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Originally Posted by wheels0987
so i just bought a volant cai and now looking at an exhaust and i am trying to see which one will give me the most power i like the magnaflow because the exhaust is on the side so let me know and of course any other upgrades you think will be good to get more power for the the money.
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To be completely honest, it really doesn't matter much horsepower-wise. At most, all a catback is going to yield is 1-7 rear wheel horsepower - which is hardly noticeable on a 5,000lb + vehicle. The sound will be the biggest difference.
I know that exhaust companies will tout that their systems add 15-30 rwhp, but I know of no dyno where a muffler added that (besides on a diesel truck, or a truck with a completely crappy exhaust system). From what I've read, these Tundras have fairly efficient exhaust systems stock.
Go for sound.
If rear wheel horsepower is what you want, you will not the see the benefits of a catback system until you upgrade the exhaust manifolds - especially to longtube headers. Remember, your system can only flow as much as the headers allow. So if you keep the stock manifolds on, that's as much as your truck will flow. The rest is just marketing.