after putting 6 thousand miles on the truck (in 45 days), i decided the pipes needed to go out the back. the sound wasnt bad, but the exhaust getting sucked in the back window was. used a dual inlet/outlet flowmaster 40 series in the location of the stock catalytic, and then ran the pipes out back, using the hornies as tips. still has a nice rumble to it, with the obnoxious rasping sound eliminated.