Full exhaust replacement

I am on my 2nd Walker exhaust. Over 22 years with the truck and 275000 miles.. I cant complain. Cant beat Walker for the money! I do ceramic paint the outside of the exhaust before I install it...It just seems to last a bit longer when it only rusts from the inside.

 

My walker exhaust the only real problem is where the Tail pipe is welded to the muffler every few years it breaks there stick a new piece between the tail pipe and muffler and weld again go for another few years.

 

My previous Walker exhaust rusted out in 1 year. My current Bosal has held up for over 3 years. The Magnaflow cat looks even better still and thats over 3 years old. The difference in stainless steel and quality is noticeable between all 3 brands.

 

This summer my original header cracked in half, muffler rotted out and my cat gaskets were leaking. I replaced my entire exhaust system with OEM: headers, cats, muffler, gaskets, o2 sensors and hardware. Was pretty easy to install when using all new parts. But it was expensive... around $3K in parts (OEM cats are crazy expensive), but my truck is running like brand new. In general I try to use OEM for fuel, air and exhaust.