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Old May 9, 2013 | 09:19 PM
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up pipes leaking BAD!!

alright guys i have a L99 6 speed with an f5 5 inch straight pipe 6637 boost fuller guages and have my wastegate blocked and wired shut. My tuck has 250k and the uppies are leaking so bad i am building 18psi with my egts sky rocketing and fuel mileage is about 11-12. Now my question is that when i first got my chip i could build 22psi and then 20 and now bearly 18 on 120 or 140 is there anythig else that could be helping me loose boost.my up pipes are vovered in soot so is my firewall. Ik they are shot but is that why my turbo wooshs as it builds boost? I also built a leak detector and they are leaking so bad that when i hooked it up i lost 80 lbs like that not a budge on the guage. Help me understand why please?
 
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Old May 9, 2013 | 09:34 PM
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You're never going to get your EGT's or boost where it should be with leaky uppies. This causes the motor to run less efficiently, therefor killing mileage. Fix the up pipes.
 
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Old May 9, 2013 | 09:38 PM
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Thanks for the help and i just realized i posted in the wring forum
 
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Old May 9, 2013 | 09:40 PM
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I thought a L99 had bellow up pipes?
 
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Old May 9, 2013 | 09:48 PM
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No i dont believe any 7.3 was ever produced with bellowed up pipes
 
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Old May 9, 2013 | 10:33 PM
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doorman sells a bellowed up pipe kit for 230$ it may not be great but Im gonna find out.
 
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Old May 10, 2013 | 12:35 AM
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No i dont believe any 7.3 was ever produced with bellowed up pipes
That is correct. None came with bellowed up pipes.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 05:45 PM
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doorman sells a bellowed up pipe kit for 230$ it may not be great but Im gonna find out.
Did you get them and install them?
How are they?

I found these and like the price but not sure of the quality
Bar None Diesel Performance, LLC.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 06:04 PM
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Did you get them and install them?
How are they?

I found these and like the price but not sure of the quality
Bar None Diesel Performance, LLC.
I know the quality is top notch.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 06:04 PM
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Did you get them and install them?
How are they?

I found these and like the price but not sure of the quality
Bar None Diesel Performance, LLC.
I know the quality is top notch, but with your skills Brad, building your own should be real easy.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 06:07 PM
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I know the quality is top notch.
They aren't as pretty as IH pipes, but they work
 
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 06:28 PM
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I know the quality is top notch, but with your skills Brad, building your own should be real easy.
I just dont have the time and i only have the turbo off and not the trans down or I would consider it.

Originally Posted by ReBilld
They aren't as pretty as IH pipes, but they work
I dont care what they look like(You can't see them in the truck) I just want something that is a good quality since they are a PITA to get to and change.


Do either of you have 1st hand experience with them?
 
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No firsthand experience but I read some about the dorman pipes in the SD section. A few guys up there have them and like them, but say they aren't quite as heavy duty as the internationals.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2013 | 07:25 PM
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When I see this I first thought wrong forum. The early 99s use the obs uppipes I thought. Then I looked at the riffraff site and confirmed my thinking.
Anyway. Late 99 IH bellowed up pipes are 420$ from riffraff.
Riffraff Diesel Performance Parts: Diesel Exhaust Parts | International Bellowed Up-pipes | Diesel Up-pipes - International Bellowed Up-pipes
Hope we all had helpful input.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 05:34 AM
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Late 99+ pipes do me no good
 
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