@@allcore5172 this didn’t have drone. Not sure on the other cherry bombs.

Yep, that EFI system is terrible. It’s showing signs of failing again this season. Cold starts getting longer already. Smh.

@@etspaulding yep my mower has good power and good on fuel hope you luck with yours

Everyone’s entitled to their opinion! Thanks for watching. The truck has since been sold. I never did have any leaks and eventually had it welded properly with a true 3” tail pipe and resonator delete. That really woke the tone up. My main goal was never sound, it was flow. This muffler has the straight through flow that I wanted without the obnoxious volume.

@@etspaulding that wasn't an opinion it was a fact✌️

Thanks for watching 👍🏻

Truck is since sold. This is based on my experience only. I did eventually add the 6.2 TB and IM (and a handheld tuner, which is not the same as a custom tune) and it performed great with zero issues. No code. No idle issues. Started up perfectly the first time and drove immediately with no problems. There were definite gains on the butt dyno with zero driveability issues. If I changed the MAF size then it would need a tune, but the truck learned the bigger TB and IM flawlessly. So no, it doesn’t need a tune with the 6.2 TB and IM, but a tune will only help.

I wish it's also available with the 8.0 Magnum V10 too,

I was wondering if you'd mind doing another video regarding your fuse box inside the cab, I have a 2000 3500 ram van and can't find the fuse manual for the life of me!

Sold the truck not too long ago, got a Suburban instead since the truck was our primary family vehicle. Only major issue was the torque converter failed at 160k miles. I replaced it with a Circle D triple disk before the transmission failed too. Saved the trans for sure. I'd recommend The Sundae Drive YT channel because he tackles all of the common issues with the 14-15 chevy trucks.

@@etspaulding I recently bought a new to me 2017 Chevy Silverado 1500 with 46,000 miles. I immediately did the AFM delete and flushed the transmission and installed a lower temp transmission thermostat. Also changed all the fluids front to rear! That was in March of this year. Hopefully some preventative maintenance goes along way!?!? Lol. I'm aware of the torque converter issues but gonna wait awhile to swap it out hopefully I b alright. Thanks a bunch for the reply 💪💯🇺🇲

They are great trucks! Very good choice to delete the DOD. I never had issues with it but I disabled it with a tuner. Preventative will for sure go a long way. In my experience with the 6L80, you should not haul heavy loads in 5 or 6 gear. Those are both overdrive and the factory GM transmission programming just burns the converters up, especially with a load. The trans t-stat will be a big help. When I did the converter swap I added an external trans cooler and deleted the trans t-stat altogether. That brought the trans temps way down to better range. If your truck has the factory trailer brake controller you should already have an external cooler, if not I’d suggest adding one to your setup as well. When I got our suburban, the factory trailer brake controller was a must have, because that means it at minimum it has the HD trailering package, possibly the MAX trailering pkg. The suburban I got has the HD trailering pkg, so my temps stay super low and safe for the 6l80. That trans is a great transmission, way better than the 4l60, it just doesn’t do well with the heat that they suffer in factory form.

@@etspaulding yeah mine has the trailering pkg not the max. Has built in trailer controller. Only thing I will be towing is a snowmobile for now. My temperature stays regularly at 145 mostly. Thanks for the feedback 💪💯🇺🇲

@@paulcondie2520 perfect! Great truck for sure.

That would make it louder but it would not increase flow or power, the stock muffler is the restriction. I ended up getting true 3” and resonator delete from the muffler back. It sounded awesome. That salute muffler is very quiet.

Thanks for watching 👍🏻

I’ve been really impressed with the 5.3/6l80/3.42 combo found in the later Gen 4 and early Gen 5 setups. We grabbed another Suburban because how much we liked the platform and it’s a later Gen 4.

Yes sir

My butt dyno actually felt a difference. Probably frees up a few (5-10 hp) if I had to guess. Resonator delete made the biggest sound difference.

Ha! They don’t have a Dodge option. Solid axle swap and divorced t-case would be cool though.

A 2010 "HR" is the front wheel drive version VQ35HR from the Z/G cars, any 2009-2015 Maxima with HR heads on it. There are some discussions on the maxima.org forums of whether or not it's a true "HR", Nissan calls it a VQ35DE (2nd gen), but from what I've read, the important things are the same on the FWD and RWD cars, ports, combustion chamber, etc, it's just coolant ports and maybe a few other things that make them slightly different. The rumor is it's just the tune that makes the Maxima motor 280hp and the Z/G get 310hp-ish. I think they are very easy to come across in a junkyard. I picked mine up from Facebook Marketplace for $250 3 years ago. Just be aware, the Altima has the same engine but a smaller intake manifold, so less HP. And, now guys have swapped the newer 2016+ VQ35 into maximas and it's even better. www.my4dsc.com/how-to-swap-a-newer-gen2-2007-altima-or-2009-maxima-vq35de-engine-into-older-nissans/

@@etspaulding appreciate the detailed reply, interesting info, I’ll definitely look into it

That’s another cheap option for sure. The resonator definitely mutes a ton of volume. I had it deleted with a 3” tailpipe and that really made it sound much deeper.

You’d be ahead of you just bought the muffler and had a pro weld it in. I ended up doing the resonator delete and a full 3” catback. Well worth the $$. I don’t recall now, but it was only $75-$100.

@@etspaulding we have a pretty cheap muffler shop in Columbus, I was thinking about going with them and just having them do it as well as I also thought about having them just do the muffler delete first and if it ended up being too much then having them put that muffler in instead. right now I'm just toying with ideas to make this work. I own a truck, not a prius lol

@@97JoMiller do it! I’m going to change this big muffler out for the small one eventually.

The lights are strobes. The truck had a strobe kit installed when i bought it.

I had the muffler welded in finally. It’s still holding up just fine. No cracks or leaks and the steel wrapping is good because it hasn’t become ridiculously loud! Yes, they are a cheap knockoff. I was under the impression that these were made alongside the big name brands in the same Chinese factories with nearly identical part numbers across brands, just different packaging and labels. If the major brands are USA made it would be a reasonable price to pay and keep the business here, IMO.

@@etspaulding Yes, That is correct. They are all made probably at the same plant. Flowmaster FlowFX, AP Xlerator, etc. The only US made mufflers I know of are Borla, Magnaflow, and Walker Dynomax, although most if not all of Thrush brand are Chinese. That salute looks like a nice muffler. Was thinking of getting some myselft a while back.

I had a muffler shop weld it in flat and it hasn’t burned out yet!

For sure! I buy zero E gas for my small engines.

Right, the factory exhaust is like 2.75” so a 3” ID more or less slips over the factory piping. I ended up having a muffler shop essentially install a 3” catback using my muffler and did a resonator delete. One of these days I’ll sit down and put together a short update video on it. The exhaust sound level now is pretty much reasonable for a stock-ish truck and will be perfect when I install headers. If you didn’t want it as quiet, you could get the smaller bodied version of this muffler for probably a little cheaper.

@@etspaulding I see. Thanks for the response. I was thinking more or less the same setup. I’m not looking to piss the neighbors off too much in the early mornings. Very informational video, thanks again.

I did not disconnect the battery, but with you having to replace the connector it might be best to disconnect your battery.

They are so quiet in stock form!

Thanks! Hope it works well for you, too. The tone has really filled out nicely after getting broke in.

Hey, yes it did! I should do an update vid. It went through a definite break-in cycle where it had some funny glass pack sounds, but it has a much deeper, slightly louder sound now. I always thought the factory 6.2 SUVs from like 07-13 had a good tone and it’s similar to that now.

You're welcome. I don't think I mentioned in the video, but you should gain a few HP just with the muffler swap because of the less restrictive exhaust.

Yeah for sure. The tone has opened up some more as the muffler has broke in. Once the resonator comes off it will sound awesome.

I agree! I plan to have my local muffler guy run 3” from the cat to the muffler and then 3” all the way out to maybe a 4” tip. I am planning on adding headers soon as well.

Thanks! I’m neck deep in the HR swap now. Hoping to have it running very soon!

Cat or car? No cats on the car and I've had the car almost 15 years now, it came from Florida.

Sorry just saw your update. Yeah I had the cat back done in 2.5” by a local muffler shop. He did a great job. Good clean bends and welds.

I don’t have any pics on my IG of the car. You should do it! I’m running a 40 series tire and the handling is so much better and ride quality is the same.

Really interested on seeing some pics can you email ?

Yea gonna swap em on this weekend

@@jonathanmendez8415 I put a pic on my IG for you. @etspaulding

OnlyMyOpinion • not too hard. Just time consuming rewiring the injector clips and figuring out the vacuum lines.

Basically stock with a K&N drop in. I did cut everything off the air box under the filter except for the lip that clips the filter on.

@@etspaulding that's a solid set-up

@@instantlysmarter643 Thanks! I've started the 3.5HR swap now. Hoping to get that done and running on the 96 ECU soon.

@@etspaulding that's a hell of an undertaking. Good luck! I'm looking forward to video of that

Michael Therion No, 2.5” pipe to the muffler at the bumper.

OnlyMyOpinion • it’s just a 3” tip of galvanized steel. Nothing special.

@@etspaulding okay thanks I have 2.25 piping from a catback exaust hoping to put the y pipe and this muffler

OnlyMyOpinion • Awesome! I’m hoping to do the 3.5 swap and y soon. Found a donor 02 Maxima at the local junkyard.

OnlyMyOpinion • Awesome! I’m hoping to do the 3.5 swap and y soon. Found a donor 02 Maxima at the local junkyard.

OnlyMyOpinion • Awesome! I’m hoping to do the 3.5 swap and y soon. Found a donor 02 Maxima at the local junkyard.

OnlyMyOpinion • I’d like to, yes. But, 3.5 swap is next money spent. It has a spun bearing and low oil pressure at idle now. Doesn’t get driven very much anymore.

OnlyMyOpinion • it’s factory with a k&n drop-in. Only thing I’ve done is cut out two sides of the air box, but left enough that it still bolts in.