4.3 straight piped

[slpv09]

lookin to go straight pipes on my 97 s10 4.3 headers and all and one know any good combos of cats and mufflers lookin for a deep like v8 tone and pretty loud

[s10gmconversion]

Quote: Originally Posted by slpv09

lookin to go straight pipes on my 97 s10 4.3 headers and all and one know any good combos of cats and mufflers lookin for a deep like v8 tone and pretty loud

so do you wanna go straight pipes or do you want cats and mufflers???
and you will never get a v8 tone from a v6

[XDime99]

Quote: Originally Posted by s10gmconversion

so do you wanna go straight pipes or do you want cats and mufflers???
and you will never get a v8 tone from a v6

x2!

[93_Deuce]

When I had my engine replaced I had heddman hedders installed, custom 2 1/2" or 2 1/4" Y-pipe to a Hi Flow Magna Cat and a Dynomax Bullet muffler and turned down after that.

I think it sounds awesome. Of course its no V8 but it has a little growl at idle and a unique sound under throttle. Not at all raspy or nasty sounding!

The muffler and cat were cheap from www.Summit.com

[Nario]

you can take your cat off, put on a flowmaster super 40 muffler and run it down before the rear axle to have it sound like this

[2LO4SNO]

i will give that a big

[1sic03x]

Quote: Originally Posted by s10gmconversion

so do you wanna go straight pipes or do you want cats and mufflers???

lol thats what i was thinking.

[93_Deuce]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nario

you can take your cat off, put on a flowmaster super 40 muffler and run it down before the rear axle to have it sound like this

That sounds pretty good man

[slpv09]

well i should say dual exhaust but i think im gonna go with some high flow cats i just dont know what mufflers to use... i have a flowmaster 40 on now but its not loud at all but i do like the sound

[s10gmconversion]

Quote: Originally Posted by slpv09

well i should say dual exhaust but i think im gonna go with some high flow cats i just dont know what mufflers to use... i have a flowmaster 40 on now but its not loud at all but i do like the sound

just run open headers... its loud

[gillzs10]

my best friend has a 00 tahoe 4.3 straight piped after the cat and it sounds badass! I never thought it would sound good but it really does and highway noise not annoying inside IMO

[SnoMan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nario

you can take your cat off, put on a flowmaster super 40 muffler and run it down before the rear axle to have it sound like this

Do cats really make a difference in sound? I have heard trucks with and without and I am not sure if itsthe muffler sounding different or the lack of the cat.

[1sic03x]

Quote: Originally Posted by SnoMan

Do cats really make a difference in sound? I have heard trucks with and without and I am not sure if itsthe muffler sounding different or the lack of the cat.

Yes.

Flowmaster 40 with cat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdLVLNybXiI

Flowmaster 40 w/o cat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxrYnohPQtY

Thanks to hivoltagedriver...

[chevy262]

Quote: Originally Posted by s10gmconversion

so do you wanna go straight pipes or do you want cats and mufflers???
and you will never get a v8 tone from a v6

I have a full size truck with 3in inlet, a flowmaster street series muffler, and 2 2.25" pipes out the back of it. No one has ever guessed it's a 4.3 without knowing it. In fact, I had one guy complement me on my exhaust, said "you don't see normal pipes on v8's nowadays" -- he was referring to my 2.25" pipes. If he only knew

But it's gunna be harder to trick people with an s10.


I would say this depends on how much power you have now or how much you're going to add in the future. The cheaper alternative than full pipes is one in/two out. It'd cost half the price and as long as you're staying under somewhere around 400-500 hp you're fine. Headers will help wake it up a good bit

[s10gmconversion]

yes the idle can sound like that but you find me a v6 with his foot to the floor that sounds like a v8 and i will be amazed

[chevy262]

Quote: Originally Posted by s10gmconversion

yes the idle can sound like that but you find me a v6 with his foot to the floor that sounds like a v8 and i will be amazed

I have owned a small number of cars. My truck now can't compare with an open headered 383 in my cutlass - but that's just noise, not an exhaust. My truck sounds better than my old 350 el camino with straight pipes and glasspacks (don't have the car anymore).

And, s10gmconversion, if you heard my truck without knowing, even at full throttle, you'd also think it was a v8. I'm no engine novice, the sound is the the same.

[s10gmconversion]

Quote: Originally Posted by chevy262

I have owned a small number of cars. My truck now can't compare with an open headered 383 in my cutlass - but that's just noise, not an exhaust. My truck sounds better than my old 350 el camino with straight pipes and glasspacks (don't have the car anymore).

And, s10gmconversion, if you heard my truck without knowing, even at full throttle, you'd also think it was a v8. I'm no engine novice, the sound is the the same.

well then id have to say let me see a video

[chevy262]

Quote: Originally Posted by s10gmconversion

well then id have to say let me see a video

why

[s10gmconversion]

why not

[chevy262]

Quote: Originally Posted by s10gmconversion

why not

I'm not going to go out of my way to take a video for someone I don't know who's going to analyze it and point out the different parts of exhaust tone explaining how it sounds like a v6

[s10gmconversion]

Quote: Originally Posted by chevy262

I'm not going to go out of my way to take a video for someone I don't know who's going to analyze it and point out the different parts of exhaust tone explaining how it sounds like a v6

then its an epic fail

[chevy262]

Quote: Originally Posted by s10gmconversion

then its an epic fail

really? I'm guessing that's supposed to make me motivated to take a vid. How mature was I two years ago? I don't remember it being that long ago...

[s10gmconversion]

nobodys being immature. you said your truck sounds like a v8 so i swanted to hear it so you got your panties in a bundle. looks to me youre the immature one

[chevy262]

Quote: Originally Posted by s10gmconversion

nobodys being immature. you said your truck sounds like a v8 so i swanted to hear it so you got your panties in a bundle. looks to me youre the immature one

I can give you pics right now, pm me. But I'm not taking a vid unless you're cool. Like I said why would I take a clip of my exhaust for someone I don't know whose just going to b.s. excuses of why it sounds like a v6.

And if I have the same vid posted as it being a v8 without knowing you'd tell me how different parts of the exhaust tone sound like a v8. Catch the drift?

[s10gmconversion]

no no if it sounded like a v8 i would give you props. no need to point out stupid details to make you look wrong

[556mm]

you two fight like a married couple.

[s10gmconversion]

Quote: Originally Posted by lowcherrydime

you two fight like a married couple.

well thank you oprah lol

[chevy262]

Quote: Originally Posted by s10gmconversion

no no if it sounded like a v8 i would give you props. no need to point out stupid details to make you look wrong

pm sent

[SnoMan]

I was thinkin of cutting off my tailpipe and just putting a turn down after the muffler? How do u think it would sound?

[jimbosv650]

Stock muffler? I dont think there will be any difference in sound

[SnoMan]

I was also thinkin of getting a flowmaster 1 in 2 out and just putting turn downs after it. My uncle had a 20 muffler like that and it didnt sound bad but it was on a 350. Anyone have any guidance or opinions on the sound that set up would make?

[2LO4SNO]

4.3's sound like turds no matter what you do, period.

[S15vortecpwr]

just remember on any vehicle exhaust will sound different and people will have their own opinion. On another note if you like the sound of your vehicle on the inside it will sound totally diff on the outside.

i personally have factory cat, a flow 40 single in/dual out with turn downs reight behind teh tires, it has a depe rumble, and i can't hear it in the cab which is what i like. There is no use and telling every cop in town I am coming down the road. that is what MY WS6 is for.

IMO, if your exhaust is loud it better be packign some HP to move the vehicle. Having loud A$$ exhaust and the vehicle moving 10 feet per hour looks and sound like shi*

[Crew Cab Sonoma]

Quote: Originally Posted by chevy262

if you heard my truck without knowing, even at full throttle, you'd also think it was a v8. I'm no engine novice, the sound is the the same.

to the trained ear, they do not sound the same.
you can get the same loudness and tone,
but the melody is different,
and not as pleasant as the V8's...

[93_Deuce]

Quote: Originally Posted by 2LO4SNO

4.3's sound like turds no matter what you do, period.

Uhh....Really? 2.2's sound like turds no matter what.

I have heard some good sounding 4.3's.

Obviously no V8 but decent sounding none the less.

[x ballin 4.3 x]

anybody tells you 4.3's don't sound good, they're full of it. A good magnaflow cat n 2.5 pipes w/dumps by the bumper/rollpan, best combo ever. You can hear me a mile away

[SnoMan]

I am lookin mainly for deep, good sound not just noise and this truck is my dd so i dont want it to be droning inside. My exhaust is i think the original from what i can tell from maintence records i have. My truck has 136,000 on it and i have no clue if its even remotly possible that it last that long (but it came from new jersey then went to long island and has never seen salt). Im looking for cheap and still sounding good and i like the idea of getting the sound to atleast the rear axel. Would using a single in single out sound any diff. from a single in dual out? Again, any help is much appreciated. Thanks.