[stryker11]

i have been looking at my stock exhaust and the diagram i found online and since I dont really like any of the aftermarklet exhausts out there, I think I might try to make my own mods to it. Im thinking about taking it apart where it goes from the header pipes to the canister and buying a turndown tip long enough to get a big city thunder baffle into and just putting that on. What do you guys think or have you guys been thinking about anything else? Just looking for something for the time being until some more options come out. Thanks

 

[straightjacket]

Try it, make sure you can go back if you dont like it. While I had mine off I stuck a piece of tubing on it just to see how loud it was,its loud! The baffle will help.

 

[spiznizel]

hear is a pic of my custom muffler it is a 3.5 inch tip for a car exshaust i put it on with no baffle and it was incredibley loud i got a muffler isert from jegs for like 20.00 bucks and it sounds great. i also painted it black looks way better than stock the tip only cost my like 15.00 bucks way cheaper than a cobra slip on!

 

[UrbanRage]

Go for it, but keep us posted.. I am curious to see whatcha come with. Good luck man.

 

[stryker11]

I just took the mufflers off tonight and wow that is loud. Gonna come up with something and definitely gonna keep it so i can go back to stock if i dont like it. Figure for the baffle and a tip ill spend the $100 and save myself a couple hundred or say nice try anyways.

 

[traxscr]

Make sure to post some pictures.

 

[kraaazymike]

Make sure to post some pictures.

+1!

 

[stryker11]

Trying to find a tip now. Having a hard time finding a 1.75" inlet size. Might have to use a reducer.

 

[stryker11]

cant even find a reducer down to 1.75"

 

[spiznizel]

my tip was 3.5 with a 2.25 inlet i just used a piece of 2 inch pip flared the end and sliped it in through the insid of the tip the flare held it in then just welded around it the 2 inch pipe sliped right over the factory head pipes and i used the stock clamp and gasket that came of the muffler u cant se the weld because of the heat sheild.

 

[BOOLSHOT]

my tip was 3.5 with a 2.25 inlet i just used a piece of 2 inch pip flared the end and sliped it in through the insid of the tip the flare held it in then just welded around it the 2 inch pipe sliped right over the factory head pipes and i used the stock clamp and gasket that came of the muffler u cant se the weld because of the heat sheild.

Did you make a support bracket? I was looking at the exhaust close up on mine, and looks like the factory mounting bracket must weigh a ton, that thing is huge. I know several people have done there own exhaust, just not sure how they are supporting it.

 

[spiznizel]

the tip i used was much lighter than factory but yes i did make a support bracket its hard to see and i dont have a good camra but if you look real close u can see it in this pic it is just a piece i cut off a mufler support bracket then i ran the factory bolt in the bottom hole for the factory bracket held the muffler in place and tacked the support to the muffler then took it back apart and finished the weld and painted

 

[BOOLSHOT]

Thank you. It is very hard to see in that tiny picture. I think I got the idea. A guy at my work is going to be helping me build one I think. It's great to have a place to get the do's and don'ts. I look forward to seeing what Stryker11 comes up with.

 

[wlfpak65]

i have been looking at my stock exhaust and the diagram i found online and since I dont really like any of the aftermarklet exhausts out there, I think I might try to make my own mods to it. Im thinking about taking it apart where it goes from the header pipes to the canister and buying a turndown tip long enough to get a big city thunder baffle into and just putting that on. What do you guys think or have you guys been thinking about anything else? Just looking for something for the time being until some more options come out. Thanks

Y dont you just buy someones stock exhaust and mod it up to your liking???

 

[straightjacket]

cant even find a reducer down to 1.75"

Make a cone, and weld it to the pieces you want?