I’m glad the video was helpful!

I’m glad you found the video and are happy with the exhaust kit! Thank you for the comment!

I didn’t even think about dropping the spare tire. That’s a good idea. Cutting it up wasn’t a big deal, the exhaust just ended up going to the metal yard anyway, but would have been nice to if I could have gotten it out in one piece and maybe sold it to someone who wanted to do a single exit to dual exit conversion or something.

That’s basically why I bought this kit as well. If money was no object, I would buy the AWE kit, but it’s literally 3x more than the Rough Country kit and, for $600, my truck sounds great.

Thank you! I’ve been super happy with it. No regrets at all!

Thank you!

I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

Thank you! I’m really happy with the look and sound!

I’m glad you like the video and the sound of the exhaust! As for cutout measurements, just note that getting perfectly accurate measurements is not simple since there are no straight/sharp edges to go off of on a bumper. Edges of a bumper are rolled around so figuring out how to line up a tape measure with rolled edges is a little complicated (at least for someone like me who is not a professional). The sides of the cutouts are also slanted so the top of the cutout is not as wide as the bottom. I did attempt to get measurements for you, but please be aware that these are just the best approximations I could get using a tape measure to try and get the size of the cutouts. You may want to see if you can find a bumper with the cutouts already in it (either new or used depending on prices you are able to find). 1: Inside edge of the cutouts is ~17 1/2” from the center of the bumper. 2: the cutouts are ~9” wide at the bottom 3: the cutouts are ~6 1/2” wide at the top 4: the cutouts are ~3” tall from the bottom of the bumper where it is rolled under. Again, these measurements are likely not 100% accurate. I’m just trying to help as best I can. My recommendation would be to look into buying a bumper with the cutouts already in it if you want to add the dual / quad exhaust look.

@@SouthpawGarage thank you so much for the update 🙏❤️

Does your exhaust have any drone when it’s shifting gears?

A little bit at higher RPMs, but I figure for $600 it’s not going to be absolutely perfect. It’s not anywhere near bad enough that I regret the purchase or anything.

Mine is ready bad until it’s cruising then it’s gone

It’s been great! I love it! I still get compliments about how good my truck sounds.

Thanks!

I have a CAI cold air intake installed on the truck. There is a video on the channel for the install.

@@SouthpawGarage awesome!! Thank you

Thank you for the comment! My Silverado has the 5.3L.

I have pulled my 1970 Nova on its trailer multiple times since adding the exhaust. I, personally, have not had any issues with cabin noise. My family have even said that in-cabin noise is not bad. It doesn't interfere with listening to the radio or having conversations between passengers. You can hear the exhaust inside the truck during acceleration (and a little bit while cruising), but I would not say that it is problematic at all.

@@SouthpawGarage That's great. Appreciate the feedback!

Thanks!

I personally don’t really notice much of a drone (if any at all). My dad has said that he hears a drone when he rides in it, but it’s not bad enough to make the ride uncomfortable or annoying. I can easily have conversations with people in the truck without the exhaust overpowering conversations. I was probably more aware of the drone when I first put the exhaust on, but I feel like as I’ve driven it, that awareness has faded away. I think it was probably more noticeable when I first installed it because the stock exhaust really has almost no sound to it at all so it was just a difference in volume that I have sense gotten used to.

The sides of the clamps on my truck are not fully seated against the spacer. Most of them are at least touching it at its widest point on the outer side of the spacer, but not all of the clamps. Some are just close to it. I will say that over tightening can be easy to do. I actually over tightened a clamp during install to the point that the spacer snapped in half and I had to replace it. I don’t really know what to recommend if you are having exhaust leaks. I would hate to recommend tightening the clamps more, only for you to break a spacer like I did.

You have the option of using the provided tips or keeping the factory style ones that are mounted to the bumper. The kit is made to work either way.

I don’t think it would affect the sound much, if even at all. The chrome “tips” are just for looks. The exhaust pipes don’t actually connect to them. The pipes stop about an inch or two from the factory “tips” so they should have no impact on the sound.

No welding necessary.

@@SouthpawGarage does the kit go to the existing hangers?

This exhaust kit is only for 5.3L or 6.2L engines with factory rear exit exhaust. Rough Country doesn’t appear to have an exhaust kit for the 2.7L at this time. You may have to look somewhere like Flowmaster or Borla.

I guess “technically” if you had a wide enough and strong enough clamp, you “could”. But when you are connecting exhaust pipes together you want one pipe to slide over the end of the pipe that it is connecting to and then clamp that down to seal up both pipes and hold them together. When cutting pipe, you don’t have one end that will slide over the other because both ends of the pipe that you cut are the same size. That means the connection point will not only be weak even with an extra wide clamp, but will also be a point where you will likely have an exhaust leak.

@@SouthpawGarage thanks for the reply i just had to wonder because im doing what you did and cutting it. Thanks again for the video also with the insights!

No issues. I highly recommend this exhaust kit if you’re not looking to break the bank for a more expensive system. I have no regrets purchasing this one.

Unfortunately Chevy has added a flapper valve and 6 resonators (3 in each exit pipe) to their factory exhaust which severely reduced the sound.

@@SouthpawGarage sucks that rough country doesn't make a single exit for the models with dual exhaust. I just bought a 2022 with single exit. Yours looks so dope since it replaces the molded stock ones that are ugly af in the rear bumper lol.

If it’s really cool in the morning or evening, I will occasionally hear some popping when I let off the accelerator, but it’s few and far between and I have yet to be able to MAKE it happen, so it’s not something that happens often and, when it does happen, it’s not very loud or anything.

Thanks!

I haven't noticed any difference. I do believe that a performance exhaust can increase HP because it opens up the flow and lets the engine breathe better, but without additional performance options, I feel like any potential gain from a performance exhaust by itself is negligible.

Be lucky to gain 4hp from exhaust... No way your gaining 21hp without tuning or engine work.. Stage 1 cam is like 30hp if that tells ya anything

So far so exhaust leaks that I’ve noticed. We had to adjust where the rear-most brackets slot into the frame. I loosened the bolts for the rear most brackets and rotated them clock-wise until the tips were lined up in the center of the cutouts. Then I marked the frame and drilled a hole where the bracket notch needed to slot into the frame in order to keep the tips aligned properly. Then I tightened the bracket bolt back down.

It might not be as expensive as others but it still sounds really good for the price.

I haven’t noticed any, but I haven’t looked under the truck in a while. I’ll try to get a look under the truck today and post another reply to let you know what I see.

Sorry for the delayed response. I got under the truck this weekend. I didn’t see any rust in my kit. When I ordered the kit, it stated it was Stainless Steel so it shouldn’t rust.

I’m not sure. If you search for your truck on Rough Country’s website, they should list all available accessories so you could see if the exhaust system would be different for your truck.

You are correct. One screw on each is in a terrible location.

Your warranty is only voided if they can prove that the modification is the cause of whatever issue you take the truck in for. I’ve taken my truck in twice since putting the exhaust on and both times the repairs that I needed were covered under warranty.

I honestly have no idea. I don’t dyno my truck to check it’s power.

I didn’t mention horsepower in the video title or in the video itself, but, since you brought it up: opening up the exhaust by removing restrictive factory exhaust can provide some amount of performance (horsepower) gains depending on the vehicle and the vehicle’s condition. Estimates range up to around a 10% increase in some cases, although this not guaranteed.

That’s great if you just want to swap the muffler. A complete exhaust kit allows you to get rid of the flapper valve, eliminate the resonators, change the pipe size, and change the exhaust tips to give the vehicle a bit of a sportier / more aggressive look.