[Ronin]

Thanks for the info WaterKing, much appreciated. The problem I'm having (which I should be able to resolve rather quickly in a phone call) is that they have only 2 exhaust listings for the late model Escalade, one of which is for the EXT. The one in the store @ an AWESOME price is for the EXT, and since I was looking at the GM "touring" model cat-back before I noticed that the EXT and ESV part numbers were the same, so I have my fingers crossed.

And yes, you're absolutely correct, you cannot go wrong. 304 stainless is the way to go for sure. I've had 2 Volant CAIs in the past ('03 Navigator and '05 Dodge Magnum 5.7 Hemi) and found them to be extremely high quality and a much better alternative to the tube with a filter stuck on the end of it that everyone else was doing...

Looking forward to talking to them tomorrow. Gonna check on their CAI while I'm at it; it'd sure be nice to get the 2 for less than the regular price of the exhaust itself.