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Chevy Silverado 5.3L Trail Boss Muffler Delete - let that V8 be heard!
The stock exhaust on the Trailboss leaves a lot to be desired. This video covers the installation of the AFE muffler delete pipe and the new sound you can achieve in about 30 minutes of work with some basic tools. Now we can tell there is actually a V8 under the hood!
#chevrolet #trailboss #exhaust #car #truck #texas #dad
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I'm finishing up my coffee and heading out to chop off the HUGE muffler and replace with the muffler delete by MBRP. I too will be leaving flapper valve for now and then possibly do the spring mod to keep it open. Likely I'll run with this until I save up some sheckles for the full cat back. Truck sounds great man, nice job!
@dadlifetexan
3 ай бұрын
Awesome, glad you enjoyed the video!
Not sure what that costs but my local exhaust guy does muffler deletes for $60 plus tax. He will take the flapper valve out too, make a new piece of pipe, and weld it in. Takes like 20 minutes once the truck is in the air. Your truck sounds good. Now it sounds like a proper V8.
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
That sounds like a good option if you have somebody local at that price point. The part cost was $100 plus my own time.
Sounds much better! Just bought a 6.2L TB looking into this .
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
awesome, would love to hear it!
@kkoch666
Жыл бұрын
Do it for sure, the 6.2 sounds so much better than the 5.3.
@Knight21030
Жыл бұрын
Protip: Be sure to get rid of the flapper valve has well.
How proud your neighbors must be
@dadlifetexan
3 ай бұрын
No worries, I have a quiet diesel now
Had a muffler shop remove the muffler and flapper on our 6.2L. Left the rear resonators in place. Sounds amazing and only cost me $100.
@dadlifetexan
5 ай бұрын
Oh awesome, I’m sure that 6.2 sounds nice
@philipiimacedon8299
5 ай бұрын
Is there a drone?
@philipiimacedon8299
5 ай бұрын
Never mind...I saw the answer in other comments!
Greetings from a fellow Silverado owner in Travis County. That sounds good. I have a 2021 RST 5.3L
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
The RSTs are 👌👌
Biden would not be happy with this mod...sounds great
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
Lol I’m glad he wouldn’t be happy, thanks!
@LandonClimbs
11 ай бұрын
Fjb🥰🤠
@LarryR4927
5 ай бұрын
Biden drives a ‘67 ‘vette. The other guy is from New York City, and has probably never driven a car or a truck.
@Anvita444
4 ай бұрын
Corn Pop was a bad man
@joshthomas8087
Ай бұрын
Dude never happy unless he is segregating schools or creating fatherless homes
I just ordered mine and plan on keeping the valve. I want it to sound better than stock, but not too obnoxious.
@dadlifetexan
9 ай бұрын
Awesome man!
Did the same with and without the flapper cut out. Sounds 100x better with the flapper cut out also. Best sound tho is to cut muffler out and weld a 4” tip angled at the ground.
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
Did you do the angled tip?
@zachgriffin4865
Жыл бұрын
@@dadlifetexan yes I did them both, and the angled tip without the flapper sounded the best & wasn't obnoxious in the cab like you'd think either
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
@@zachgriffin4865 that's awesome
This must me the replacement for the totaled Jeep. Very nice choice there.
@dadlifetexan
9 ай бұрын
Yeah buddy
Appreciate it! One of the best videos I’ve seen on this. 1 question: do you ever see your self changing it to Borla or AWE 0FG?
@dadlifetexan
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, eventually I will upgrade to something else but right now I’m remodeling my house so my time and resources are going to that…
Great Video and Project! Subscribed from Brazoria County!
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I appreciate it!
Nice vid def gonna try this on my TrailBoss too, thanks Thor
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
Hahaha, yeah I get that a lot!
Is there drone with towing? I’m wondering with you leaving the flapper, if that is the reason you don’t have drone with regular driving without towing. But I’m curious if you have drone if you were to tow a camper. I do long trips with a camper and drone would drive me crazy. Love the sound!
@dadlifetexan
9 ай бұрын
I haven’t really hauled anything that heavy. There’s probably potential for drone under a heavy load.
Wow thats not a muffler thats a suitcase i dont blame you Bro.
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
Lol exactly
Just curious if you have the 5.3 or the 6.2? A lot of exhausts I'm finding are saying they're for 3" exhausts, when the exhaust on my 5.3 is 2.75". Has me hesitant on ordering them if they're not gonna fit.
@dadlifetexan
3 ай бұрын
5.3
@chris440x
3 ай бұрын
@@dadlifetexan Yeah i re-watched the video after and realize you said it in the beginning! Appreciate the answer all the same! Pipe should be here tuesday for my truck!
@dadlifetexan
2 ай бұрын
@@chris440x awesome man, you're gonna love it
My home is 1/4 mile from a Texas State Highway. When we moved here 6 years ago it was tranquil. Now, the highway has been widened and traffic has increased 10-fold. To make matters worse, in the middle of the night and early in the morning, I am jarred awake in my bedroom from the noise of every truck, car, and motorcycle that have 'deleted' mufflers. I thought they put mufflers on vehicles for a reason.
@dadlifetexan
10 ай бұрын
If it’s that loud sounds like more of an entire exhaust system replacement. A muffler delete doesn’t increase the volume by that much.
@10Jesse14
3 ай бұрын
Maybe don’t move next to a highway
Hey man I’m interested in getting the same delete, do you still recommend ? Have you had any issues?
@dadlifetexan
Ай бұрын
No issues at all, everything has been good
This may sound like a stupid question but what is drone noise, I've never heard that phrase before
@dadlifetexan
7 ай бұрын
It’s just a constant, annoying, monotone noise
I'll be doing this in the upcoming week to my 2020, tired of the "quiet", need the rumble like my camaro, thanks for the great video,.
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
waaay too quiet from the factory in my opinion
I'm going tomorrow to get a Flowmaster 40 or Super 40 installed on '23 RST, had the same thing on a '20 RST. I wish I could hear the muffler delete in person. How is the MD on the interstate?
@dadlifetexan
7 ай бұрын
I’d like to hear how your system sounds! The delete is good on the interstate, no drone or anything.
@andrewski6317
5 ай бұрын
@@dadlifetexanI put a flowmaster 40 catback duel exhaust on my 2013 5.3 and I couldn’t ask for much more out of an exhaust for the 5.3. It sounds great
@dadlifetexan
5 ай бұрын
That's awesome!@@andrewski6317
I have a trailboss. I could never hear it idle until I deleted it.
@dadlifetexan
3 ай бұрын
Exactly why I wanted to do this
Can you leave the 4 inches on the back end and cut the flapped out with this delete pipe?
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I believe that would work. I actually thought of doing that myself but ended up just following the directions from AFE.
Let’s see some more videos on the truck!
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
working on it!
@jordanhannah5839
Жыл бұрын
@@dadlifetexan gained a sub! Love the videos.
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
@@jordanhannah5839 thanks, I appreciate the support!
If I cut closer to the muffler on the opposite side of the flapper valve will the AFE Muffler delete be able remove the the flapper valve ?
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
Yes, it should. Probably what I should have done too honestly.
@Soviet_Koala
Жыл бұрын
Perfect thank you very much for the feed back.
Did you keep your resonator near your rear axle ?
@dadlifetexan
5 ай бұрын
Yeah I did, haven’t addressed that yet
Is it road legal? Like noise compliance?
@dadlifetexan
Ай бұрын
Completely legal here in Texas
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Sounds good! , Does this void your warranty?
@dadlifetexan
7 ай бұрын
Nope not at all
Sounds good. Now get rid of the USB port exhaust tips.
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
hahah I kinda like them...I'll get rid of them when I do a full exhaust system
Thinking about doing the same on my 5.3L. How's it sound at highway speeds? Did you notice any difference in performance?
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
Sounds good at highway speed, no drone. Honestly, haven't noticed any change in performance really.
@DIYAndrewFlockhart
Жыл бұрын
@@dadlifetexan Awesome thanks. I subbed, keep the good content coming!
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
@@DIYAndrewFlockhart Thanks, I appreciate it!
This one time at band clamp.. I got two girlfriends!
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
Great
Why keep the flapper thing
@dadlifetexan
8 ай бұрын
I was just following the directions provided from AFE. In retrospect I would cut it off and adjust the delete pipe forward. Instead I have it permanently "rigged" open.
Nice notes, I like it ! Now you have to bring back the roar of a quadra-jet carb sucking in gallons of air ! LFOD !
How about the drone sound
@dadlifetexan
5 ай бұрын
not really noticeable at all
How does it sound inside while driving?
@dadlifetexan
3 ай бұрын
Better than stock but honestly not that much noise
How bad would this affect the tuning of the engine?
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
None at all
@GeTe-dt1zj
8 ай бұрын
I did the same muffler delete…..with the exception of the pre manufactured pipe, muffler shop just welded a 3” pipe on mine. I did notice what seemed to be a decrease in low end torque and fuel mileage decreased by about 1.5-2 mpg. 2021 5.3 TB
I’ve cut off the muffler and the flapper and the drone is just too much. How’s yours with the drone?
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
It’s not too bad honestly, but I didn’t cut out the flapper valve. I know a lot of guys do, but I was following the directions provided by AFE with the muffler delete kit. I’ve been happy with it so far.
@ehmaidan
Жыл бұрын
@@dadlifetexan I appreciate the reply 😄
Dose it void warranty
@dadlifetexan
5 ай бұрын
no, it doesn't affect warranty at all
Does this effect fuel mileage and performance?
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
I haven’t noticed any impact on either.
@GeTe-dt1zj
8 ай бұрын
My MPG decreased by 1.5-2 mpg…2021 5.3 TB
Fellow Texan here. Great video. This might be a silly question, but does this mod affect manufacturer warranty at all by chance?
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
From everything I have read and seen, exhaust modifications do not void manufacturer warranties
@Knight21030
Жыл бұрын
The manufacturer would have to prove the modded part caused the failure. Obviously they wont cover anything from the cats back, but everything else will be good.
@peted5217
Жыл бұрын
You can bet it duz. Mite even get you into Fed hot soup over noise and emissions
@Knight21030
Жыл бұрын
@@peted5217 Yea, it shouldn’t effect emissions if you’re not touching the cats, but noise, definitely.
@bufordpusser2666
Жыл бұрын
@@peted5217 They find every way to not cover things anyway...if you are past your bumper to bumper....let er rip. That isnt a powertrain item anyway.
What are the dbs at idle?
@dadlifetexan
11 ай бұрын
I’m not sure
Do you have any issues passing the state inspections for Texas?
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
Not at all, cats are still in place so no issues with emissions.
Any drone at highway speeds?
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
No drone at all
Conroe?
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
You know it
Did your engine light flash ?
@dadlifetexan
6 ай бұрын
Nope
I removed it and put a cherry bomb on it lol
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Do you have a video of it?
Does your fuel tank not have a skid plate or am I loosing it?
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
You’re not losing it…no skid plate on the fuel tank
@panthermartin7784
Жыл бұрын
@@dadlifetexan so its more like a Pavement Boss , not sure why tf the tank would be exposed like that on a truck Chevy labeled TrailBoss
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
@@panthermartin7784 yeah I agree with you on that
How loud is inside the truck?
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
You can hear it, but it’s not overwhelming or annoying
I believe you were supposed to cut the flapper off
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
If I were able to do it over, I would cut off the flapper and move my other cut to just behind the muffler. I was following the instructions from AFE exactly and it is designed to keep the flapper for some reason.
@elianmendoza7880
Жыл бұрын
@@dadlifetexan 🤔
@matthewjprovera1626
Жыл бұрын
Just for your information the flapper valve is only for the 4-cylinder shutdown mode DOD so it does not sound like a helicopter on the highway
Would of been nice to hear it revved up.... lmao lmao. But ok.
@dadlifetexan
7 ай бұрын
lol you right
cut that damn flapper off too.
Rev it up WTH.
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
😔
Guys, to muffler delete and retain the stupid gM flapper valve is pointless. It's like putting your hand over your mouth and breathe through your fingers. Useless.
@dadlifetexan
Жыл бұрын
Well, I just followed the instructions provided.
@dustymcdust5095
Ай бұрын
@dadlifetexan real men throw the instructions out and do what they want 🎉
@davidlivermore1621
Ай бұрын
@dustymcdust5095 real guys remove the flapper valve. Me personally went with a Borla Touring system.
@dustymcdust5095
Ай бұрын
@@davidlivermore1621 mines all stock, I prefer to dump money in my 05 rsx type-s and prefer to drive it also.