5": exhaust
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Originally Posted by DaveWilliams
Hey Geoff........Dave here.... I am also thinking about getting the muffler AND the muffler delete pipe, just in case the ole lady says it's too loud..........Would rather hear the turbo whine than her....Thanks for the words of wisdom.....Dave
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Dave, one more thing. When you get the system, you have the option of turning the muffler either way. Facing the open ends of the dimples toward the turbo will muffle it. Facing them away will be almost like a straight pipe.
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Originally Posted by GeoffNJ
Facing them away will be almost like a straight pipe.
the way a straight pipe came about my way, was i put just the downpipe back in after fixing an "oil" leak that turned out to be a fuel fitting that wasn't it, and i started the truck with just the downpipe, and i could not believe the sound. it sounded awesome. from then on, i left the muffler sit in the corner.
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Kris, how is the sound different with all the pipes in verses only the DP? Tenn01PSD350 ran his like that for a while. Just curious.
Connecting all the pipes, even straight piped, must quiet it down some.
On the 5" I'm sure the dimples will suck up some of the sound no matter which way they're turned. I just suggested it as an alternative to spending any more money on an extra section of pipe.
Connecting all the pipes, even straight piped, must quiet it down some.
On the 5" I'm sure the dimples will suck up some of the sound no matter which way they're turned. I just suggested it as an alternative to spending any more money on an extra section of pipe.
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Originally Posted by DaveWilliams
Hey guys......I just got a quote and response from Mark about his clamps...he said they are "the standard exhaust clamps with a pin in them so they can not fall off. " I'm not sure what the standard clamps with a pin are? Just trying to understand what he meant about the pin part? Thanks again.....
I tightened them just so (a technical term) and made marks at the connections with a sharpie, and they have not budged. I don't check them that often. Recent posters noted a rattle from the washers behind the cotter pin, this hasn't happened to me. They said that after pinpointing the noise, they simply removed the washers and pins. If you install the system "just so", gravity will keep them in there. It is a heavy system after all. Also, the dual hangers aft of the muffler keeps that bad boy from going anywhere. If you want pictures of the washers/pins, let me know and I will upload some from my installed system.
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Pictures would be awesome
That would be great for a good pic of what he was talking about. I have the concept but wonder why they are even needed. Like you mentioned the weight of the system should keep it intact...but what does an old retured flight engineer know anyway?? 
I am on the verge of ordering my cannon system but am still trying desperatly to find someone that can make me some 5 inch stacks that go outside the bed. I have to put a generator in the bed when I haul my 5er to the races, and that would kill any space to put the generator..Thanks again...Dave
I am on the verge of ordering my cannon system but am still trying desperatly to find someone that can make me some 5 inch stacks that go outside the bed. I have to put a generator in the bed when I haul my 5er to the races, and that would kill any space to put the generator..Thanks again...Dave
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Heat shield on the stacks
Next time your out on the interstate take a look at the big rigs. I was admiring one this afternoon and he had some awesome stacks and they had a chrome expanded metal heat shield on the outside to keep you from touching the pipes....On my Harley, the have a metal shield that keeps you from coming in direct contact with the pipes.....they are still warm but definitely better than touching them directly..and I would guess that the airflow driving down the road might help cool them too.....something to dream about......
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Originally Posted by DaveWilliams
That would be great for a good pic of what he was talking about. I have the concept but wonder why they are even needed. Like you mentioned the weight of the system should keep it intact...but what does an old retured flight engineer know anyway?? I am on the verge of ordering my cannon system but am still trying desperatly to find someone that can make me some 5 inch stacks that go outside the bed. I have to put a generator in the bed when I haul my 5er to the races, and that would kill any space to put the generator..Thanks again...Dave
I am on the verge of ordering my cannon system but am still trying desperatly to find someone that can make me some 5 inch stacks that go outside the bed. I have to put a generator in the bed when I haul my 5er to the races, and that would kill any space to put the generator..Thanks again...Dave
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Got the pic
The pic of the hanger did the trick......awesome job!! I also saw the place by the transmission where you had to "dimple" the pipe....is this standard for any installation??? Hopefully this doesn't hurt the pipes......looks good for sure.....
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Originally Posted by DaveWilliams
The pic of the hanger did the trick......awesome job!! I also saw the place by the transmission where you had to "dimple" the pipe....is this standard for any installation??? Hopefully this doesn't hurt the pipes......looks good for sure.....
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Errrr, shamefully I have not yet installed it. It shipped w/out a clamp and I have yet to get one. I doubt it will make much difference but I will be cutting the pipe back when I do install it.