09:39 AM
If you live near me, I'd say the best one is the quietest one... :thinking-017::happy0059:

Personally, I got over my need for noise in elementary school when I quit using cloths pins to attach cardboard to hit the spokes of my bike. ;) LOL

Yeah yeah, I know I'm showing my age, BUT I NEED MY SLEEP! LOL

I`m with you on that.Black truck,black canopy,black windows,quietest exhaust you can get.Bought it from a cop,that probably explains it.
And I HATE those big boom box stereos cranked up to 10!:angry3:

cooter78
03-30-2011, 09:42 AM
I put a Magnaflow cat back system on my dads 07 chev and it has a really nice sound without being annoying on the highway. It sounds similar to a vette now but it is a 6.0L half ton. Price really wasn't bad either and easy to install.

ACKLEY ABE
03-30-2011, 10:52 AM
I put a Magnaflow cat back system on my dads 07 chev and it has a really nice sound without being annoying on the highway. It sounds similar to a vette now but it is a 6.0L half ton. Price really wasn't bad either and easy to install.

Well not quite......I have a big block vette with Magna Flows :)

Jwood 456
03-30-2011, 04:17 PM
According to reviews, maganaflow exhaust is the best sounding exhaust you can get for pretty much any vehicle.