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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 12:00 AM
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I dont get it. My old setup was factory manifolds, cats, all the way back to right behind the cab with a dynomax ultraflo X. it was fairly loud. So i got set of longtubes, threw them on had a muffler shop reuse my cats and muffler. looks like they used smaller pipe than the factory dual setup. looked like from the factory it was 2 3" pipes going all the way to muffler the new setup is smaller with some reused pipe.muffler is like 6 inches further back also. it is DEFINITELY alot quiter and lost alot of its tone.could the smaller pipe attached to the larger pieces attached to the cats have done this? I really dont get it. long tubes=quieter? im about to order the off road y pipe and turn this true dual setup into a a single 3" setup with a borla xr-1
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 04:08 AM
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The exhaust I had on mine was factory manifold and y-pipe with a flowmaster cat-back that dualed out the back.
I took that off and put LT's ORY Resonator and Borla Xr-1 running 3" all the way and its about as loud as the other setup. Resonator didn't seem to help a whole lot so I may take it off to see.

The smaller pipe might have been the Difference in yours. But it's hard to say for sure.
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 07:28 AM
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Lt's mellowed out my sound in cab for sure. I think it has to do with less restriction in my exhaust, better flow.
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by dinnut
im about to order the off road y pipe and turn this true dual setup into a a single 3" setup with a borla xr-1
Sounds like a great setup. I think the samller pipes made it quite.
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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when i put equal length headers on my mustang it got slightly quieter then the stock ones.
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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 12:37 PM
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dynomax ultraflow x muffler, what is the diameter size on the dual inlets/dual outlets? selling??? thanx, rob. (low2001gmc@aol.com)
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