New Exhaust Opinions

[riotwarrior]

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OMG....a idiFordolambotestarosatruck Never seen one before....freaking amazing.... ....those pipes must add at least 200Ftlbs of torque too...

Damn that truck pulls that off nicely BTW....I'm impressed! and I'm not a bling guy but that truck is sharp!

Now about all I'd do is change colour to Camoflauge! then it would be perfect...oh and no chrome..all black!

Seriously that's a damn sharp ride!

 

[Dieselcrawler]

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theres all of it al.

 

[towcat]

If you decide to go dual...do it right and go true dual. Your muffler shop can run pipe from each exhaust manifold and flat flange in pipe where needed to take out a section for working underneath whether to remove a tank, tranny or whatever.

I went with 2 1/2" all the way to the rear bumper...no mufflers...welded everywhere except where I wanted bolt up flat flanges to remove that section if needed. Exhaust is nice and mellow and really helps when towing...if you decide you need mufflers later on it is easy to "splice" into the system.

Cost...I paid $225.00 for the good stuff...but that's here in Texas...BTW...true duals and you only really need 2 1/2" pipe....anything larger is really a waste...now this system is for a 6.9 N/A....

with all the talk about the new muffler requirement on trucks, I though my safety inspection this year was going to be an expensive one. nope. the old guy was more interested on catching up on things since I was last there. no prob. talk is cheap. at least in getting away with not having to put in a muffler
oh yea, I am 3in from turbo down pipe all the way out the back. love the "jake brake" racket when I'm throttling down from 3k to 2k rpm.

 

[lilredtdi]

HaHa..............I am finding the smarta**s on this board.............LoL

I honestly only wanted the duals for the look. Having them would also help the ole gal breath a bit better.

Upon looking at kits i will most likely go 4" straight with a nice tip. The dual kits cost 500 and up and the single looks like about 280 wo muffler and 340 w muffler. Plus you have the tip, hangers, labor.

Local shops around here really do not have a bender that does more than 2"

I also know the sending unit in the front tank is kaput and I will need to get the energy to drop the tank and replace it. Also when I jam the front tank full I have a leak which needs to be looked at.

When I first got the truck a year ago the sending unit worked but gave up the ghost a few months ago.

I think the previous owner only used the rear tank.

After I got the truck, I changed out the air filter, serpentine belt and fuel filter. Within one month the water in fuel light was coming on. I pulled the fuel ***** and found a clear, jelly like substance inside. Cleaned all the **** out and reinstalled, never had another issue with the WIFL.

Fast forward to last week. Fuel heater had been leaking. Decided to tackle that job and clear up leak. Removed filter and ***** and found rust on upper part of filter inboard of gasket and ***** had 1/3 teaspoon of a brown sandy type substance. Rust? Cleaned and replaced with new filter and fuel heater.

Guess I will need to keep an eye on this. Any advice on a cheap inline filter that is clear I can install or will it cause a vapor lock problem?

 

[lilredtdi]

Got a link for that?

I am new here. Any thoughts who the best online aftermarket shops are for parts and accessories that are reliable and have fair prices??

Thus far I have only used Rockauto for basic parts and LMC truck for weather stripping and a rust patch panel for the drivers side cab under the rear side window.

 

[lilredtdi]

That thing is sweet................truck and exhaust. Thank you!! Love the exhaust but too rich for my blood.

 

[lilredtdi]

It IS a 1994 IDI Turbo.................LoL but thank you.

 

[Dieselcrawler]

Like I said, eBay, 300 shipped. Had hangers and all. Took 2 hrs to install in a stone driveway with a set of ramps and hand tools.

 

[88beast]

our door weather strip can be found at autozone in the gasket gunk isle
lmc is good npd is cheaper

 

[lilredtdi]

Hummm..................found this on CL will it work on a 94? Or at least most of it?

Gotta call the guy and see if it came off of a long or short bed crew cab.

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/pts/3441692884.html

called guy. Came off of a regular cab with an 8' bed. Guess it would need some additional 4" pipe to work.

 

[riotwarrior]

Here is the scoop of the day!

First....you cannot get more flow than the smallest restriction in the system regardless of how freakin large a pipe you put after that restriction or how many pipes you put after it....technically...you reduce flow with more pipes!

Second, as exhuast gasses cool, they slow down and a smaller pipe actually is the answer to maintain flow velocity...(IN THEORY)

Third, two 4" pipes from a single down pipe do not make a dual exhaust...you would need twin turbos one for each side, with their own down pipes and then into their won 4" system. That makes a dual exhaust!

IMHO, save your coin...install a good single exhaust, less to have fail as well! Less expense to replace etc...less to maintain.

Ya I can be a smart ass...so send me the money you save cause I had the balls to say so!

Good luck with what ever you choose, we support ya either way, we just want to see your truck running top notch for the least $ invested..theres better places to invest than another 4" pipe....NEW Injectors....Case of Beer? Lots of places to put that coin....

Send cheque to...

naw...just kiddin!

Al