Hey whats up? Im lookin for some help with some one with a little experience ...
I just got a 1999 F-150 Lariat SuperCab and was wondering what the best Exhaust system to get is (preferable Dual) and when I decide to do some other things to it what should I look to do first?

Thanks

 

I would look into Magnaflow exhaust systems for performance. Then I would do: 1)exhaust 2)Intake 3)XCAL 2 or any other programmer 4)elec. fans 5)underdrive pulleys 6)gears - 4:10's 7) higher speed rated tires

I have the lightning style Magnaflow cat-back system on mine...si/do muffler +tips exiting right before the passenger tire...

 

I had a Magnaflow cat-back system on my 99 5.4 and am about to order one for my recently aquired 02 5.4. Part number for is 15749.

Magnaflow's cat-back systems come with 3" pipe from the cat to the muffler, then dual 2.5 " pipe from the muffler back. All pipe is T-304 stainless and is mandrel bent. The muffler is polished and the kit includes two 3.5" slash-cut polished stainless tips.

 

Hey thanks Brina for ur input it helped... i started lookin at it last night its not that expensive and i assume it sounds great...... do you have any old pictures of that exhaust on ur old 99 lariat? that u could post?? thx for the help again

 

if you havent looked at flowmaster i would, it is cheaper than the magnaflow, and in my opinion has a better sound, good luck

 

Magnaflow wants something like $600 fro the system on there website. The best place to buy one, though is through hottexhaust.com and use coupon code fordtruck8. Total comes to about $390. I'll dig up some pictures and post them later.

 

O hey Brian i have one more request since u seem to be the most help and i thank you for that... could u maybe help me find an exhaust clip so i can see what the Magna Flow 15749 sounds like?? before i decide to buy it?

Thank again for you help

 

Some guys like the Flowmaster, some like Magnaflow. Flowmaster makes a cat-back kit for our trucks as well, but people don't use it very often because it doesn't come with the muffler most guys want. Plus, it doesn't have the fit/finish of the Magnaflow, nor is it Stainless with a polished muffler. If you want to go Flowmaster, you'll probably need to have a muffler shop do the work. I don't like that aproach, though. Most muffler shops will use small-diameter crush-bent aluminized pipe with sloppy welds and it will look hacked-together and sloppy in general. In addition, I don't like the way Flowmaster sounds. They have a whinier sound (like a V10 IMO), although they are louder, which I do like. The Magnaflow will be pretty subtle at first, but will sound louder once you get some miles on it. It always has a better tone to it, though. Again, just my opinion here.

As for the pictures, here are several links to pictures in my gallery here. The first one isn't a close-up, but you can see the tips from the side. The second picture should be a close-up of the tips. They are 3.5".


https://www.f150online.com/galleries...794-125979.jpg


https://www.f150online.com/galleries...794-144459.jpg

Check out Magnaflow's website for sound clips. They don't have a clip of the 15749, though. The closet thing they have is the Expedition clip. The sound is similar, though. Here is the link:

http://www.magnaflow.com/04sound/04trucks.asp

 

Hey Thanks Brian you've been a really big help... where u from in Texas?

 

i like my flowmasters, but i dont have a modular truck

 

Dallas/Ft. Worth area, closer to Ft. Worth.

 

aww... ur a pretty good ways from me.... well im down near the coast im right smack dab in between Houston and Galveston....

 

Hey Brian whered u get you exhaust put on? or did u take the risk and put it on yourself? got any suggestions?

 

If I was to do it again I would get the magnaflow! :beers:

 

I put it on myself in about 2 hours. Several tips I have:

-Cut the old exhaust just behind the muffler and take it off in two pieces.

-It can be a pain to initially get the first section of old exhaust to slide off. Use a big hammer.

-If you have the factory class III reciever hitch, you'll need to remove one bolt on the driver side and replace it with the threaded hanger for the left tailpipe.