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exhaust options
I have a 95 f350 crew cab PSD and I was wondering about the exhaust options on it...I was thinking about doing a performance downpipe to a y pipe and then each coming out in front of the rear wheel...i want to get this custom done but have no idea for the diameters of the pipes on each of the sections any suggestions?? or if they make a system similar to the one im talking about..has anyone ever gotten this done at a shop and how much $ did they pay for it.
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well heres the deal. if your gonna go straight pipe, chances are there isnt an exhaust shop around that will do it, do to the fact that its frowned upon by the local law enforcement and they'll get shut down if they get caught doing straight exhaust systems. another problem your gonna have is trying to fit exhaust pipe over the driveline and nut have it hit, rub, or interfer with the vertical movement of the driveline as well as it rubbing on the underside of the cab (94-97 yr models) i dont know about the 99 and up strokers if you would have this problem. for a dual exhaust set-up you would wanna go 4" or bigger. some say 4" and some say 5". its all up to you. i would assume you would wanna go with 4" pipes on a dual setup with a nice set of chrome 5" or even 6" tips all starting froma nice 3" downpipe (94-97 models) or a 3.5" downpipe (99 and up models). another problem you might come across is a y-pipe that has a3.5" or 3" inlet that y's out into two 4" outlets, i havent seen one but im sure somebody makes one. hope this helps
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The 1997 F150s had the exhaust exit in front of the tire and it caused traction problems along with premature wear/rusting of the wheel components. The redesigned it in 1998 to exit behind the wheel.
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yea, I red somewhere on here that the continual heat coming out of your pipe softens the rubber just enough to cause that tire to wear faster. It's gonna be cheaper in the long run to run the extra pipe to the back of the truck, or at least to behind the tires.
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The emissions from a diesel are totally different than from a gas truck so you won't have the same corrosion problems, as far as problems from heat , we havent had any probles with any of the trucks that have the exhaust exit in front of the tire.
As far as size goes for your exhaust get a down pipe that starts out at 3" and goes to 3.5" after it clears the fire wall, go 4" from down pipe to past the cross member and then split to 3.5 or 4" out each side. The size of pipe that you can use for the dual exit will be determined by how much room you have under your truck, with a crew cab you should have plenty of room for 4". We have done several trucks this was and they sound awesome.
Let me know If you have any questions.
As far as size goes for your exhaust get a down pipe that starts out at 3" and goes to 3.5" after it clears the fire wall, go 4" from down pipe to past the cross member and then split to 3.5 or 4" out each side. The size of pipe that you can use for the dual exit will be determined by how much room you have under your truck, with a crew cab you should have plenty of room for 4". We have done several trucks this was and they sound awesome.
Let me know If you have any questions.
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since i have my 5" exhaust exit out infront of my passenger side rear wheel i am interested in the topic at hand with the wear of wheel parts. since i have done the exhaust mod i have acquirred a "squeak" in the rear wheel. its a rotating squeak as you can only hear it when the wheel is turning. would this be caused by the exhaust? any solutions or clues as to what it may be thats squeaking? you gotta help me, cause im afraid im not gonna have much hair left if i keep pulling it out like i am
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Originally Posted by powerstroked162
since i have my 5" exhaust exit out infront of my passenger side rear wheel i am interested in the topic at hand with the wear of wheel parts. since i have done the exhaust mod i have acquirred a "squeak" in the rear wheel. its a rotating squeak as you can only hear it when the wheel is turning. would this be caused by the exhaust? any solutions or clues as to what it may be thats squeaking? you gotta help me, cause im afraid im not gonna have much hair left if i keep pulling it out like i am
BTW if you do have hubcaps, try removing them and go for a drive. It's surpising how much a steel rim will flex just carrying the truck around.
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Originally Posted by Kwikkordead
Could you publish some specifics about your rear axle? Single, dual, drum brakes, disc brakes, alloys, steel rims with hubcaps, etc.
BTW if you do have hubcaps, try removing them and go for a drive. It's surpising how much a steel rim will flex just carrying the truck around.
BTW if you do have hubcaps, try removing them and go for a drive. It's surpising how much a steel rim will flex just carrying the truck around.
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Ok let's take this to a new thread, no need to hijack Edub's thread.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...87#post2006187
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...87#post2006187