New exhaust on my 1st Gen

[Pissant22]

I just put a 2 inch pipe with a magnaflow muffler from the cat and back for $240 installed, which I thought was a pretty good deal for needing all new piping and what not. I am very satisfied after a day of driving around and feels like a little more low end pep and has that extra grumble when I put the pedal to the floor but without the obnoxious idle groan,

Also, a quick question, should I smell anything after putting new exhaust on, is this common? It doesn't smell like burnt rubber, but there is defenitely an odor.

Nonetheless I like it, who knows maybe come day I will even get a high flow cat as well.

 

[snocross1985]

2" pipe is a bit small. Personally I went with 2.25" pipe from the cat-back and so have several others on here. Glad to here you like it

 

[Bashman]

As for your "new exhaust odour", mine also had an odour that cleared up after a couple days of driving. I could only smell it when outside the vehicle, if you smell yours while driving, better check for leaks quickly.

 

[jimbo74]

my flowmaster stunk nasty for a week... its normal

 

[Pissant22]

Yea, I can only smell it outside of the vehicle. As long as it is natural then I'm set, one more truck mod down, 304095049502 to go. I did do some nice cutting of my rear quarter panel too right after I put this on so I'm on a roll.

 

[4.0 freak]

the smell is mostly from the Aluminum coating that they put on the piping that needs to be baked in with the exhaust heat.

 

[spindlecone]

Most good exhaust shops will paint the welds with VHT paint to prevent rust, would bet thats the smell

 

[soccerplayer3]

yea thats what happened with me and my freinds we all have flows and my friend and mine got spray painted over the welds and it smelled a little but on my friends with out the spray paint didnt smell

 

[davesexplorer]

I know performance exhausts with true mandrel bends will be coated with some substance to aid in the bending process, which smoke and or smell when run on a vehicle for a while....

 

[Spdrcer34]

I have a 3" custom cat-back system with a Ravin (FM knock-off) Muffler....I don't feel any loss of power down low, but there is definitly more power above 2800

Ryan