Y-Pipe VS. True Duals (2013 Chevrolet Silverado 5.3L)

[@tylersimpson3512]

Thank you for doing a warm idle.... that is when it sounds best. They are hard to find everybody just wants to rev it right when they start it

[@yoseeev8306]

Just got my true dual installed and gotta say it’s the only way to go if you really want the best sound out of your truck , enjoy guys !

[@trip446]

With true duals did you take all your cats off ?

[@Vgorruso]

@@trip446 remove the third cat

[@speedsoft101]

How much did it cost you to get the true duals

[@yoseeev8306]

@@speedsoft101 with chopping the third cat and muffler, dual straight pipes all the way down you can get it for under 100$. I paid 80$. I’m stilling running true dual to this day haha

[@fish_R_stinky69]

Don't forget to take off the mufflers.

[@theconfused_fisherman]

I've never really been a fan of true duals on these trucks. That Y pipe sounded good tho

[@brodylafferty8354]

the straight pipe is that 3” all the way back from the cats of what you got there

[@boratwilson9916]

my truck has embodied your trucks spirit completely. when I start my truck now I say weeb guy did that. got the y pipe out of there

[@ANDR3W36O]

No Mufler and some inside sound clips would be sweet

[@junioralexander8100]

What is the exact set up? True duals all the way back with no h-pipe or x-pipe? And tips?

[@ThatWeebGuy]

Truck still has factory cats on the down pipes from the manifolds. It has no H or X-pipe, factory crossover was cut and 2 pipes were ran all the way out the back of the truck to 5' slant cut tips.

[@junioralexander8100]

@@ThatWeebGuy thanks man 🤝

[@superdutyzack]

Great vid 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@ThatWeebGuy]

Thanks man!!

[@TeeDub96]

Was the y pipe 3" in and dual 2 1/2" out? I'm looking to do that to mine. Sounds great man!

[@ThatWeebGuy]

Yes, 3"in and 2 1/2" out. Thanks man, good to hear that you like.

[@TeeDub96]

Ended up doing the third cat delete and muffler delete and doing a 3 inch in and dual 2 1/2 inch straight out the back. Sounds amazing.

[@ThatWeebGuy]

@@TeeDub96 Nice dude!

[@707_B.]

Honestly did you notice a difference in the performance going from Y pipe to true Duals I’m gonna be doing a setup to my 08 tomorrow

[@ThatWeebGuy]

Nope, I didn't notice a difference in performance at all. It drives just like it did with the y-pipe. It's just a lot louder.

[@707_B.]

Hell yeah thank you brotha 🤙🏽 Headed to the shop tomorrow gonna let them bald eagles 🦅 fly!

[@JosephNnbs]

@@707_B. true duals with no x pipe or anything like that you tend to lose power

[@707_B.]

@@JosephNnbs I did true duals 2.5 piping with an X pipe couldn’t be happier ❗️

[@boratwilson9916]

@@ThatWeebGuy it's time for s&b intake g

[@calebhornsby9860]

So your straight piped with all 3 cats and y pipe out the back?

[@DoctorRickSanchez]

Do you have a driving clip of the Y pipe setup please and did you have a resonator on it?

[@ThatWeebGuy]

Sorry but I don't have any footage of the y-pipe setup while driving. The resonator has been removed with both setups.

[@DoctorRickSanchez]

@@ThatWeebGuy Resonator is the 3rd cat on these nnbs trucks Im guessing 10-13 right? Because my buddy's 08 sierra only has 2.

[@john_mattz71]

I got a question. You said you deleted the third cat and got a y-pipe. Did you place the y-pipe in place of the third car or where the muffler was?

[@ThatWeebGuy]

I put the Y-pipe where the muffler was not the third cat.

[@john_mattz71]

@@ThatWeebGuy thanks!

[@zachdowling0520]

So it’s just a little quieter with the y pipe setup?

[@ThatWeebGuy]

Yes, the y-pipe is quite a bit quieter than the true duals. The video doesn't really do the duals justice, they're crazy loud in person.

[@zachdowling0520]

That_Weeb_Guy_ perfect, just what I was looking for. I wanted something loud but not as loud as the true dual straight pipe. I think the y pipe setup will be perfect

[@ThatWeebGuy]

@@zachdowling0520 You'll love the y-pipe, not too loud yet not too quiet.

[@ThatWeebGuy]

@QTR 974 Hmm.. I'm not sure about that one. I never ran any of my trucks with an x-pipe or headers. From what I've heard though an x-pipe will eliminate a lot of the popping on true duals if you have no mufflers. However I'm not sure what it would sound like with mufflers.

[@FAFO_24]

I have a 2015 and am about to get a y pipe. If the 3rd cat is deleted, will the truck need a tune?? I want mine to sound like yours it's quite a bit louder than the trucks that still have the 3rd cat.

[@ThatWeebGuy]

In my case removing the 3rd cat didn't affect anything. The truck still ran as it did before it was removed. Even though your truck is 2 years newer and a different generation than mine I highly doubt removing it would cause you to need a tune. The 3rd cat really isn't required for anything anyway. GM only started putting them on there mid 2009 because of stupid emissions rules.

[@AmandaSauls1223]

@@ThatWeebGuywhere is the 3rd cat

[@ThatWeebGuy]

@@AmandaSauls1223 It should be under the passenger side floorboard just behind the flex pipe. Not all Silverados this body style had 3rd cat, only later model ones did.

[@AmandaSauls1223]

@@ThatWeebGuy 2014!? I had a code for a cat and I was wondering what to do… do you think you could help ?

[@ThatWeebGuy]

@@AmandaSauls1223 Not sure about a 2014, it's a different body style. But if it's anything like a 2013 removing the 3rd cat will not cause a code. Only the front 2 cats are monitored by o2 sensors. Probably a bad o2 sensor on cat 1 or 2.

[@lukereeder9463]

i ended up getting a y pipe with 2.25 in piping, 6 in tips. does straight pipes take away from gas mileage?

[@Willyd2758]

With anything newer than 1996, yeah.

[@fish_R_stinky69]

@@Willyd2758 False.

[@WoodyyPryorr]

Did you have the 3rd cat with the y pipe or no

[@ThatWeebGuy]

@@WoodyyPryorr I did not. 3rd cat was the first thing to go.

[@Dmax.Brodi69]

I’ve got a 2013 silverado 1500 and I’ve been looking for a true dual exhaust but haven’t been able to find one, is it just a matter of building it myself?

[@ThatWeebGuy]

I took mine to a local muffler shop. They bent the pipe and installed everything themselves.

[@theinfamousjunebugg]

That_Weeb_Guy_ how much did the shop charge you?

[@ThatWeebGuy]

@@theinfamousjunebugg I really can't remember but I think it was around $250.

[@daleatkins4410]

Speed engineering has a kit

[@reecesnowden7442]

what size of pipe did you have on the y-pipes?

[@ThatWeebGuy]

It was 3" in front of the y-pipe and I think 2 3/4" behind it coming out each side. It's been a little over a year since I ran the y-pipe so I can't really remember.

[@joshua.johnson]

So it’s 2.5 inch diameter piping for the true duals?

[@ThatWeebGuy]

Yes, 2.5 all the way from the manifolds to the tips.

[@joshua.johnson]

@@ThatWeebGuy nice

[@Mffl1014]

A few questions bro. Did the 3rd cat delete trigger a check engine light and what was the cost to do this

[@ThatWeebGuy]

It did not. The 3rd cat is not monitored so removing it will not cause any problems. As for cost I don't really know because when I had mine removed I got the entire exhaust system done. So I don't know a price specifically for removing just the cat.

[@kaleflick9039]

@@ThatWeebGuy how much did the whole exhaust system cost?

[@ThatWeebGuy]

@@kaleflick9039 think it was between $250, maybe $300. It's been a few years since I had it installed.

[@pajammaman54]

What size tires? And levelling kit I’m assuming?

[@ThatWeebGuy]

The tires are 33x12.5r20 and I'm running a 3.5" lift. I still get slight rub at full lock.

[@angelhuertalopez9790]

did you have a check engine light on after taking off the 3rd cat

[@ThatWeebGuy]

No, I did not. The 3rd cat isn't monitored so removing it will not cause the check engine light to come on.

[@wyattsmith5389]

what’s the exact y pipe setup?

[@gaineshaus5277]

Is that with cats and mufflers

[@ThatWeebGuy]

Both set ups have the two front cats and no mufflers.

[@Tresleexyy]

Where'd you order the exhaust from

[@ThatWeebGuy]

It was all custom made by a local muffler shop.

[@tupapi818247]

I gotta ask directly , What exactly is different from the 2?

[@ThatWeebGuy]

Besides the obvious sound difference a y pipe is where you cut the muffler off and weld in a pipe that "Ys" so you can run a tip to each side of the truck giving the look of duals but still having a single pipe for most of the length of the truck. True dual on the other hand are where you cut the crossover at the very front of the truck where the two down pipes that come off the manifolds meet. Cutting that allows you to run two separate pipes down the entire length of the truck, hence, true duals.

[@tupapi818247]

@@ThatWeebGuy thank you for your detailed answer. I am asking because I currently have a 5.3 Tahoe that I have installed headers on and want to do the switch to true dual exhaust I currently have a Y pipe that runs down into a borla muffler but it's a bit quiet wondering if a true dual setup with two side by side borlas will make her sound throatier and louder?

[@ThatWeebGuy]

@@tupapi818247 No problem, man! I've never ran true duals with mufflers myself, all the trucks I've had with true duals only had cats and no mufflers. However I'd imagine that duals even with a muffler on each pipe would be louder and more raspy than what your running now. A specially since you running headers too.

[@tupapi818247]

@@ThatWeebGuy got it . Thanks again I use to have rasp and some clap with the setup I’m running + a flowmaster super 10 muffler but the sound got old really quick which is why switched to a borla straight through round muffler . It certainly fine tuned the sound . Maybe I’ll go with the dual pipes into an H-pipe . Just afraid of developing that Harley Davidson style exhaust tone at high rpm! 😂

[@ThatWeebGuy]

@@tupapi818247 Ha, nice! Mine claps a good bit at high revs but I kinda like it. I've got another video on my channel of some acceleration and pass bys. I'll link to is so you can check it out too. Outside clips start at about 1 : 30 seconds. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHemnXRtjLWqkK8 If that's too much pop and clap try looking up some x-pipe videos. I've heard a few of them and they sound awesome too.

[@boratwilson9916]

I'm trying to figure out why yours with true duals don't sound like my 2014 idling down. It's got a wicked loud start up but idling down it sounds like a helicopter literally lol

[@johnpresha829]

Bc the gen5 5.3 is way louder straight pipe

[@beaumontclark69]

its because of afm

[@ThatWeebGuy]

@@beaumontclark69 My truck has afm turned off.

[@Mason-vc9pd]

is the 3rd cat still in with the y pipe?

[@ThatWeebGuy]

No sir, 3rd cat is removed with the y-pipe.

[@moviewatcher3765]

Would be nice to watch it but youtube doesn't want to load this video.

[@pepeiann]

Same problem here

[@ThatWeebGuy]

Sorry, don't know what's going on...

[@chandlergalloway3066]

Did you have cats with the y pipe?

[@ThatWeebGuy]

The front 2 cats are still on the truck but the third cat has been removed.

[@edwardgalvan1672]

What size r ur exhaust tips?

[@ThatWeebGuy]

I run 5" tips.

[@loganb5657]

What tips are those

[@ThatWeebGuy]

@@loganb5657 I don't know the brand name but they're a 5 inch 45° slant cut. I told the guy at my local muffler shop I wanted a 5 inch tips, he showed me these and said "how's these?" I said "yep". Sorry I couldn't help much, lol.

[@loganb5657]

@ alright because I took my 2013 Tahoe to get a muffler delete and a tip but they gave me a pussy 5 inch tip and your good I’ll find them 😂

[@libbybutton3363]

what size tips

[@ThatWeebGuy]

The tips are 5 inches.

[@sippili3927]

Cats still on?

[@ThatWeebGuy]

Front 2 cats are still on and the 3rd cat is deleted.

[@sippili3927]

That_Weeb_Guy_ Ahh I got a 07 mine only has 2 cats😏

[@Stanfield440]

How do you make it rev that high ?

[@ronaldosorenstein3546]

The cross makes trucks sound better 🤷‍♂️

[@Ty-xu7de]

Cut them cats man

[@Dakota11]

True duals are all clap, y pipe is the best exhaust on GM trucks in my opinion.

[@americandream7419]

Kinda debating to cut out the third cat with my y pipe setup or put a high flow 3rd in its place. The clap is exactly what I don’t want.

[@Pwnulolumad]

Good comparison clips, terrible outro though