gdawg55
Senior Member
After lots of muffler swaps, I decided I wanted to purchase a cat-back system to see if they provide any better sound/performance than just the standard muffler swap. Before anyone says that the stock piping is good and you don't need a cat-back, I would agree, but I wanted to try a full system.
I've had Solo, Magnaflow, and Borla mufflers and liked their sound, so I researched what each company had to offer in a cat-back system. I contacted Nick at Gotexhaust to get his take. He told me he's had good customer feedback on all the above mentioned systems. It was really up to me and what sound I preferred. In the end I decided on the Mach 44 system as I had previous experience with the Mach 44 muffler and knew it didn't drone, plus I really like the sound of the system on their website YouTube vid. Nick hooked me up as always and I must say I'm very happy with the system.
I wanted to get some miles on it before posting a review. I now have about 500 miles on the system and can say without a doubt that it's one of the best sounding exhaust I've had to date. It does not drone at any speed or rpm.....it does get a bit louder in the 1600-1800 rpm range, but it's not drone. The sound it produces is a deep, powerful tone with a sort of refined sound if that makes sense. Interior cab volume is very pleasant. My truck sounds just like the truck in Solo's video. I like that the kit gets rid of the rear resonators. The larger 2.5" tailpipes with no resonators has a much smoother sound to my ears. The system in not overly loud, just right in my opinion. I'd say it's about 25-30% louder than the Mach 44 muffler only option using stock tailpipes with resonators intact. It also feels like my truck is a little more responsive when I get on the throttle and my gas mileage has gone up about 1 mpg....though I need to go through more tanks to verify.
The quality of the Solo muffler and exhaust piping is top notch. Everything fits really well, the pipe bends are nice, and I really like the extra long exhaust tips. They are adjustable front to back but not up and down. I used their clamps to clamp the tailpipes on as well as the tips, but I had the front of the muffler welded. Took about an hour to remove my old system and install the new system. No adjustments needed....everything was spot on.
Over all this is a quality kit that sounds fantastic and doesn't drone. It doesn't seem to get a lot of press so I thought I'd share my experience so far with this system. Highly recommended if you're looking for a complete cat-back system. This one is definitely worth a look.
I've had Solo, Magnaflow, and Borla mufflers and liked their sound, so I researched what each company had to offer in a cat-back system. I contacted Nick at Gotexhaust to get his take. He told me he's had good customer feedback on all the above mentioned systems. It was really up to me and what sound I preferred. In the end I decided on the Mach 44 system as I had previous experience with the Mach 44 muffler and knew it didn't drone, plus I really like the sound of the system on their website YouTube vid. Nick hooked me up as always and I must say I'm very happy with the system.
I wanted to get some miles on it before posting a review. I now have about 500 miles on the system and can say without a doubt that it's one of the best sounding exhaust I've had to date. It does not drone at any speed or rpm.....it does get a bit louder in the 1600-1800 rpm range, but it's not drone. The sound it produces is a deep, powerful tone with a sort of refined sound if that makes sense. Interior cab volume is very pleasant. My truck sounds just like the truck in Solo's video. I like that the kit gets rid of the rear resonators. The larger 2.5" tailpipes with no resonators has a much smoother sound to my ears. The system in not overly loud, just right in my opinion. I'd say it's about 25-30% louder than the Mach 44 muffler only option using stock tailpipes with resonators intact. It also feels like my truck is a little more responsive when I get on the throttle and my gas mileage has gone up about 1 mpg....though I need to go through more tanks to verify.
The quality of the Solo muffler and exhaust piping is top notch. Everything fits really well, the pipe bends are nice, and I really like the extra long exhaust tips. They are adjustable front to back but not up and down. I used their clamps to clamp the tailpipes on as well as the tips, but I had the front of the muffler welded. Took about an hour to remove my old system and install the new system. No adjustments needed....everything was spot on.
Over all this is a quality kit that sounds fantastic and doesn't drone. It doesn't seem to get a lot of press so I thought I'd share my experience so far with this system. Highly recommended if you're looking for a complete cat-back system. This one is definitely worth a look.
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