So i'm in need of new exhaust...cause mine is rotting away. My truck is a 98 reg cab, short box, 5.2L. I got a quote from a local mechanic who specializes in exhaust for dual exhaust from my manifolds-back...$800. that includes 2 new cats, 2 new muff's, and all the custom bent piping. but i think i'd rather do it myself and buy a kit from the internet and have the satisfaction of installing it myself. so what i wanna know is from you guys who know more about exhaust than i do...is should i get 1 new cat and a cat-back dual package..or true duals? bassically what im looking for is more snap on the throttle and good back-pressure cause my truck is a ***** in the low RPM range. and of course i want the sound too

sorry about the novel i just wrote...but giving details means getting details right?

 

catback for sure...and that 5.2 actually works better with the single pipe setup. do a highflow cat (if at all) and then the muffler depends on how you want it to sound.

rumble...pop...loud...low...clean but tough...obnoxious

no matter what...$800...IS WAY WAY WAY TOO MUCH!!!

 

...nevermind...you are in the maple leaf...everything is expensive there.

 

haha yep. if you think exhaust is expensive...you should see what everything else is

 

ill just stick to good ole sweet home alabama

 

what im doing is buying a high flow cat with a duel out let, and buy what ever exhaust i want for them, then straight pipe it

 

Smokes and Beer are pretty crazy up here

 

pypes makes a nice sounding kit. one guy bought one and installed it then put up a video but i can't find his thread. the search isn't working right. i believe he got the street pro muffler.
magnaflow has the universal catalytic converters on summitracing.com for about 75$.
gibson also makes a complete kit that sounds good.

 

checck out youtube for sounds, plenty of diffrent ones that im sure you would like ..

 

i ran 3 inch pipe off the cat into a V-Force muffle. outa 2.5 duals. It's loud though, I'm not to sure what you are looking for