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banks monster exhaust
went to 4 wheel parts to see if i could get an exhaust (banks monster). i was suprised when he told me it it would cost me 782 bucks 
. is that what they really go for or is the guy trying to 
me ? i had a 2004 f150 before and paid like 230 for a flowmaster.
. is that what they really go for or is the guy trying to me ? i had a 2004 f150 before and paid like 230 for a flowmaster.
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I paid $430 from
WWW.AJUSA.COM
They still list them but don't have prices listed for some reason. I don't know if they worked out the problem, but the Banks Monster that I had (& then sold) had an absolutely unbearable drone right at 1500-1800 rpm, right where you would be cruising 90% of the time.
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WWW.AJUSA.COM
They still list them but don't have prices listed for some reason. I don't know if they worked out the problem, but the Banks Monster that I had (& then sold) had an absolutely unbearable drone right at 1500-1800 rpm, right where you would be cruising 90% of the time.
KC-10 FE out...
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I bought KC's exhaust. I love it, does seem to not help low end much. The drone he talks about I don't notice much, usually ride alone so the stereo is turned up.
I had a Walker Dynomax and and a K&N Fipk on my 99 and it was a little sluggish until you hit about 2K Rpms then whole new truck.
Have been told it is not as good as the MagnaFlows, but I got a great deal and it is what I was looking at getting anyway.
I had a Walker Dynomax and and a K&N Fipk on my 99 and it was a little sluggish until you hit about 2K Rpms then whole new truck.
Have been told it is not as good as the MagnaFlows, but I got a great deal and it is what I was looking at getting anyway.
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Originally Posted by shtrdave
I bought KC's exhaust. I love it, does seem to not help low end much. The drone he talks about I don't notice much, usually ride alone so the stereo is turned up.
I had a Walker Dynomax and and a K&N Fipk on my 99 and it was a little sluggish until you hit about 2K Rpms then whole new truck.
Have been told it is not as good as the MagnaFlows, but I got a great deal and it is what I was looking at getting anyway.
I had a Walker Dynomax and and a K&N Fipk on my 99 and it was a little sluggish until you hit about 2K Rpms then whole new truck.
Have been told it is not as good as the MagnaFlows, but I got a great deal and it is what I was looking at getting anyway.
Having compared stock to Banks Monster to Gibson SI/SO, I will say the Banks has a definitely power advantage over the Gibson.
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$464 shipped:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-20...spagenameZWD1V
Thats who I got mine from. I love it and it has ZERO drone.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-20...spagenameZWD1V
Thats who I got mine from. I love it and it has ZERO drone.
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Originally Posted by nitzer280
Does an after-market exhaust like this really increase your HP or is that just advertising mumbo jumbo?
Like I said a few posts up, I've compared 3 systems in less than a week:
1. Stock: Sounds like a Singer sewing machine. It actually feels like the engine is struggling to push the exhaust thru that POS.
2. Banks Monster Power: Made great power, sounds like a musclecar when you get on it & looks freaking awesome with that bazooka barrell exhaust tip looking at you. The single only reason I sold it was the droning. If it didn't do that, I would never have sold it. I loved the sound when you floored it.
3. Gibson SI/SO 3" Mandrel Bent: Not a bad system but nothing to write home about. It makes a noticable power increase over stock but nowhere near as much as the Banks. The Gibson muffler is twice as big as the Banks. It makes a nice subtle rumble. Not much louder than stock really but it absolutely sounds better than stock.
After all this, if I had to do it all over again, I would have gone with Borla. I originally wanted a Borla system but when I called them, they said that they didn't have the systems ready for the 05's yet. For those not familiar, there was a big hoopla around late 04 to mid 05 with the exhausts on the F-150. Some had a "S Bend" in the pipe, some didn't.https://www.f150online.com/galleries...3637&anum=7720 That bend f'd up the aftermarket companies and lots of guys bought systems that didn't fit & had to send them back or mod them to get them to fit. I had to have Gibson make me a custom mid pipe to get mine to work. Borla's sound like music on a Camaro and they probably have been in business longer than any other exhaust company other than Flowmaster or Walker/Dynomax. How they sound on a 5.4 3V, I have no idea. If not Borla then probably Bassani. No matter how much people love them, I'm not impressed with Magnaflow.
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Originally Posted by KC-10 FE
...SNIP... No matter how much people love them, I'm not impressed with Magnaflow.
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I have had Bassani, Borla and Magnaflow in direct comparison, not on my truck but on my cobra. All 3 make good quality products.
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I took my motorhome to the banks facility in Azuza to have a full system installed. While there i had asked one of the tech's about a Bank's exhaust for my 04 F-150 (4.6), he told me it would not make much of a difference in performance. I was surprised he told me that.