I think he ment it would not be true duals if he was running a Y pipe but he is still wrong.

just a few ways to do duals, but not the only ways

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/...e47241ae_z.jpg

My truck is currently set up like the one in the middle, although it won't have mufflers on it after tuesday. Because the manifolds go out & connect into the cat then split anf make the dual again.

<3 Jimmy's drawings...so crude, yet so understandable *claps* I've got the first configuration on my truck (was actually Tex's idea) and it sounds very old school hotrodish. Bending over a piece of wood is a no go. I bend stainless tubing at work and it's not that hard to kink, even with the right equipment, much less some makeshift junk with stuff laying around the shed.

At least around here, "true" duals means no Y pipe (Going into a single pipe). Cross overs aren't really taken into consideration, but most rednecks don't go for duals for performance either.

For instance, the CST10 is "true" duals. I think it sounds better, much throbbier at idle than a y-piped or x-pipe car. You can hear each bank firing in sterero. :lol:

YouTube Video

Got the new pipes & the total spent $239.41 truck sounds really good, nice deep rumble & nice deep cackle when the rpm's are going down. Will try to get a vid soon.

I've bent all kinds of pipe with all kinds of different tools and while exhaust pipe is significantly more pliable than the stainless, rigid, etc that i bend, that just means that it's easier to kink. The only way that I can see one successfully bending that stuff with a log and vise without kinking it is with a heat gun or a flame and taking a lot more time than they should have when they could have just let a professional do it. Not flaming, just saying...I bend more pipe than a fat hooker.

Well here is a vid, excuse the sound quality camera isn't very good for video's. Also I didn't really step into in this vid & I will make one later at the dam were I will really step into it & maybe a few burnouts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgTptKHFWoc

Sounds awesome! Truck's coming out great. What size are those tires?

The rears are 245/45R17 95H (About 9 inchs wide & about 25 inchs tall) Front are 225/45R17 91H (About 7 inchs wide & 23 inchs tall) I believe thats all of the tires specs. lol

Well I went and checked the mail today & its the usual stuff, junk mail, bills, etc...There was a bank paper statement thing in there too & it was on an account the was emptied & closed about a year ago or so we thought. Open up the envelope & it says I have $100 in an account just sitting there. Time to schedule an appointment & get a High Flow Performance Cat put on. :firedevi:

"High flow" cats are a gimmick, from what I've read. Even if they do help at all, it wouldn't be noticeable to justify the money that you spent on it.

agreed, I don't know who started the rumor that the oems install "low performance parts".

Well I don't nesecarily mean a high performance cat, but I have the old bead style Cat which is huge & restrics my exhaust flow so I am replacing & I was told it needed to be replace since it was 18 years old.

Well just ordered a set of headers, should be here at the end of this week. (Hopefully) Then I can get the new cat put on it, so then I will have a new exhaust sytem from the block to the tips.

Headers were on my front porch when I got home from school.

Pics will come later, although most people already know what they look like.

Also it has a 5/16" Flange or 3/8" for those of you who don't know what the first one means, so no warping for me. :D

Well here are the Headers:
http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/o..._07/001-86.jpg
Flange is almost 1/2" not bad for $79.99. :)
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Plans for these, get metal gaskets when the papery type ones go bad.

Get some good locking bolts; otherwise, they'll keep backing out. Percy's Seal Power gaskets are great and chunky, they're a soft aluminum and about $35 for the pair.

Alright, I will have to look into that. Thanks

lookin pretty good man, gonna sound pretty nice when thats all together! at least you got an 8 in your truck your parts are cheap :lol: i can get headers for my 6 but i hear it takes out torque and adds power and a chunky 400 bucks too.

I have heard that headers on a V6 are a expensive compared to V8's but what are you gonna do? :p