Best muffler - exhaust to use...

after nearly 22 years my truck is finally in need of new muffler and tail pipe ...am having difficulty finding OEM for it so have to goto aftermarket most likely.

Just curious what anybody else has put on their truck (mine is a '97 4x4 xtraCab SR5 V6) and how you like it?

I had a lengthy conversation at the local Meineke recently and he was able to find 2 types AM muffler assembly part with pipe. One was a 'quiet-flow' and the other had the 'sporty rumble' that mine has (I Think) … not sure if they will need to do some cut-n-weld or not to the OEM system
thanks,
-Jj​

 

I've got a 02 DC Pre Runner with a supercharged 4cyl and have Doug Thorley Tri Y Shorty header and Magnaflow cat back

 

I use Walker Exhaust on all my Toyota vehicles

Same as the factory bolts together fits good

 

Is it v6?

 

Gibson on my 2nd gen and Borla on my V8 Land Rover. Both have a sporty growl but are tame enough to start in the morning next to your friendly old couple next door and ride down the highway and not drive yourself mad.

 

yes it is the V6

from the prior Borla rec I found this
https://www.realtruck.com/borla-touring-exhaust-system/R187438P1997Y608MA.html … need to look into this one with black chrome tip?! wonder how that might look compare to my stock one on now

 

I use 40 series delta flow flowmaster. Don’t worry about the exhaust tip. I’ll be a surprise for other drivers

 

Are you just looking for a muffler? Check on Borlas website for a full exhaust or just muffler.
1st gen Tacoma exhaust pipe size

https://www.borla.com/products/mufflers/proxs.html

 

will do some research on this one, thanks


https://www.carid.com/1997-toyota-t...odel[Liter][]=3.4L&manufacturers[]=Flowmaster

 

definitely need muffler, there is exhaust leaking under the bed and out that is clearly visible in the cold months, although the sound is not horrific imo, not like the old '96 Corolla that blew a hole near the sensor area

It has some mild surface corrosion on the stock pipe after all the years and might look better with the new chrome bumpers needed replaced after recent collision repair … I can take some pics perhaps when I get it back from body shop next week.

Then I will need to see if I need a pro-muffler shop to cut/weld off the old pipes or what I don't know, hard for me to get underneath and take a look at the situation (wish I had a lift in the garage!)

 

your not going to get a "best" muffler recommendation on a public forum. your going to get a bunch of opinions on what people have bought therefore they think it is the best type of recommendations. for some unknown reason the Toyota world seems to think that magnaflow is special and has special powers so there is always a lot of voted for magnaflow. truth is that magnaflow is nothing more than a shiny high priced glasspack, i.e. perforated tube wrapped in fiberglass packing, nothing different to a cheap a$$ cherry bomb. me personally, I'm a fan of chambered mufflers like flowmaster or other variants. they have a unique sound and have no packing to wear out. if your looking for a simple stock replacement, then any cheap turbo muffler will do.

 

Go on to flowmasters official website to order and it will be cheaper. Put this code into your checkout to get 10% off. “TW10” you won’t regret it

 

Shit I had no muffler on my truck for the first 3 years of owning it bought a cheap ebay muffler for like 20 bucks and am happy with it now I can hear my passengers

 

Good deal. In the model I have, you can easily carry a conversation. It’s not very loud with windows up unless you Spike rpms. Hold it around 2k and it’s deep. Don’t expect to talk when merging on a highway

 

When I was straight piped driving around town was bad now you can hear everything with my ebay cheap shit

 

If you are unable to get underneath and take a look I would say yes you would need to take it to a shop to have the work done. Check YouTube videos for the muffler that sounds best to you and get the correct inlet/outlet size and position.

 

Do you happen to have a video of what it sounds like?? I can't seam to find one on the internet.

 

I wish this this was true, I bought a

$125 Walker 47742 Direct Fit Exhaust Muffler Assembly 2.25" Inlet (ID) 2.5" Outlet (OD) for Toyota Tacoma

Walker 47742 for my 3rd gen 4Runner and it rusted out in 1.5 years. JUNK.

 

What can I say mine has been going on about 5 years now.

But everything from the manifolds back was installed new

 

did borla stop making cat back systems for the 2013-2015 tacoma.. no more listings on their website and the touring version BOR-140503 is showing up as unavailable everywhere i checked.