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Old 01-30-2006, 01:51 AM
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Default 2.5" or 3"

I'm ready to order some stuff for my truck, and what I'm mainly ordering is exhaust components and an amplifier.

What I want to know is should I go 2.5" or 3" for my exhaust setup?
 
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Old 01-30-2006, 02:08 AM
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Default RE: 2.5" or 3"

i voted 3, but im biased because i have a 3" exhaust....i like the tone it gives it


here is the exhaust i got, good price for a good name....AND it wont void warrenty

http://www.performancecenter.com/pro...er_JBA50-1534/
 
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I'm going to be doing a true dual exhaust setup with I plan on Flowaster 40's on it... and preferred 3" piping unless someone can tell me otherwise why not..
 
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Default RE: 2.5" or 3"

if goin true duals dont go any bigger than 2.5
 
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too little backpressure? or what? What is it you have?
 
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Duals using 2.5



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duals using 2.5", catless, if you can get away with it. If you can't get away with completely removing your cat, then I'd recommend doing a 3" pipe and doing a dual exit exhaust. I've seen both applied with pleasing results.
 
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why catless? and be more specific on pleasing results please? lol
 
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he probrably means like the 2nd gens that used the 3 cats...we only use the 2 pre cats....i am 2in from the cats.to the trans crossmember, into the Xpipe and 2.5 into the twin 50 series mufflers, into 2 2.5 pre bent 2nd gen tail pipes
 
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Hey, is it Rory I think, I had pm'd you asking if you had any pictures of the underneath of ur Dak. did you get that PM? And if not is there a way to get some pics of that? Cuz I am very interested in seeing what you did.

I'm not a big truck guy, I mainly live for cars... so all this trans. crossmember/Xpipe stuff means nothing to me. Just so y'all know why im ignorant of what you mean.
 



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