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Old Oct 26, 2005 | 08:14 PM
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just straight piped

just straight piped my 2000 F350 and man does that turbo sound good. I rode home from the store with my passenger window down so i could here it.

one question though. is there any way to quieten the flutter with out quieting the turbo? i'd heard tips at one point will this work with the 3.5 inch exhaust.

for those out there going to cut out a stock muffler jegs has 4' sections of 3.5" pipe for $26 shipped

thanks guys

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Old Oct 26, 2005 | 08:31 PM
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I've heard bigger exhaust like 5 inch, will help reduce the flutter sound you hear.
 
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Old Oct 26, 2005 | 08:41 PM
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come on man what is wrong with flutter? youll never hear it on a gasser!
 
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Old Oct 26, 2005 | 08:54 PM
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I did it to mine. It was the first mod. Still have not had the time to get started with any of the others that are planned.

Wife hates it, but it sure will get a cops attentions at 75 mph.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 08:44 AM
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i got a dumb question now

i was coming to school (work) today. coming up a slight hill running about 1500 rpms and heard this whooshing sound from the exhaust that i'd never heard befor

when i mashed the pedal more the sound stoped is this my waste gate opening and flowing boost out the rear? let off whoosh and on nothing

would a bigger or smaller tip help the flutter?
 
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 12:07 PM
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Thats probably your EBPV kickin on. Usually kicks on when its cold outside and the trucks not warmed up. It makes a loud wooooosh sound, like a F16 staging at the run way. It was probably about 45 degrees this morning, and mine was on as it was warming up in the driveway. Usually it has to be colder outside before mine will also kick on while i am driving. Yes it does shut off by tapping the brakes or pushing harder on the gas pedal, but if the truck is still cold it will usually come right back on.

As for a tip helping the flutter, i doubt it. A bigger tip might reduce it a little, but its probably not likely.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 01:02 PM
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By replacing the muffler with a straight pipe - does this help lower temps also. I know the guys who have changed there entire exhaust to a 4 - 5" say it lowered there EGT's. I'm guessing that staying with the 3.5" exhaust will lower the temps slightly - but not as much as switching to 4 - 5" exhaust.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 01:30 PM
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lower egt's

the stock muffer is restrictive as heck and you would not believe how much quicker the turbo spools up and the egt's come down after just taking off the stock muffler

and it only cost me $26 and about 2 days work after supper
 

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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 01:32 PM
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I've heard bigger exhaust like 5 inch, will help reduce the flutter sound you hear.
No it won't, it makes it louder. You can't hear it if you roll the windows up.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 01:57 PM
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I just put on MBRP's 4" DP and 4" exhaust with the muffler delete pipe and the flutter is more noticable now than with a 3" DP and 3.5" straight pipe.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 03:42 PM
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I have heard wrong and stand corrected then. Either way, all i know is 5 inch exhaust is gettin put on my truck this spring!
 
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 08:17 PM
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how long is the EBPV supposed to stay on. i crank up at my parents house and drive 3.5 miles to my house and the EBPV is still on is this normal?
 
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 08:47 PM
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the ebpv usually comes on only at idle (from what i have observed). it is like a hissing noise, most noticeable at the tailpipe. you can feel that the flow coming out is less, that is because the butterfly valve is closed and there is only a small orifice for the exhaust to come out. this puts a load on the engine somehow, creating more heat, to warm it up. blipping the throttle usually kicks it off. if the valve stayed close at anything over a high idle, it could be bad for the components and engine. it stays on untill the computer has felt that the engine is warm enough. i have heard it on mornings before when it was 60* out. yes it may be 60* out, but it is still cold in that engine.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 09:17 PM
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Mine comes on while i am driving, and sometimes i just barley touch the pedal so that is stays on and helps warm my truck up. I can hold 35 mph, keeping the ebpv on by barely touching the pedal. Also the high idle position(1300 rpm) on my chip causes the ebpv to kick on, i dunno why though. I will admit i am not real knowledgable about the ebpv and exhaust brake systems, but I doubt it would be too bad for the engine or its components, unless the valve is closed at a really high rpm or causing a lot of extra back pressure for long periods of time. I beleive its pretty much the same design as an exhaust brake. Many have even wired it to a switch, so it can be turned on manually for an exhaust brake. I drove a 2001 F-450 7.3L for work all summer long hauling heavy loads of galvanized pipe. It had the EBPV wired as an exhaust brake, and we used it all the time.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 11:06 PM
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Turbo_Whistler your EBPV is working just fine.
I use mine as an exhaust brake as well.
 
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