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One of my last 'to do' items is to finish the exhaust on my 1950 3600.

The head pipe and muffler are older and installed and not leaking. I don't have the bed on it yet as that will happen at the body shop.

I was considering changing the muffler to a flowmaster and running dual exhaust (after the muffler) and pipes straight out the back? Cost.. not sure. Guess $300?

OR... Should I just have the muffler shop make a single tail pipe like the stock one? Cost ?? $150?

Here's an older pic of the back. You can see the old hanger still in place.

back

Ideas and suggestions welcome?

Other than visual, splitting the exhaust after the muffler will have no effect on the performance. Even a full dual setup with a split manifold or headers only has a power advantage at certain RPM ranges. If you want the truck to look like it's got duals, have them split the exhaust behind the rear axle and run two outlets at about frame rail width. That will eliminate a lot of fancy bends to get both pipes to clear the axle.
Jerry

On top of that, 2" pipe will be considered big diameter for a 235. Compression is what gives engines that deep rumble out the pipes, 235 don't have it! Stick with a stock muffler.

Joe

I think you folks talked me in to sticking with a stock size pipe. The muffler I have is aftermarket, but seems to work and is quiet. I just need to have one pipe run over the axle and out the stock location then. Like Jerry said, IF I want the dual look out the back, then split it behind the axle.

I'm not sure the diameter of the stock pipe? 1 1/2 or a 1 3/4 ??

Thanks