Why the heck would the material change the sound of the exhaust? And it's aluminized steel, same thing your truck comes with from the factory. Get stainless.

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How much would the aluminum cost and how long would it be expected to last?

 

Coke can exhaust sounds pretty reliable. Just like a coke can truck... i.e. ford

 

Aluminized 3in is around $4 a foot. Stainless 3in is $9. So it will be almost double the material price but labor rates should be the same.

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Why the heck would the material change the sound of the exhaust? And it's aluminized steel, same thing your truck comes with from the factory. Get stainless.

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This is why I asked. I don't know if the different type of metal would make it sound different or not.

I would assume that the aluminized steel would be around 400-500

 

850 seems kinda high even for stainless. Pretty sure you can get stainless cat back kits for less than that depending on brand.

I'd go that route of that's what everyone wants to charge in your area. They are pretty easy to install since it's straight forward.

I also don't know where he got that stainless will last 7-8 years since my 95 had the stock exhaust on it still and so did my 01 and those were just aluminized steel. They really didn't even have much surface rust on them.

So if the stock steel can last over 20 years through all those Pennsylvania winters than stainless should last much much longer.

 

That is kind of what I was thinking. 7-8 years for a new exhaust system seems pretty rinky dink. Maybe 40 years ago an exhaust would rot out after 7-8 years, but most newer vehicles will and should go well over a decade and 200,000 miles without rust through on exhaust even in the rust belt. Sure, you could have a small leak at a weld or joint before then, but not a total failure.

 

Do you guys think it would be best for me to buy an exhaust kit online and install it myself?

I assume it would be fairly easy, just sawzall the old exhaust off, get a coupler to match the old tube to the new exhaust and hook up the new exhaust to the old brackets that are on the truck?

I'm looking at getting a dual tip one, one coming out eitherside of the truck though, so I would need another bracket for the drivers side exhaust tip.

Or should I just get the aluminized steel?

 

Exhaust kits come with everything needed. No need to cut anything.

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Yeah most modern high quality cat back kits install very easy with minimal effort really. Granted you still need to crawl on the ground under the truck.

Just a tip, don't use those stupid ubolt clamps. Use the good band clamps if the kit doest already come with them.

 

I believe mbrp is made in Canada, I'm sure you can get them there. They are very nice kits. I had a dual kit on my old truck

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I believe mbrp is made in Canada, I'm sure you can get them there. They are very nice kits. I had a dual kit on my old truck

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A dual tip stainless from MBRP is $800...

 

Yes for the the better stainless. That's what I paid. But that includes all mandrel bent pipes (which your exhaust shop won't do) the hangars, band clamps, muffler, and tip.

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I paid $350 for my custom bent/welded single 3in stainless system. But gave them a $100 muffler and $100 tip I bought separately. So $800 isn't too far off for duals if they use a good muffler and tips.

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I've had my exhaust done by these guys on my other truck before it got t-boned and written off. My dad does some work for them, so they offered a cash deal on my last exhaust (getting the same thing for this one.), so hopefully they're willing to do another cash deal.

thanks for the help

 

I got a Gibson SS cat back 6 years ago it bolts on cat flange 3.5" single in and 3" duels out over axles and behind wheels on 45`s. All material supplied It was a east install and just cut old exhaust out. I think it was cheaper than the one you are looking @ even with Canadian money :lol: Good SS quality and good growl with no drone.

 

How does this one look?
http://www.tdotperformance.ca/mbrp-s505 ... t-gas.html
It's $100 less than what the shop quoted and comes with free shipping.

It's what I'm looking for with the tips coming out the sides.

 

Will look good. They have a kinda quiet tone at idle but scream when you floor it

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Aluminized steel will probably outlast the truck, or at least how long you have it. My truck is 12 years old going on 13 and its still got the stock exhaust with no signs of rotting out, but only 71,000 miles.