hey fellas.... who here has run there truck with open headers or with out a muffler and just stock exhaut manifold.... howd it sound? because im throwin cut outs on behind the cat im just wondering... thanx

 

I ran mine for a few monthes with stock headers and just the cat. It sounded like ****, flat out. Don't do it unless its just for screwing around with. Killed my mpg and power. Now I have a Magnaflow System

 

im running that setup. i love it. sounds nasty with the High flow cat. i cant wait to get headers though so it sounds better. its crackles and gargles alot but i love that.

 

i ran open headers with mine for a week or to when the cat clogged can you say deathing loud u could hear me from blocks away and it was funny scaring people with it reved up a hell of alot quicker and had a massive bacl fire when u let off that sounded like a gun shot i would stick with full exhaust i lucky i didnt get pulled over and also the cat makes a hugh diffrence loudness because i had just the cat on there before it clogged it was loud but cutting it off u couldnt hear the person inside next to u

 

Ewwwwww, I hate that crackle and gargle sound!

 

I had a dump between my cat/catback and with headers it sounded like crap. While it was marginally faster for the sound, not worth it IMHO.
Headers, ypipe and h/f cat (gutted itself) with Magnaflow glasspack. Had the oddcrackle letting off when coming off the highway butwas minor, soundedgreat overall. Had to pass etest 2yrs later so new Magnaflow h/f cat so its quieter now.
Here is what it sounded like NA with a mild cam on the 1/4mile. (smoking hemi Ram)
http://www.rm-indy.com/wavefiles/RM-IndyVsHemi.wmv

 

you can get these pieces that go before the mufflers and they have electric flaps, when you press a button you have a straight through. sorry don't have a link

 

i've been looking at exhuast and frankly being a college student i'm too broke to go for a system (gotta pay for beer and women some how) i'm considering buying a 2.5" glasspack and a turn down and seeing how well it does. a hundred dollars for a flowmaster just doesn't jive well.

 

i just cut off my flowmaster about a week ago and bolted up a piece of 3" pipe with a nice turndown in its place and it sounds pretty good. really deep and lots of crackle. i have pacesetter headers though..

 

Im Running stock manifolds into a stock cat...then straight back to about the middle of the truck, then it splits off, and Y's into Duel out teh back...Has A real nice tuned sound.