Looking to quiet the exhaust some

[jake wells]

Here's an in-the-cab perspective of the exhaust. I recorded this leaving work last night. Yes, it's vertical since phone was in dash cradle and it's a night recording; so, not much to see. Just see with your ears, lol.

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got a 700r4 in that?

 

[87ChevyR10]

got a 700r4 in that?

Yup

 

[jake wells]

Yup

i use to have a 87 but it never shifted as smooth as yours.

 

[87ChevyR10]

i use to have a 87 but it never shifted as smooth as yours.

She shifts hard when cold, especially 1st to 2nd, but softens up when warm.

 

[jake wells]

She shifts hard when cold, especially 1st to 2nd, but softens up when warm.

mine also shifted in and out of overdrive all the time on the interstate.

 

[87ChevyR10]

mine also shifted in and out of overdrive all the time on the interstate.

Mine doesn't, only when I give enough pedal. Sometimes it won't do it at all. Probably needs a new TV cable.

 

[jake wells]

but on your exhaust you can move your muffler to infront of the axle and run the tail pipes out under the rear bumper and that will get it much more quiet.

 

[87ChevyR10]

but on your exhaust you can move your muffler to infront of the axle and run the tail pipes out under the rear bumper and that will get it much more quiet.

Probably could if the kit I bought had fit better. All of it is made by Flotech. Although, when I installed it a couple years, the weather was getting stormy and I was rushing to get it done. I'll need new headers in another couple years, I'll probably get a better quality setup then. Before I installed the turnouts, the cabin drone was horrible and the tone range was a lot higher. These turnouts have given the exhaust note a deeper tone and it no longer drones. I like the tone, just wish I had taken more time to install the exhaust better. I might try to correct it, but the clamps are probably rust-welded together by now.

 

[jake wells]

single chambers would sound good on it.
i had a truck at one time with burned out glasspacks it sounded ok till it back fired one day and blew one end of the muffler out lol.

 

[Honky Kong jr]

Probably could if the kit I bought had fit better. All of it is made by Flotech. Although, when I installed it a couple years, the weather was getting stormy and I was rushing to get it done. I'll need new headers in another couple years, I'll probably get a better quality setup then. Before I installed the turnouts, the cabin drone was horrible and the tone range was a lot higher. These turnouts have given the exhaust note a deeper tone and it no longer drones. I like the tone, just wish I had taken more time to install the exhaust better. I might try to correct it, but the clamps are probably rust-welded together by now.

Clamps are cheap compared to divorce.......

 

[87ChevyR10]

single chambers would sound good on it.
i had a truck at one time with burned out glasspacks it sounded ok till it back fired one day and blew one end of the muffler out lol.

I had an 85 with a 355 and Flowmaster 40's. It sounded good, but I like the raspy sound of glasspacks. The Purple Hornies have a real good sound to them, except for the rattle at idle.

 

[jake wells]

jones builds one that sounds like a cross between a flowmaster and a glasspack.

 

[HotRodPC]

mine also shifted in and out of overdrive all the time on the interstate.

You probably had a real tall rear end gear ratio. If you'd have had 3.42's or 3.73's it wouldn't have been in and out of OD so much.

 

[jake wells]

jones flow pack is what i use on my stuff
and it is surprisingly quiet on take off and loud as hell at wide open.
only 27.00 through summit.

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[jake wells]

You probably had a real tall rear end gear ratio. If you'd have had 3.42's or 3.73's it wouldn't have been in and out of OD so much.

it got close to 20 mpg on the interstate running 75 mph.