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I want some more info on Gibson Exhaust! - 6/18/2008 8:59:43 PM

lennyblazer

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From: Appleton, WI / Houghton, MI
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Hey guys,

I have been away for a little while, been really busy with life recently. But now I need to replace my factory exhaust after 141,000 miles. I would like to use a kit to do this as places in the area want too much money for custom exhaust. So I have decided to do it myself. I am really looking at the Gibson Aluminized exhaust that I can get shipped for $260.00. I would then most likely paint everything in a high temp, black exhaust paint to prevent the rusting that is prone to these systems when aluminized. Pretty much all I am worried about is how it looks coming out of the back of the Blazer. I would like something fairly straight or in the same location as stock.

So what I am asking is, for those out there that have the Gibson exhaust can I see some pictures of how it comes out the rear? Also what kind of exhaust volume would I be looking at (I am fine with stock or a little louder)? Is there anything I should look out for when installing or driving around with this exhaust?

Thanks for taking the time to read this, I don''''t care really what people think about getting a flowmaster since I have a good amount of mileage on it and don''''t want to spend a lot. Also I have done research on here about exhausts for almost a year now, but I have never seen a picture of a Gibson exhaust installed. I figured this would be a decent place to gather information on this particular exhaust system. Thanks again.

***The other thought now, is that I might just replace the muffler with a generic one (flowmaster, dynomax, thrush, etc.) to save money since I don''''t want to throw a lot of money at it. If anyone has any suggestions it would be great. Also I am throwing a P0420 code right now so I am thinking that one of the causes of that is lack of back pressure. You can see my other thread on that Here.

< Message edited by lennyblazer -- 6/18/2008 9:08:30 PM >

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RE: I want some more info on Gibson Exhaust! - 7/6/2008 9:07:52 PM

djdrew010

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My friend has a Gibson on his S-10 Extreme and it is just a tad louder than stock. IMO I don''t think it''s worth the money. I don''t know what type of power it added because he drives his truck like an old grandma, but that''s a different story......... And I just realized this thread is about a month old

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RE: I want some more info on Gibson Exhaust! - 7/9/2008 5:10:18 PM

lennyblazer

Posts: 1985
Joined: 5/6/2007
From: Appleton, WI / Houghton, MI
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Well I went with the Dynomax kit, it seems real good from the way it came. I haven''t installed yet, I have been so busy with stuff I havent had time for much.

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