I recently went to my local exhaust shop and they gave me these estimates for dual exhausts for my 95 F-150 4x4 5.0 V8:

Here are some prices for Cat-Back Dual exhaust (legally we can only split it after the converter)

Cat back Dual, 2.5" aluminized tailpipe out the back

1) No muffler = $185 plus tips
2) Glasspack y or Irontuff muffler = $245.00 plus tips
3) Flowmaster muffler = $325 plus tips
4) Magnaflow muffler (aluminized) = $325.00 plus tips
4) Magnaflow muffler (stainless steel) - $350 plus tips
5) Borla muffler (stainless steel) = $350 plus tips (reg $400)

For stainless steel pipes add $200 and have a lifetime warranty. The muffler warranties are as follows: no muffler, glasspack y and flowmaster = 1 year. Magnaflow aluminized, Magnaflow stainless steel and Borla = Lifetime

Tip prices start at $10 each and go up to $170 each


Which one, if any are good deals. The prices include the install.

Thanks,

Blaze


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well foir the price of the glasspack in my opinion, might as well just go with no muffler. flowmasters usually tend to be the favorite with trucks (that would probably be my choice based on sound). the plus about the stainless steel ones is that they wont rust, however. tough call. good luck. by the way, 2.25" pipes with no muffler will make you lose low end power (but what you lose in the bottom end you gain in the top). if it was me, id probably go with the no muffler and 2.25" pipes (i have no muffler and i LOVE the sound). just my opinion though...

 

well technically . you have two cats . one collector .(smaller one) where the pipes come together in . and a larger one behind it . you can legally remove the rear one . i had mine done that way . then a 3" pipe (about 2.5' long) into a flowmaster type aluminized si/do muffler. w/ dual 2.5" pipes out to rear . all mandrel bent with 3"x12" echo tips w/ slanted ends . all together cost me $200 out the door .

 

I'd go with the aluminized and flow masters. The aluminized wont rust. I had it on my mustang w/dynomax muffs and it never showed any signs of rust except on the chrome tips-typical. I drove it in the winter too on nice days when the roads weren't covered.
Prices seem pretty good.



Do it!

Macgyver, was your set-up a kit that could be ordered?

 

If you want them to do the work the prices aren't that bad. For what they are charging for a system, you could order a cat back with mandrel bent tubing, put it on yourself and save a few bucks.

You can get a full stainless system with tips for about $400. They want $550 plus tips? Keep in mind they get a markup on this stuff. Hell I'll install a cat back for $150!

 

inski
unfortunatly it wasn't a kit ,all custom bent/installed.

 

If it is legal in your state to remove the rear cat., then do it. If not, you can at least get a high flow cat. if your truck has at least 50,000 miles on it. Just going to a high flow cat. in the rear helped out a bit on the freeway. It doesn't bog as much when going up hills at 65 mph. There was a hill I'd go over every day and I would cringe every time I approached it because I would watch my speed decrease from 75 mph to 60 mph, then it would automatically downshift to 3rd just to maintain speed. Mind you this is with 35" tires, so I'm sure you probably don't have as much of a problem with bogging down as I did. But with the new high-flow cat., I can approach the hill, lose only 3-4 mph (as opposed to 10-15) and I can remain in OD. So there is something to be gained from a freer flowing exhaust. Oh and by the way, when I was bogging down, this was with a Flowmaster and dual tips. So stock would've been really terrible!!! So I would recommend doing something about that second cat. while you're at it. It will make a difference and be more effective than just adding a muffler and piping.

 

well before i had my exhaust done . i would be on the freeway and try to pass someone . i would load up at about 85 and i would lose power til i got back to about 75 . my rear cat may have been clogged ? that and the 1.5" pipe ....lol...after i got it done i could do 100 without it loading up at all :-)

 

I bought an Edelbrock cat back kit and installed it myself. The kit cost me under $200, but one of my better buddies works at Hawaii Racing, and got it for me at jobber. It included everything I needed, including tubing, muffler, clamps, hangers, etc. It has two pipes from the muffler back, and they both exit on the passenger side, after the wheel. It was easy to install, once the old crap was out. For that, I needed my air compressor and my air tools. Start to finish: maybe an hour and a half.

Take care,
-Chris