I was looking for this in a 3 inch dual out but the 2.50 definitely does the job. I think it's definitely gotten louder since I bought it a month ago, some people might disagree. Not so bad in a drone. You can hear it most around 1700-2000 rpm, almost just before it wants to shift, or around 77 mph. I bought this for my 2002 Chevy Silverado 1500 5.3L V8. If I were to do it again I would make my exhaust a true dual and still use the 40 series.