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Old Mar 22, 2020 | 04:18 AM
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Exhaust help??

I've got a 95 single cab long bed f150 4x4 with a 302.
pretty much one late night decided to do some "custom" exhaust work. Well I cut the 2nd cat off. An everything behind it now I'm running stock manifolds in to the single (or 1st) cat.
I was wondering if there's any exhaust systems anyone can point out wear I can just bolt up to the stock headers. All the ones I have found you have to buy matching headers with.
 
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you wanting to do away with cat, or add muffler to quieten it back down
 
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Originally Posted by torq'ta 5 8
you wanting to do away with cat, or add muffler to quieten it back down
Yeah. My plan was just 2.5/3in duel straight pipes. But now I just want an exhaust with a muffler ether true duels or just a single. I have 2 decent mufflers
 
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emissions test?
what ever you wind up doing you need to keep your O2 sensor hooked up, 1 option would be to beat the ceramic out of cat(clogged up?) and just add your muffler
 
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Old Mar 22, 2020 | 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by torq'ta 5 8
emissions test?
what ever you wind up doing you need to keep your O2 sensor hooked up, 1 option would be to beat the ceramic out of cat(clogged up?) and just add your muffler
I don't need emissions wear I live just safety.
 
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If you want true dual exhaust anything larger than 2.25 is too big for decent scavenging on a stock or mild 302/351. Big exhaust sucks for low end torque. Remember these motors only make about 200 hp. I would only do 2.5 inch duals with heads cam etc. For single I would go 2.5 or 3. I would take the truck to a competent independent exhaust shop and just have them build a setup you want. High flow cats are small and cheap if you need them.
 
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Originally Posted by TexasGuy001
If you want true dual exhaust anything larger than 2.25 is too big for decent scavenging on a stock or mild 302/351. Big exhaust sucks for low end torque. Remember these motors only make about 200 hp. I would only do 2.5 inch duals with heads cam etc. For single I would go 2.5 or 3. I would take the truck to a competent independent exhaust shop and just have them build a setup you want. High flow cats are small and cheap if you need them.
Yeah I'm just gonna got single with a muffler I found a Y pipe that works

https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/3101...caAu23EALw_wcB
 
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