I HATED my exhaust, so I built another. But is it any better?

[@LawrenceTolman]

OK, so I will say this is not the last iteration of the exhaust that will be on the truck, but will I ever find the perfect one? All I wanna know is how the hood stack guys drive on the street...

[@nasty3145]

Integrate a small 6 inch resonator to that 4 inch system and add like a 2.5-3inch J pipe, run it prior to the resonator.

[@jacobatkinson9594]

I agree with a resonator. I run a straight pipe 5.3 with a resonator and its just loud enough when you need it to be, but quiet enough when you wana be stealthy.

[@andrewdunlap9011]

Have you considered NASCAR style "boom tubes"? With the turbo it shouldn't be too obnoxious!

[@rafaellozano1595]

Have you looked at the Speed Engineering Muffler kit that what I have on my 2000 Silverado single cab with a 6.0

[@generationxgarage]

Bullet mufflers baby!!!

[@Black_noir_mw3]

Sounds like a beast, absolutely love it, guess not everyone appreciates the throaty growl

[@LawrenceTolman]

it certainly is loud!

[@drrrrockzo]

I agree, much more like what i expected.

[@GMT400Chevy]

@@LawrenceTolman Have you heard of the Carven Mufflers? Run a 3inch from gutted cats to a single inlet 3inch Carven R to dual 5inch tips. Sounds really good. Nice deep low rumble, pretty loud when you want it to be. But semi quiet when holding 2 grand on the freeway. But idk how that'd sound on a turbo 8m1 though.

[@Kstang09]

Mmmm... that popping-on-deceleration puts me right back in high school. Lol. Rural MN, a few 12-year old z71s, and friends with sawzalls & welders.

[@dumbestoyster]

LT, toss a 4" Dynomax race bullet muffler on the side exit. It'll cut db's a bit

[@ogregasm9908]

I like the sound of it. But if you’re thinking of any other exhaust combinations, you should try a blackwidow muffler

[@Vortec496]

I've put side exit on all of my trucks since high school. My daily work truck is an 02 crew cab 2500hd with the Allison and 8.1, I have it with stock cats and NO muffler, welded 3" pipe dumping just before the rear wheel, from the stock pipe.. get compliments all the time! Love the content 👌

[@patrickhall782]

Like hearing the turbo.

[@ricopico1010]

You’re doing exactly what I want to do honesty. I’ve also got a quiet magnaflow too so this helps me get an idea of what I’m getting into. Thank you LT

[@waynealight]

Boost activated cutout. Best of both worlds

[@tommygearhart4651]

Seeing the shots from the old shop makes me nostalgic for Tennessee

[@Awesomeness3738]

I love the sound of the Magnaflow

[@garretthauenstein7408]

I think it sounds pretty dang good man! I like the side exit and hearing the turbo noises. I think you’ll be happy goin back with the magnaflow

[@hermyherm365]

Sounds really good

[@teaguegearhart9851]

Oh I like the sound! Very nice.

[@208flatbedOO]

Ive always had a spot in my heart for the side exit infront of the back tire! But i agree, that off accel crackle isn't that great. But hey just like that, you never know until you try! You rock LT

[@russelltrupia4479]

I like the idea of the side exhaust, it sounds mean and you can hear that turbo. The drone sound can drive you crazy.

[@generationxgarage]

The fact that you laid a patch in a school zone is truly EPIC!!!

[@waynelofton2068]

It sounds awesome. I love your videos. I have my sierra and wish I could do all this to mine.

[@TandD1w]

I paused the video after the first test drive to post this. I have to say that it sounds better than I was expecting. The turbo does a good job of quieting the exhaust and I love the spool down wistle. That sounds killer. If you wanted to keep a side exhaust, what about a Dr Gas Boom Tube? Now, back to the video...

[@LawrenceTolman]

I do like the boom tube idea actually...

[@ryansoltess6006]

The 6.0. XJ project Magnaflow muffler sounded good.

[@grants.9120]

LT STILL demands satisfaction!

[@EricErnst]

The turbo actually quiets it down some. I was running 4" single open and I had to put a muffler on it. I didn't want to hinder flow so I got a couple bell reducers from 4" to 5" and I'm currently running a 5" ID x 9" long resonator for a semi. I cab fit my arm through the damn thing. It's straight 5". So anyway, I expanded it to 5", then ran the straight through muffler and went back to 4". It still sounds mean as hell but it's a lot more tame. I can actually hear my centrifugal supercharger spool and whistle a lot better now. Before, the exhaust was pretty damn loud out of that single pipe. I'd feel pretty bad passing people on the interstate because it was blasting their driver door. I'm using Vibrant 4" 2 bolt exhaust flanges to make the system easily serviceable.

[@tjbarnhart6971]

I think it sounded pretty dang good as it was with the magna flow but I do agree it could be a little bit louder. Once you put the straight pipe on I thought it sounded terrible and There’s noway LT can live with that. I was glad to hear that you agree. I agree with the others, if you added a bullet style muffler or a small resonator with the side exit it will be about right.

[@maineturbodiesel780]

A turbo is technically a mechanical muffler but it sounds like a bad azz big block but sounds amazing with the turbo whistle on deceleration . . . . So something in-between would be awesome . . . .say . . . Spintech mufflers? ? ? . . . Haven't been that route yet and those sound incredible. . . Not just IMOP either!

[@cjenner865]

My first thought was, here comes the drone.. haha. I ran a similar setup on my 6.2L 2 stock cats, punched 3rd cat and a 14in long body by 5in diameter strait through muffler. That was a 3.5in diameter system. Great setup if you want it that loud. What got me eventually was how loud it was pulling away from stop signs and lights and I wanted to hear my radio again in my non race truck.(for now)

[@LawrenceTolman]

yeah, it only lasted for about 15 minutes before I put the muffler and tail pipe back on

[@cjenner865]

Mine is back the whole way with larger bodied strait through muffler now. 👍🏼👌🏼

[@edwardmyers1746]

Not gonna lie, I do aspire to have your craftsmanship towards exhaust piping some day

[@LawrenceTolman]

much appreciated!

[@dodgejohnson5819]

Like the hush power...next time I'm at Utah Motorsports Campus you'll have to hear my 06 Charger R/T 3" dual stainless exhaust no mufflers and no drone....I'm hooked on the roll racing

[@kevinjohnson9372]

Thats proper like that wouldn't change a thing

[@matthewsumrall4625]

Pretty sweet

[@sickkid129]

No street is safe from black marks with you around!!! Haha love it!

[@lawrenceashe868]

That sounds so sweet

[@nasty3145]

Id try something knew, its very close. Id put a small 6-8 inch long resonator on it as the 'muffler' and then id put in a J pipe or Drone tube with a simular mufflerbut smaller diameterlike 2.5 inch piping. Itll take the edge off the obnoxiousness and the J pipe will help a lot with the drone. You can add the resonator and j pipe to what you just made too. Easy peasy

[@LawrenceTolman]

a 1/4 wave resonator! I made one of those for my last turbo silverado, and it did a very good job of canceling drone at a very specific RPM range...

[@nasty3145]

@@LawrenceTolman id go with a cheap amazon total flow part#9947 as your "Muffler" and add the 1/4 wave resonator in like 3 inch diameter piping. Make it a good 24-30 inches long imo.

[@jensvincent7975]

The stock cam in that motor is the problem. Big block truck motors have sounded like that for 40 years.

[@LawrenceTolman]

I figured that would have something to do with it

[@sabero5668]

A cam would make it sound better on throttle and at idle but under decel its just going to sound the same, with a fender exit right after the turbo it might not do that but with that long a run and no muffler its just going to be farty and nasty sounding off throttle.

[@richardharvey8939]

Very nice workmanship. Need new exhaust from engine out on my 04 8.1. Factory cats have started ratting. And I put a big block flow master on it at 40k. It now has 155k. Wish you were closer to Texas. Try and try again.

[@migueltowers1421]

Try a dr gas spin trap muffler, they sound amazing

[@FortyTwoAnswerToEverything]

Your exhaust work is my favorite part of your videos. I can't count on two hands how many exhaust combos I've had on all my cars since I started driving in the mid 90's. I'm not a big fan of the straight pipe either but maybe that Hushpower will do the trick! The Magnaflow I think will be too quiet.

[@petepoling5199]

I like how you can hear the turbo when you let off!!

[@LawrenceTolman]

I do love that part, the little whistle/whirring

[@jacobatkinson9594]

Thats prime ! Better keep it!

[@FirstLast-we8cb]

Great vid! I did catted kook's long tubes, 3rd high flow cat after ypipe ($$ had it lying about), magnaflow, and stock resonator and stock tip. 6.2 Yukon Denali that looks stock. I'd love to experiment more but gotta keep it sorta quiet as it's the road trip vehicle. Regarding yours, I love the snaps and whistles from the turbo! Too loud though ha!

[@jimmyandtommy1]

You could make a helmholtz chamber to eliminate the drone. I've seen people use pvc conduit to experiment in the driveway to find the correct length needed, then fabricate it from what ever metal they used for the system.

[@worrowp]

I’m really enjoying this series. Keep up the great work!

[@greggoett]

The extra length of pipe to the rear bumper, plus the arch over the axle will change the harmonics a bunch. Might be able to take the magniflow out, get that right tone, straight / bent pipe. Or add a T to a 90 at the magniflow location, run 3" pipe back foward. Put a slide in it, like a trombone.. slide and adjust the length of the resonance chamber until you get the tone you want. Once there. Clamp or weld. Sound is about frequency, changing the pipe length will affect resonance, drone, overall note.

[@alan11121959]

Hey LT, Why not put in some type of switchable cutout system, like a Kindig-it switch, so you can have the best of both... street system for regular use and straight pipe for racing? Just a thought, Alan

[@hendo337]

Honestly it sounds pretty good, I've heard way louder just cruising, it's probably a bit rowdy wide open.

[@AndyR1982]

Exhaust is like whisky, what you like is what you like. Who am i to say you are wrong. That said, i think it soumds pretty good. Also, are you going to pull the 8 1 running or see where it comes apart before the other one goes under the hood?

[@notsofast1334]

One of my favorite Sound Mods is always a huge Cam!

[@LawrenceTolman]

Agreed!

[@davidpreston2502]

I have a 94 k3500 with a 454. I used the diamond eye 4" for the 6.5 with the flow through muffler it comes with and it sounds great doesnt have any drone surprisingly.

[@rickgrimes4133]

I like the straight better How bout doing a electronic dump before the magnaflow Best of both worlds?

[@frostybytes6835]

Exactly what I was thinking. Quiet when it needs to be and then loud when he wants it

[@rancedanko]

I agree the straight sounds better

[@trevorstein4603]

SpinTech Sport Truck 5000 4" inlet/ outlet, mount closer to the end of the exhaust, you'll eliminate a lot of the drone, but still keep the turbo noises, without it being Audi/BMW/VW crackle tune crap. And still keep the big block V8 sound you're looking for.

[@jeffreyeldridge5070]

YES YES YES YOU CAN HERE THE TURBO

[@joevelderman2504]

I like the sound of Borla on LS engines best. Nice rumble at idle and great growl through the power bands.

[@ryanroberts1104]

I really like the exit in front of the rear wheel, been wanting to do that to my Silverado. Also want a nice quiet muffler and an electric cut out on a straight pipe. Probably have an exit on both sides, one loud, one quiet. What are you talking about officer? My truck is quiet, see!? Couldn't have been me you heard...

[@donwalsh7521]

Hey LT, good idea for dual exhaust non turbo but did you ever consider half moon cut out on the fenders? Great smoke show at the end!!

[@timottinger8144]

Raise the front end 6 inches and that straight pipe will be on point. 😂. Put that hush muffler on the side exhaust bet it would be sick! Great build, great work!

[@LawrenceTolman]

Haha… let’s make the UglyTruck squat lol

[@lamboferruccio]

If it were me I’d fab in an electric cutout before the muffler connected to that side exit for hooning about and leave the existing exhaust in place for when you’re cruising. Best of both worlds!

[@lamboferruccio]

Or put the cutout closer to the turbo with a dump pipe for hooning

[@bryanball8909]

As you know, big trucks run straight pipes/ stacks. Question what kind of TIG welder are you using? I like the way the truck sounds. Louder the better. Oh wait, you have neighbors.

[@tomcotner2603]

Try the magnaflow with the side dump. I took off the tail pipe and put a side dump on mine and it got so loud I had to put a resonator on it to keep from setting car alarms off

[@jeremywest9836]

I run a dynomax race bullet under my sierra. Best sound I've heard

[@jonathonpettit9418]

Dynomax race bullets never disappoint man🤙

[@Watchingyou-daily]

If you had a larger feed directly after the turbo back it will make it louder where you want it.

[@andrewmorgan8507]

I think it sounded good

[@brandonk7061]

Feel like you shoulda put a 12" resonator in line. Do love the deaccel turbo noise.....

[@PowerSportsQuebec]

Sounds great LT

[@LawrenceTolman]

thanks!

[@johnboticki9154]

Bullet resonator. Vibrant makes nice ones.

[@LawrenceTolman]

I have heard they make nice stuff, never tried one though

[@johnboticki9154]

@@LawrenceTolman I put the big 3" one on an exhaust i built for my 3.5 ecoboost. Sounds really nice. Quiet cruising around and then opens up under full throttle. Deep idle sound too.

[@casualobserver1663]

The neighbors must love you lol

[@artangles1796]

try the coffin muffler it sounds really good , i seen them in las vegas

[@xozindustries7451]

Ya need some turbo tubes!

[@thebigv8644]

Super 10 muffler!!!!

[@pauliepatches]

Your neighbors must be so happy with you now. lol

[@LawrenceTolman]

haha... believe it or not there are a couple louder vehicles that live down the street from me

[@Hiller5150]

Should just do a pair of 4” flowmaster outlaws in line i have a ta I built 450hp rw and no cats or muffler all 3 “ with just 2 outlaws mufflers in-line and it’s a very unique aggressive sound

[@fantomson5035]

LT All you need to do is move the muffler 10 to 18 inches closer to the motor. Makes ALL the difference in the world. Not trying to be critical, but you always put the muffler in the same location.

[@LawrenceTolman]

Hmm… never considered that. I stuck the muffler there because it’s a good spot and has good hanger options, but I have heard that length of tube will affect sound as well.

[@fantomson5035]

@@LawrenceTolman The closer you put the muffler to the motor, the more... Audible you get. Simple science to m.

[@dustinpfalzgraf138]

I love it man. I've got 4" on my coyote F150 through a Flowmaster 4" 70 series. it sounds great.

[@dalethomas9307]

Im the same way. Iv changed the exhaust up so many times on my 05 Sierra Denali and I’m about to do it again. I have a pair of black widow venom 250 mufflers on it now and they are very aggressive.

[@11LowDown11]

LT, your chop saw… do you prefer a fiber disc over a carbide tipped blade for cutting tube. Truck sounds good! popping would become aggravating imo. Love the channel!

[@LawrenceTolman]

I prefer the carbide tip saws like from sawblade.com they make way clean cuts and put no extra heat into the part. But they are a lot more expensive and you need a different saw that goes slower than the abrasive saw does

[@chrisbowie6019]

I agree LT, a little obnoxious, but I have been waiting to hear it with a true straight pipe since you boosted this beast! Keep up the good work! God bless you LT, and God bless the USA 🇺🇸

[@wadethomas6952]

electric gate where you can do straight pipe or through the muffler

[@jacobeakright6387]

Sounds badass

[@redoakmotors9918]

How’s that DAMN ( FORD ) comin along. I think the Chevy sounds Grrrrrrrrreat ! Signed, Tony the TIGER 🇺🇸

[@hendo337]

Why not just put an electric cutout on it, so you can go open side pipe when you want or run through that Magnaflow like before, the Hushpower or maybe try gutting the Hushpower out and see if it sounds better with less or none of the baffling in it...just an idea. If ground clearance is an issue splitting the 4" into dual 2.75-3" pipes or flattening the last few feet if the 4" into an oval shape could work. I really like when a side pipe comes out at a shallow angle then is cut parallel to the body line roughly 0.5-1.5" from the edge of the body. That really makes the slash cut look large and menacing.

[@robertwebb539]

Sorry you hate it, it sounded great on the vids you showed. But it is your truck, love the side dump and the turbo whine....

[@timbernard7896]

Black Widow Exhaust !!!!!

[@LawrenceTolman]

I wish they made some 4” stuff, I was looking at their site just last night

[@hydrocarbon82]

Just get a stock muffler of ANY type and a loudvalve (vacuum/boost cutout). If too loud when it's open, run 1-2 magnaflow resonators. When closed, it will be quieter than any stock truck.

[@solracpeanut78]

I recommend a single in dual out 3 inch set up using a cherry bomb salute xs series muffler

[@josevazquez8201]

Try a Jones muffler/aero turbine straight trough design chambered ! I think you’ll like it!

[@xandersmith9832]

All of the turbo noises

[@ericsplan1]

I love the look. I have the Gibson sport truck on my 05 Silverado

[@ZackNakazora1]

I got the Flowmaster 44 with stock cats but we are thinking both gotta go. Might try an h pipe with some vibrant resonators

[@dandrenth9931]

It’s tough to say if it’s just good or bad from the video. I imagine the video doesn’t do it justice. The audio gets muffled (no pun intended). On a different note, I noticed the garage is filling up with tools and parts…this is a good problem lol

[@ronniecardy]

Sounds ok. Backs off when you let up on it. Sounds ok

[@gusmarrero6030]

LT i cant remember if at one point if you have ran just a straight pipe out the back with the turbo system installed. also popping maybe from the tune itself on deceleration?

[@shtboxyj8406]

Electric cutout or boost actuated cutout. Best of both worlds. Quiet cruiser or screamer when you want.

[@supersport1986]

I think with your 4" full system it would sound a little more aggressive if you put it out behind the tire like you have it in front of the tire

[@ruubguus4321]

Good Job 👍

[@mikealexander4166]

HEY! I have an 85 Chevy K20 with glass packs. Watch it LT. Actually I hate the sound of it, just waiting to pull the engine and LS swap it before I put a new exhaust on it. Already have the donar vehicle, just need the time. If I keep the glass packs I’m putting fur dice on the rear view mirror.

[@pgm-fidude7633]

Try a small resonator instead of a muffler. Takes some of the garage out of the exhaust note without making it much quieter!

[@ValarAmstaffs]

Ugly Truck keeps getting cooler! Great video, LT!!

[@LawrenceTolman]

every day we're getting closer!

[@dalehall2993]

You ever try a borla xs pro muffler?

[@redman715]

The turbo is happy at least don't no about the neighbors tho

[@andrewf8486]

Hey I like the content, I don’t particularly like the click bait. I have been subscribed for months so it popped into my feed, and it’s not why I watched it, but you don’t need to say someone stole your muffler. I watch another guy who works on bmw’s and he puts his hand over his face like something catastrophic happened on every video and the content is something like him changing a water pump. Don’t sell drama. You got this. Be yourself you will be fine. P.s. nascar boom tube exhaust. ;)

[@shakenfake]

Bruh it isn’t clickbait, literally has a thing in parenthesis saying in case anyone asks Cringe comment

[@andrewf8486]

@@shakenfake I think your missing the point.

[@shakenfake]

@@andrewf8486 I don't think it is clickbait is my point. It literally states "Just pretend like someone did" because it is illegal in a lot of states to have no muffler. It is a car joke

[@mansourmansour1714]

sounds amazing!