HELP ME! Mufflers for cammed 6.0
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HELP ME! Mufflers for cammed 6.0 Ok guys I'm getting close to install. My truck is 07 silverado and we're taking out the 4.8 and installing an 6.0 ly6 with ported L92 heads, LS3 intake, Mast cam that claims 505 hp, long tube headers and a tune.
Now that you know what I'm building maybe you can help me finish the exhaust? I don't have to smog so I won't have cats. I want a sound that will turn heads but won't hurt ears. Thought about installing 2 Borla XR1 Mufflers behind the headers and exit through the body behind or in front of the rear tire but as I've read more, people suggest an X pipe to increase performance but haven't seen Dyno numbers to prove that and I also don't have a ton of room since it's a short bed regular cab and exiting forward of normal. That said I found a Gibson muffler that is dual 3 inch in and Dual 3 inch out. Would this type muffler work as the X or H pipe?
So I'm asking is should I go with ....
option 1, 3 inch from the headers into a 3inch in and out round free flow muffler on each side or.....
Option 2, 3 inch pipe into a single muffler with dual 3 inch in and out for the x pipe idea?
Thoughts? Also if you can suggest other ways then please lmk.
Now that you know what I'm building maybe you can help me finish the exhaust? I don't have to smog so I won't have cats. I want a sound that will turn heads but won't hurt ears. Thought about installing 2 Borla XR1 Mufflers behind the headers and exit through the body behind or in front of the rear tire but as I've read more, people suggest an X pipe to increase performance but haven't seen Dyno numbers to prove that and I also don't have a ton of room since it's a short bed regular cab and exiting forward of normal. That said I found a Gibson muffler that is dual 3 inch in and Dual 3 inch out. Would this type muffler work as the X or H pipe?
So I'm asking is should I go with ....
option 1, 3 inch from the headers into a 3inch in and out round free flow muffler on each side or.....
Option 2, 3 inch pipe into a single muffler with dual 3 inch in and out for the x pipe idea?
Thoughts? Also if you can suggest other ways then please lmk.
A muffler wouldn't act as an H-pipe (as far as I know) because I know of no mufflers with the internals set-up to resemble and work as a H-pipe.
An X-pipe, on the other hand, can and has been built into mufflers by several brands; like MagnaFlow. So yeah.....THAT (the 'X-pipe') could work! See the link:
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/mpe-12599/overview/
KW
