getting my first truck friday!!!!

[trx400EXtreme]

i'm picking up my first truck this weekend. it's a 1996 chevy silverado 1500. 2WD, extanded cab, ?.? liter 305 V8. gets around 20 MPG's i think. ONLY problem with it is there is a tiny bit of the clear coat chipping off on the roof, which is no big deal at all, especially because my neighbor has a paint booth. i want to get some pipes for it. or at least mufflers. i'm trying to keep it cheap. i am looking for a nice aggresive sound. i was thinking glass packs, but if mufflers are cheaper then i will go with those. what should i get?:confused:

Get rid of the cat and use 3+ inch exhaust piping.

[trx400EXtreme]

i think you need the cat to pass Missouri inspection.

[400exstud]

This thread is soon to be followed by "getting my first loan to pay for gas friday!!!!"

Don't waste your time trying to tear me apart. I drive a '97 F-150 with the 4.6L V8 and get between 12-15mpg. All I do is drive highway and that is my conservative mileage (never going above 2,000 rpm).

Honestly there is no way that you will get 20 mpg. I have a friend that has a similar truck and he gets 10 mpg. It isn't driving styles either. Very conservative fellow.

Good luck though.

[my88r]

Originally posted by 400exstud
This thread is soon to be followed by "getting my first loan to pay for gas friday!!!!"

Don't waste your time trying to tear me apart. I drive a '97 F-150 with the 4.6L V8 and get between 12-15mpg. All I do is drive highway and that is my conservative mileage (never going above 2,000 rpm).

Honestly there is no way that you will get 20 mpg. I have a friend that has a similar truck and he gets 10 mpg. It isn't driving styles either. Very conservative fellow.

Good luck though.

x2 i would not get a v8. with gas prices now:grr:

[m.h.s.c.#527]

i have a cat converter which is gettin ready to come off and a y pipe with two 18 inch glass packs duals out the back with 8 inch echo tips it sounds ok but im gettin true duals this summer but if you want redneck sound go glaspacks if you want city boy sound get turbo muffler(s)

Originally posted by trx400EXtreme
i think you need the cat to pass Missouri inspection.

Run a test pipe and when its time for inspection un bolt the test pipe and bolt the cat back in place. Running no cat gives it a more deeper sound.

[bulkdriverlp]

no way you will get 20mpg. you will get 12highway. i wouldnt even buy it. get an s-10 or ranger with 4cyl

[dirtmomma]

If you get 20mpg w/ that I'd be AMAZED sorry to say :( we sold our Chevy Silverado due to high gas prices it was a PIG to say the least haha, I BARELY get 22.5 w/ my Hyundai Elantra :Q but as for exhaust........................................... .....

FLOWMASTER :D:D:D they said AWESOME

[my88r]

Originally posted by bulkdriverlp
get an s-10 or ranger with 4cyl

x2:macho

[trx400EXtreme]

the MPG estimation was just what i was told. at this point it's already set in stone that i'm getting this truck. we are buying it from a friend of ours for a VERY good price. i'm not going to drive alot anyway. just to school(10 mins away), work(2 mins down the road), and maybe to a friends house on the weekend.
EDIT: just asked my dad and it's a 5.0 liter feul injected 305 V-8. i did some research and this truck should get 14-15 city and 18-19 highway.

[toomeyshee87]

my 5.0 was 4x4 but i usually got 13 mpg.. once when i went to chicago i got like 15-16

[yellow400ex05]

Congrats on your first truck! You'll love it I'll be driving a 94' Chevy Cheyenne myself!:blah:

[trxwannbe]

only 22 in an elantra??? my ranger gets 25 more if i'm not feeling like racing home from work to get in the hot tub lol i mean granted i have the 2.5 4cylinder which gets better mileage then the 2.3s because of the 8 spark plug setup but wow only 22

[Honda_Matt]

I drive a 5cyl. Canyon and it gets worse gas mileage then a hemi V8 in a full size ram.

[hardtrailz400]

Originally posted by Honda_Matt
I drive a 5cyl. Canyon and it gets worse gas mileage then a hemi V8 in a full size ram.

My buddy's dad keeps his fuel mileage on a spreadsheet for his 4x4 ext cab canyon and he gets 24 mpg or 25 mpg on premium.

He does has a cold air intake and computers been programmed.

You might want to check into doing that for yours.

[CannondaleRider]

Originally posted by dirtmomma


FLOWMASTER


....Flowdisaster. Thats what I call 'em

[derekhonda]

Here was my fill up yesterday, debit card cut me off this got me almost full. Get used to it.

[Honda_Matt]

Originally posted by hardtrailz400
My buddy's dad keeps his fuel mileage on a spreadsheet for his 4x4 ext cab canyon and he gets 24 mpg or 25 mpg on premium.

He does has a cold air intake and computers been programmed.

You might want to check into doing that for yours.

I have 4.10 gears, and a posi rear.

It's probably not going to get much better, but I average 16mpg and I try to be conservative 90% of the time.

[dirtmomma]

Originally posted by trxwannbe
only 22 in an elantra??? my ranger gets 25 more if i'm not feeling like racing home from work to get in the hot tub lol i mean granted i have the 2.5 4cylinder which gets better mileage then the 2.3s because of the 8 spark plug setup but wow only 22

Haha yeah :o, that is just going around town but once I get on the highway if I turn the cruise on I can get it up to 35 or so, just don't drive on the highway much!! I have an aftermarket muffler on it & HAD a chip & cold air intake but we took those 2 off as it kept setting off the check engine light :( it was ALOT peppier w/ that stuff haha, my car is also an automatic so that is another down fall on the mileage :(

[dpizz450]

good luck on the new truck. i love chevys. i drive a ford now, which i also love. but i would prefer a chevy and miss my old chevy i sold. get use to a gas guzzler. man they had an article in our local newspaper about how some of the older gas pumps around here cant handle the $4 gas prices. didnt read it though. dont kno if its cause the gauges can only count up so high or what? but man thats redicilous.:scary:

[Wills77]

flowmaster sounds terrible... and for a 305 you dont need 3inch exhaust...2 1/2 duals with a magnaflow "wideopen" muffler will sound good and deep... i have that on my silverado that has a 5.3 and it sounds great...i have a vid if your interested in hearing the exhaust

Wills 77

[Kickstarts-suck]

305 is a 5.0

Ive been told with my 302 5.0 that 2.25" to 2.5" exhaust is the best. 3" would be too big for a 305.

I love Flowmaster super 44s but I cant afford them at $90 each. Look into Dynomax bullets they are $30 each and sound great.

[trx400EXtreme]

ok so i lied..........i picked it up tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!heres the only pic i have of it for now. it's dirty as ****. im gonna wash it this weekend and i'll get better pics. it's in GREAT condition. NO rust, no dents, only a few spots where the clear coat is chipping off. im sooo exited!!!:D

[my88r]

the guy didn't clean before he sold it.:devil:

[Which 450?]

ive had every type of chevy truck from '82 to '04, s-10s and full sizes, the only thing to get over 20mpg is my '87 s-10 with a 2.5. the best v8 was my silverado, got just under 19 driving flat ground at 65mph for 2 hrs. but its usually 14. You wont see over 15mpg with that truck. and anything you to do the exhaust will make it worse.

[trx400EXtreme]

nah lol. it's a friend of ours. we just told him we'll take it as is. plus i wanted to clean it up myself. he did put a full tank of gas in it before we picked it up. the cool part is that it's a 2 owner truck and we know both of them. this thing was babied all it's life lol.

[bulkdriverlp]

it wont be babied anymore!! let us know about the milage, i cant take the suspence. dont b.s. either.lol

[dirtmomma]

that should clean up nice :) if you have a quad your gonna hate the tonoue(sp):o cover haha, we had one on ours & my husband refused to take it off so it was pretty much worthless for hauling stuff!! I fit more in my 88' suburban :D:D quads included :Q

[trx400EXtreme]

the cover will be taken off and sold. i will NEVER use it. the truck has about 131000 miles on it. not bad considering it's 12 years old.

[trx400EXtreme]

got some more pics of it. i just rinsed it off for the most part. i have more stuff i gotta do today so i couldn't clean it very good. but anyway......

[trx400EXtreme]

front

[trx400EXtreme]

interior.... in great shape for a '96

[cr977]

hate to hijack, but i am looking at getting a 98 stepside with a singlecab. what would be the gas mileage approximatly if i put a tono(sp?) cover on it. it has a 5.0 305 is auto and a z71 4x4

[ryansblaster]

congrads nice truck!:cool:

[DEAL]

Originally posted by trx400EXtreme
ok so i lied..........i picked it up tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!heres the only pic i have of it for now. it's dirty as ****. im gonna wash it this weekend and i'll get better pics. it's in GREAT condition. NO rust, no dents, only a few spots where the clear coat is chipping off. im sooo exited!!!:D

I have the exact same truck (year , color and everything) except with the 6.5 TD, 2 wheel drive , it barley gets 20 on the highway.

[trx400EXtreme]

thanks everybody. i'm pretty pumped!

[brandon34r]

heres my old 92 chevy.I loved the look of them trucks and they drove very well.You should be lovin it,as long as ya dont try and drive in snow with em:mad:

[tar]

Originally posted by 400exstud

Honestly there is no way that you will get 20 mpg. I have a friend that has a similar truck and he gets 10 mpg. It isn't driving styles either. Very conservative fellow.

Good luck though.

That is not true! I have the same truck 400ex is talking about and when I giver er hell I still get 15mpg not even lieing. When I drive conservative I get 18-21mpg. Chevy's get better gas mileage than Ford's.