So I am doing a compression test and going to replace the injector seals on my truck. As I was wrenching I noticed I have 2 leaks on my up pipes and another in my turbo. Seams the turbo kit is cheap $50 But the up pipes seam to be a bit pricey for the bellowed ones. Anyone have a good price or place to buy them?

This may end up being a total EX redo as the EX is close to needing replacement. May go 4" yet and a new riff raff wheel as long as I have my turbo apart.

 

I believe i got my Dorman branded ones from Amazon, they were a real good price, especially when compared to the IH branded ones. had no issues with the fitment and no leaking issues as yet. I know that earlier versions of these had issues with the threads into the "babies Butt" not being long enough, but they seem to have corrected this in the later versions.

 

The Dormans are a good cheap alternative and work well with one of our work trucks.

 

Yea I just picked up a set from AA I saw in another Up pipe thread a discount code. Worked out pretty good. I also picked up a turbo rebuild kit from E-bay. I may go for the RR wheel yet but we will see here.

 

Got my pipes from O'Reilly's but I think Autozone may have them also.

 

Back before the Dorman's became a truly viable option, I purchased some used IH take-offs from a salvage yard and they installed beautifully and are running great. All I did was replace the metal-to-metal gaskets and the bolts before installing them on my truck.

The point is this, if for some reason you get stuck on using IH parts, the used sets can give you a much more economical option.

 

X2 on the used IH ones. I sourced a pair here in the classified section from a guy down in Georgia. I saw him list sets a couple different times. They have been great and I think I paid $150 shipped, maybe $175.

Edit: found him. $185 shipped.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post13965049

 

Yep... that's him, Jason. Same guy. My only heartburn is that, like I said, my purchase was before the Dorman units got competitive and fairly trouble-free, so I got mine for $275 which was still a good price AT THAT TIME. If I had held off until I was actually ready to do the install this past January, I could have saved myself $100 with the current pricing.

You know... I thought I was capitalizing on a short term supply with good pricing, and my crystal ball just did not reveal the impact that Dorman would have by correcting their initial shallow thread problem.

I took that same approach with some 2008 Takeoff power extend/power fold mirrors, and that one seems to have paid off for me because I got them for $475, and STILL could not touch that price with either takeoff's OR new aftermarket units from A1Auto. Sometimes you win...

 

Is he custom building them? If so, can he build them for the e99 as I think that is what the OP has. I would like to know as well.

Also, if that is still too spendy, there was a e99 thread several years ago about guys just replacing the donuts with a different type, seems they were by GM... for like $20. I searched and cannot find it.

Can anyone help with this?

 

The OP has an Early 99 so I would suggest going with the custom ones from Riffraff Diesel. The quality the build these with make all the rest look like way under par.

Riffraff Diesel Bellowed Up-pipe Kit for Ford 7.3L 94-Early 99

Here are the gaskets as well, only $7 for the pair.

Riffraff Diesel: Up-pipe Donut Gaskets

 

I used Dorman ones recently, and they seemed to fit, and work, just fine, including the the threads. No need to throw away the extra money on the International ones. The only thing I will say, is make sure you thoroughly CLEAN out the the Dormans. (Both the up pipes and the collector/ "baby butt") Mine came out of the box coated/filled with grit and machining shavings. Failing to remove that will destroy your turbo instantly. Cleaning them was no big deal, especially since I was painting them with ceramic high heat paint.

 

Or another option is to fit a late 99 turbo pedestal with your e99 turbo and buy the late 99 up pipes instead of the more expensive e99. I did a thread on the obs 7.3 called "Sd center cartridge" covering some of the Frankenstein stuff you can do with our turbos.

 

It is kinda laughable how everyone jumps up and down about wanting quality products and supporting american jobs but they jump at the chance to buy cheap chinese knock off junk. I would rather have my money stay in the States and support a factory worker that assembles International pipes myself.

 

That's great, if you happen to be able to afford it. You can't spend what you don't have.
Additionally, the desire to support american jobs/companies is a good thing, but it does not justify spending nearly DOUBLE the cost for a fairly simple part, that another far more affordable product can do more then adequately. Yes, often going cheap ends up being more costly in the long run. There are times/products where it pays to buy the best the first time. This simply is not one of those times/products. Technically, the IH part is "better" because it has more bellows; which implies more flexibility. They may be made of a better grade steel. However, long term real world results show that the Dormans provide enough quality and durability for most users, for a substantially reduced cost. In this case, there appears to be no "real world" trade off / penalty for saving money upfront.

In the case of someone who does have the extra money, what they save on the Dormans can now be spent on other performance products ( such as tuners/tunes, CAI, etc..); all made in the USA, many by small businesses.

Also, when someone buys the Dormans, while they may be made in a factory in China, Dorman is an american company. Their corporate headquarters are in PA, with other facilities in KY, MO, and TN. So, we are still supporting an american company. Not to mention the auto parts store(s) that the parts are sold through.

 

Im with you with the supporting of our American workers, but when money is tight and you count on your truck for work you have to go wirh the cheaper alternative. When I did my turbo rebuild I did not even have money for up pipes, I worked with what I had and made it work. Would of liked IH up pipes yes and even wish to have the Dormans but funds were gone.
I did support Jim from Rosewood, Joey from Terminator Engineering, and lots of local junk yards for my parts, but when it came to my interior I would be dam if I would of payed $5,000. The Ironic part is that their material came from Mexico, and my opolster from Juarez Mexico got his materials from The good ol U.S So in the process I supported two countrys wich is good in my book.