Exhaust parts

I asked in general chat and was told I was better off asking here, instead of retyping I'm copying from the old post:

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Lately I've been looking around at CAIs' and exhaust tips and have decided for now I'd rather have an exhaust tip but, looking underneath the pipe comes up over the rear axle and... well... I find it odd. The main reason I've settled on looking mainly at exhaust tips is because at 17 and no job (yet) money doesn't grow on trees and CAIs' tend to be expensive and exhaust tips... not so much.

I'm not exactly sure what to get... I like a deep sound but not to deep and I hate the ricer sound . I understand I'd more than likely need some pipe modification but, I have my dad to help me and I'm willing to learn (even though my main interest is computers ).

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Well an exhaust tip will not change the sound.  Putting a different muffler however will.  Now I have a Magna Flow, and others have Flow-master.  It really is all a personal preference, but they both sound good to me, and I just happen to use Magna Flow because the $150.00 stainless steel muffler was FREE to me!!  Otherwise I would have used Flow-master.  HTH

hmm, so I've got my terminology wrong.. oh well.

Anyway, got any links? I wouldn't mind priceing details.

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EDIT: Found linky

What would be the best series for my particular model (01 Blazer 2D (non-ZR2))? and what else would I need if I got one?

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... What exactly would a tip do anyway?

An exhaust tip is used to make the appearance look better.  It goes onto the tailpipe where the exhaust exits the vehicle. 

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ORIGINAL: Kordog

An exhaust tip is used to make the appearance look better.  It goes onto the tailpipe where the exhaust exits the vehicle. 

They don't change the sound much at all? Hmm, I thought they did.

Anyway...

You can get resonated tips which are sort of a combination muffler/tip and they start usually around $40 and go up from there. I would look at summitracing.com or 4wheelparts.com Otherwise your local autozone/advance autoparts should have a small assortment of resonated tips. Personally I would go with a muffler such as the Flowmaster 40 series or the 18" Magnaflow muffler. Both sound good and you can hear them by searching on youtube for blazer flowmaster exhaust, or whatever. I think the mufflers tend to start at $75 and go up to $150 for the blazer. Hope this helps out.

So any suggestions. Being new to this kind of stuff I'm not sure which series I'd be better off with.

I like the sound if this guys:

http://www.blazerforum.com/m_103937/tm.htm

But, reading through the comments he's not using a muffler. What series would make it sound close to that?

i've got a resonated tip,  it dosnt change the sound  by much, but it looks good

that is correct, i am not using a muffler. I put a dual chamber resonator in it's place.

if u want a general idea of the sound of flowmasters different series check out their site www.flowmastermufflers.com they have sound clips on there
 
i just ordered a flowmaster super 44 series for my blazer should be here by the 30th of this month i cant wait to get it on! the super 44 has a deep aggressive tone kinda like cliro's but diff

Flowmaster 40 series sounds awesome on our blazers Rcars2 has one on his blazer and it sounds deep and throaty!!!

i sure do love my MAGNAFLOW...   new cat, piping, muffler and dual tip

I have a FM 40 on mine. It sounds great. I may soon change to a setup like Cliro's, but I want loud. I'll go with a strait up single chamber resonator instead of a muffler.

So as a first change exhaust change. I'd probably be good with a FM 40 series? Does it matter that their website doesn't show compatibility with my model?

Well, I see 3 40 series mufflers listed for a 2001 Blazer here at their website.

Yea but, if you click on them and look at the compatibility list, the 01' isn't listed or I'm overlooking it. But, taking from that you guys/gals are using them I shouldn't have much of a problem. Should I?

Hmm, I see most of them are 2.25" pipe, is that the standard pipe on a blazer or is it 2.50"?

I see the list you're talking about. The 50 Series I have on mine doesn't show on the list for '02 models either, but it fit just perfectly nevertheless. The pipes on your's should be 2.25", but measure just to be sure.

Cool, I'll take a look this evening and post back.

ya pretty much it doesnt matter if it lists ur blazer or not just make sure u get the right size inlet and outlet sizes and that the offset/center inlet/outlet match up w/ the muffler u have on ur blazer now

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ORIGINAL: EuroGoldLS

I have a FM 40 on mine. It sounds great. I may soon change to a setup like Cliro's, but I want loud. I'll go with a strait up single chamber resonator instead of a muffler.

 
i'll take that as a compliment, thanks.

I just put a FM 40 on my truck yesterday and it sounds good. Not as loud as I'd like, but it is "deep and throaty".
I went to autozone and bought a small cheap tip, and it kinda changed the sound. When I put it on and off you could hear a tone difference, and it's acutally quite noticable in general. When I put the tip on it was deeper and the sound seemed to open up more.

Would a high flow cat increase noise at all?  Im considering the Flowmaster Super 44, but I don't wanna pay the extra $$ for the Super 44 if I'm gunna get the same noise out of a Delta 40.

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ORIGINAL: WolfPack

Would a high flow cat increase noise at all?  Im considering the Flowmaster Super 44, but I don't wanna pay the extra $$ for the Super 44 if I'm gunna get the same noise out of a Delta 40.

 
i got my super 44 from autopartswarehouse.com for only $79.31 w/ free shipping its pretty good deal i'm puttin my exhaust on after classes today so tonight or tomorrow i should have a vid up if everything fits together alright (custom tail pipe i'm instaling)

Woot, I'm talking to my mom about getting some money out of the bank for a muffler.

I was lookin through a J.C. Whitney catalog my dad had and noticed they had FM 40 series for $82.99 (have to order based on pipe configuration). If I can get the money I'm gonna get one.

Oh, for my last post, my pipe size is two and a quarter.

private ops, on your profile I see that you are in wheelersburg ohio... about 15-25 minutes from my house in ashland... I would suggest going to gold street exhaust in ironton or crossing the river and going to quality exhaust in downtown ashland, or omni muffler... all three of these places regularly stock Flowmaster mufflers to fit your blazer and will put one on for about $90-$100 and that includes the cost of the muffler..... dont waste the time to order a muffler and take it to them as they only charge $45-$60 for the muffler at the shop and then another $30 to install.. hope this helps.......... im pumped to see someone from my area on BF.com finally..lol btw, do you ever cruise the strip in Ironton???? if you do, look carefully and one day you might see this pass by..lol