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Great, so I'm not expecting much help from them there, then. I looked briefly at NAPA's website, and I think they have the right flange, it was a two inch exhaust hole with three inch on center holes, which is I think what we need. I'll let you know if you can just get it from them, and what the part number is. I think the thing was like five bucks or something like that. I'll post an update when I get something to report.
OUTCOME: For those of you who might be reading this later, I went to NAPA and got part number 31800, cost $6.99 plus tax and fits perfectly. I reached out to LMC to see if they'd refund me the $7.50 on a lark, I have very low hopes. They never replied about the issue, short of "thanks for your message we've sent it to the right people". That was 12 days at this point. I won't stop buying stuff from them, but I have to give it a second thought if I can get things from someone else with better customer service.
I measured my manifold and found that my bolts were 3 1/4 center to center with a 2 in center hole. A little research on Napa site and I found exactly what I needed it was EXH 31880. I went ahead and also installed studs instead of the bolts it originally had. Looks a whole lot better that what it did
Tom, I did get it installed finally this weekend. No pics yet, heck, no picks of the truck at all right now, but I couldn't do much better than what Indybeer loaded above. I can say that the system does fit, but it wasn't as easy as I would have hoped. The system is a little short; they didn't add any extra pipe at all so when making the connections it's not like you can shove 3" of pipe into the flared end of the connection, but there's enough to get it done. The over the rear axle bend pipe was pretty tough as you can't tighten anything down until everything is lined up, twisted the right way, etc. But it definitely works. I think I'll probably buy a piece to extend it all the way out the bottom of the bed, as it stops a foot or so short. Not an issue, but could be better. Another short pipe behind the muffler would be good too to give the over the axle pipe a little more room, but it all fits without any extra pipes. I had a bracket type hanger (that works from the side as opposed from the top) that was on the old exhaust system, it helped me mount the pipe heading into the muffler and keep it rigid. The kit comes with two hangers, I think it could use a third up front like I did. You'll need to go to NAPA or someplace else and get the right flange for it to fit, unless LMC gets it together. I did provide them the correct part numbers and measurements, don't know if they'll do anything with it. For what it's worth, they did agree to refund me the cost of the new flange, which surprised me to say the least.
I'll try to get some pictures of the truck on the site, I'm at the point now where I'm trying to get it started, got to sort out the spark, as I'm not getting any. It hasn't moved under its own power since 1992!
. I think I'll probably buy a piece to extend it all the way out the bottom of the bed, as it stops a foot or so short. Not an issue, but could be better. Another short pipe behind the muffler would be good too to give the over the axle pipe a little more room, but it all fits without any extra pipes.
That is exactly what I had. I had a short piece of pipe laying around that I added just after the muffler. I needed it to make the pipe over the axle fit right. I need to buy a 3' or 4' section of pipe to eliminate the extra connection and clean it up. I also added a turndown on the end to direct the exhaust down instead of straight out.
Something I wanted to add to this thread, now that I got the truck to run some, is that it actually sounds pretty good. Has a nice throaty rumble to it, but not loud and barky, if that's a word. Sometimes if you put a loud muffler on a six-banger it ends up sounding like a tractor. This has a nice muscly sound to it. Of course, if you want to make your own exhaust, you can buy the muffler by itself.
My conclusion is that I'd do it again, understanding that I'd have to buy a different flange, probably another hanger if you don't have any originals that still work, and that it's not the easiest thing to install because it's a little short. All that said, it did fit without me buying any other pipes. But I'll probably add some pipe later to extend the intermediate pipe and something to extend the tailpipe out beyond the bed. You definitely won't find a cheaper exhaust system out there for this, because LMC was the only place I could find that listed one. It isn't flawless, but it works.
Matt,
Thanks for the information........very informative!
I'll probably go the LMC route as well. I take it that you welded all the joints in the system? I'm still developing my welding skills, so I guess it would be a good test.
Tom
Nope, no welding necessary. That's actually part of what attracted me to this system. Completely bolt-in and clamp together. Comes with all the clamps you need, though you might need a new flange. Pretty much any auto parts store can get you what you need if the kit is wrong for you. If you have a gasket that fits, which ironically the flange gasket was the correct size, just not the flange, then you can bring the gasket to the parts counter and ask for something that fits that. Mine was a 2" exhaust hole with the two bolts 3" on center. Indybeer's was a little wider. You just need to keep fiddling with it, push the crossover pipe up as high as you can get it, and things will go together. It did require a few bad words on my part, though...
07-24-2019, 09:24 PM
