5 Inch Exhaust
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You can get a 3" down pipe on your truck it is tight if you go any bigger it will require bending the fire wall. I haven't seen anything bigger though. You'll just have to adapt it up to 5". It sounds sweet. We just did one for a guy the otherday on a 97 and it wasnt to hard.
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I bought it from my local wholesale supplier, you can find them on the internet. E-mail me and I will send you a list of places ckersey2@***.net
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From: Bonney Lake, WA
johnsdiesel said:
That's absolutely true, but it will change the sound. When I went to a 5" system, the pitch got lower than it did with the 4".
I've got a Hypermax downpipe which expands to 3.5" after it clears the firewall, a stock 3.5" straight through muffler attached to that, then the "reducers" that expand the system from 3.5" to 5". There's a 48" long section of 5" pipe that connects the reducers to a 5" over-the-axle tailpipe, and then a 6" tip.
To me, it's the best sounding Powerstroke exhaust I've ever heard. At idle, it sounds pretty stock, except the pitch is lower. When I get into the throttle, the sound is nice and deep, though it never gets so loud that it's annoying. Anyone can tell she ain't stock at that point.
Just my $.02.
A 5" exhaust will not help performance unless you are putting out 450+ HP. If you want the look why don't you change from 4" to 5" near the rear of the truck and have a 5" exhaust to the tip?
I've got a Hypermax downpipe which expands to 3.5" after it clears the firewall, a stock 3.5" straight through muffler attached to that, then the "reducers" that expand the system from 3.5" to 5". There's a 48" long section of 5" pipe that connects the reducers to a 5" over-the-axle tailpipe, and then a 6" tip.
To me, it's the best sounding Powerstroke exhaust I've ever heard. At idle, it sounds pretty stock, except the pitch is lower. When I get into the throttle, the sound is nice and deep, though it never gets so loud that it's annoying. Anyone can tell she ain't stock at that point.
Just my $.02.
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From: Aston
3" dp will fit with a little bending, 4" dp needs a lot more work... easy way would be to get a 3" dp that flares out to 3.5" after the firewall, and adapt to a 5" pipe that you can pick up at any big rig supply place. that's how i did mine, except with a 4" dp and 6" pipe exiting in front of the rear wheel in my '96... it sounds sweet... if conditions are right, i can hear a whine from the turbo at idle , a little on the pedal and it's all turbo
, a little on the pedal and it's all turbo
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From: Carol Stream, IL
Originally Posted by Quadzilla
That's absolutely true, but it will change the sound. When I went to a 5" system, the pitch got lower than it did with the 4".
I've got a Hypermax downpipe which expands to 3.5" after it clears the firewall, a stock 3.5" straight through muffler attached to that, then the "reducers" that expand the system from 3.5" to 5". There's a 48" long section of 5" pipe that connects the reducers to a 5" over-the-axle tailpipe, and then a 6" tip.
To me, it's the best sounding Powerstroke exhaust I've ever heard. At idle, it sounds pretty stock, except the pitch is lower. When I get into the throttle, the sound is nice and deep, though it never gets so loud that it's annoying. Anyone can tell she ain't stock at that point.
Just my $.02.
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From: Fillmore Ca
I like my 5" hypermax exhaust with my custom dual 6" stainless tips
see http://www.socaps.com/photopost/show...cat/500/page/1
GENE
see http://www.socaps.com/photopost/show...cat/500/page/1
GENE
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Those tips do look pretty sharp, I like the pic of the duramax pulling the red Ford diesel, make the little guy do all the hard work. We know that the Ford could handle pulling that cheby around 
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From: Fillmore Ca
Originally Posted by Toreador_Diesel
Forgive me for briefly going off topic, but what happened to that red 'stroker? It almost looks as if it's seen a fire. 
GENE
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That is a 04 with 9.1 miles on it .
The truck started life as a reg cab long bed after I cut 16" out of the frame it is now a reg cab short bed. The bed came out of the junk yard but the truck is in the paint shop right now getting the bed red.
Here is a link to some more of the pics:
http://www.socaps.com/photopost/show...1013/password/
GENE
The truck started life as a reg cab long bed after I cut 16" out of the frame it is now a reg cab short bed. The bed came out of the junk yard but the truck is in the paint shop right now getting the bed red.
Here is a link to some more of the pics:
http://www.socaps.com/photopost/show...1013/password/
GENE
