I have had banks si/so for about 9 months including last winter here in Chicago...still looks great...once in a while I just hit it with a steel wool pad to shine the tip up nice...also use it on my chrome wheels...

bought the kit from socal motorsports for $410 shipped... here is the link
mine was for a 2007 supercrew w/5 1/2 ft bed...48743 so prices vary...
summit was like $475 shipped!!!

http://www.socalmotorsports.com/products/productID/697

I love the sound...vary agressive at WOT!!!...
easy to install...closer to 90 minutes...start to finish...
I left the hangers on the oem unit and just unbolted it as 1 part from the truck
The reason I bouth it was that the tip comes welded on already and I could do install myself...vs...having a clamp on tip that just looks cheap as hell or paying someone to weld a tip on...I also bought stainless steel band clamps because the cheap exhaust clamps rust out in like 6 months then have to be cut off...

just my 2 cents

 

Oh no i'm not putting banks down in anyways i love there system .. i just like really loud exhaust. the banks has a perfect tone and little drone if any IMO thats why i went with it.

 

Which dealer did you get it from for 469.00, and what year is your truck? for the price its alot more interesting. I talked straight to banks just to see their pricing it was 619.00, plus shipping which is why i originally posted in here to go a cheaper route.

 

Thats a good price. Unfortunately banks claims the 04-08 kits dont fit the 09-10 trucks when i talked to them directly, and of course the 09-10 kits even though pretty much the same cost alot more...

Also after just looking at the socalmotorsports on ebay their rating is 53.8% OMG! How are they still on ebay? Lowest i've ever seen.

 

I'd say the 04-08 would fit the only difference is the cab on the 09+ is bigger so the pipe that connects to the stock y pipe and muffler would need to be longer

 

hmm too save 200.00, thats an easy fix!

 

ill called them yesterday for thier "Saturday Deal" and was orginally quoted 592.00. Which was way more than i was willing to pay. I told them i seen the same system on another website for 488.00. So he talked to the "boss" and he quoted me 469.00 to the door. My pick-up is an '07 S-Crew w/6.5 bed.

 

Thats cool! I'd say you did really good then. The banks kits looks and sounds great and for a good price you got a great deal coming!

 

Also don't forget that on the 04-08 Banks kit they supply a new 3" intermediate pipe that bolts directly to the factory y-pipe. Most of the other kits (including Roush and Magnaflow) bolt to your factory intermediate pipe.

 

Yeah but if you're still using the OEM restricted Y-pipe, it really doesn't matter.

 

Stock y pipe should be replaced anyway...

 

$408 inc shipping 08 supercab with 8 foot bed.

 

True but I do think it helps out with the sound.

 

If its 3" it will

 

If anybody is wanting to purchase this kit you can get it from streetsideauto.com for $408.40 shipped using the coupon code "save10". I've used them before several times.... they ship fast and have cheap prices too.