Stainless exhaust
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From: Orrville, Ohio
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Ok, yeah I hear ya.. My experience has always been their a total PITA when their under the truck; keep in mind tho I live in Maine the land of the worst roads.. If i need bed space i just strap it up vertical.. Is there room for it in the bed on trucks w goose necks or 5ers?
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Not that I'd ever go this route but i see guys doing a turn down just after the rear axle.. I like the semi factory look of a tailpipe..
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Brad, the truck already had a 3" SS downpipe installed so I didnt use the one that came with the Diamond Eye system. Keep in mind the 5" system comes with a 3" dp, from what Ive read and understood a 5" dp wont fit.. The current dp clears everything by a slim margin and there is no contact at the crossmember. I cant remember if the Diamond Eye dp is 2 piece but if it is and IF you think youll have a clearence issue @ the crossmember you can always trim the bottom of the upper piece of the dp to suck the whole unit up slightly..
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Granted mine isn't stainless, but I put the 3" Diamond Eye DP on my truck with a ZF5 and it fits fine. I didn't have to trim it at all to get it to clear the 5 speed or the cross member. I would highly recommend using band clamps on the whole system, but especially on the DP in case you ever need to adjust or remove it for some reason. A lot of people don't think of that and just use the u-bolt clamps on it, and then you're SOL if you ever have to adjust or remove it.
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Granted mine isn't stainless, but I put the 3" Diamond Eye DP on my truck with a ZF5 and it fits fine. I didn't have to trim it at all to get it to clear the 5 speed or the cross member. I would highly recommend using band clamps on the whole system, but especially on the DP in case you ever need to adjust or remove it for some reason. A lot of people don't think of that and just use the u-bolt clamps on it, and then you're SOL if you ever have to adjust or remove it.
I just love v-bands!!
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Is there enough room in there for a V-band? It's such a tight fit in there, I wasn't sure there would be room enough to sneak a V-band in the DP. I suppose it would depend where you put it...
And again, not everyone has a elder suitable to install the v-bands, but just about anyone can install a band clamp! I do agree though, a v-band would be the way to go if you're able.
And again, not everyone has a elder suitable to install the v-bands, but just about anyone can install a band clamp! I do agree though, a v-band would be the way to go if you're able.
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Granted mine isn't stainless, but I put the 3" Diamond Eye DP on my truck with a ZF5 and it fits fine. I didn't have to trim it at all to get it to clear the 5 speed or the cross member. I would highly recommend using band clamps on the whole system, but especially on the DP in case you ever need to adjust or remove it for some reason. A lot of people don't think of that and just use the u-bolt clamps on it, and then you're SOL if you ever have to adjust or remove it.
The way mine layed out with the trucks stock exhaust mounting location I had to use the clamps with the hangers in those places. I used ss bands on all the other joints. Given enough time i'll weld all the seams except for two and fab my own hangers. If your mounting the Diamond Eye w/out welding or fabbing then you will need to use a couple of the inferior u-bolts.. Maybe in truck confugurations that arent cclb 4x4 its different..
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If I am reading Diamond Eye's description correctly the DP is a 2 piece 3" and then there is an adapter that bells to 5"
I am pretty sure I am going to go this route
And YES, band clamps all the way I throw those STUPID exhaust crushing u-bolt clamps in the scrap pile
I am pretty sure I am going to go this route
And YES, band clamps all the way I throw those STUPID exhaust crushing u-bolt clamps in the scrap pile
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If I am reading Diamond Eye's description correctly the DP is a 2 piece 3" and then there is an adapter that bells to 5"
I am pretty sure I am going to go this route
And YES, band clamps all the way I throw those STUPID exhaust crushing u-bolt clamps in the scrap pile
I am pretty sure I am going to go this route
And YES, band clamps all the way I throw those STUPID exhaust crushing u-bolt clamps in the scrap pile
My mbrp kit didn't come with the rubber hangers...and I had to buy like 6 of them from Napa...keep that in mind too.
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The way mine layed out with the trucks stock exhaust mounting location I had to use the clamps with the hangers in those places. I used ss bands on all the other joints. Given enough time i'll weld all the seams except for two and fab my own hangers. If your mounting the Diamond Eye w/out welding or fabbing then you will need to use a couple of the inferior u-bolts.. Maybe in truck confugurations that arent cclb 4x4 its different..
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Iirc there was at least one spot if not two where the mount on the frame is in way of the joint on the pipe where i had to use the ubolt for the clamp/hanger combo. All other joints got stepped ss band clamps.
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As far as I know NONE of the exhaust kits come with the rubbers