Best exhaust for $500.00 or less

V8INTERCEPTOR · 02-21-2006, 10:17 PM

just want some opinions as to what you all think the best exhaust set up is for $500.00 or less. I want to buy something now but am not sure, or should i just save and buy something better? thanks for the responses.

PEARL JAM · 02-21-2006, 10:49 PM

$500. you install or $500. parts & labor?

CrabhartLSX · 02-21-2006, 11:11 PM

I hope you're talking about a catback and nothing more. If that's the case i've done this twice.

Get a great muffler and have a shop custom fab it to your liking. Smaller the shop, the cheaper it'll be.

I suggest two magnaflow 4x11's, or two dynomax ultra flows, a $30 summit racing X pipe, and stock pipe. That's around 250 before labor, which would be less than $100 where i've had my exhaust work done.

redrocketgto · 02-21-2006, 11:32 PM

Magnaflow catback,if you look around you may be able to find one between $500 and $600.

V8INTERCEPTOR · 02-22-2006, 07:36 AM

ok thanks for the responses, but what is the difference between magnaflow catback and flowmaster mufflers?

05GTO · 02-22-2006, 10:25 AM

Catback usually refers to a complete (new) system from the cat's to the muffler tips.

I had a small muffler shop replace my resonator with an x-pipe, replace my stock mufflers with flowmaster delta flow 40's and reuse my factory tips. The cost was around $350.