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2.5" should be ample. How big is the pipe you've got on their now? Wrap a string around the pipe, then measure the amount of string it takes to get all the way around the pipe 1 time, then divide that length by 6.28, then multiply THAT number by 2. That is the diameter of your pipe 
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Originally Posted by Twitchee2
haha thanks for the how to for the diameter 
(engineering major) its a bit of a hike to the truck right now so when i get back out there ill take a look.
(engineering major) its a bit of a hike to the truck right now so when i get back out there ill take a look. Well cmon, you want me to just assume you know then make you look dumb if you DON'T know? There IS a method to my madness, although some guys here might disagree
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If I was you, Id buy a nice bassani Y pipe, and get a highflow cat, I think the bassani Y pipe is 2.25 into a 3" out, then a 3" cat that splits into 2. So you can run your dual. I still would like to see if I could get a truck to pass CA inspection with long tubes, as my truck passed NJ inspection with LT's and no Emissions junk, except for the cat. Can you take your truck to a private shop, or is it like just a state inspection station? Here in NJ there is DMV inspection stations, or you can go to a private shop. My old job did my 1st inspection on my truck as it had a manifold leak. 2nd inspection was DMV with 36's and all. Passed also.
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Originally Posted by 95F350XL
If I was you, Id buy a nice bassani Y pipe, and get a highflow cat, I think the bassani Y pipe is 2.25 into a 3" out, then a 3" cat that splits into 2. So you can run your dual. I still would like to see if I could get a truck to pass CA inspection with long tubes, as my truck passed NJ inspection with LT's and no Emissions junk, except for the cat. Can you take your truck to a private shop, or is it like just a state inspection station? Here in NJ there is DMV inspection stations, or you can go to a private shop. My old job did my 1st inspection on my truck as it had a manifold leak. 2nd inspection was DMV with 36's and all. Passed also.
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Have you ever asked? Its like me puttin cat on for inspection and taking it back off after. The shop could say it wasnt like that when it came in. NJ is pritty tough, my bros talon failed for white smoke. It was cold out so all the cars were blowing white smoke out. Id ask around im sure some shop would let you slide.
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Originally Posted by 95F350XL
Have you ever asked? Its like me puttin cat on for inspection and taking it back off after. The shop could say it wasnt like that when it came in. NJ is pritty tough, my bros talon failed for white smoke. It was cold out so all the cars were blowing white smoke out. Id ask around im sure some shop would let you slide.
I've already found a few people interested in buying them so no big deal.
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Thats coo, come move to NJ, lol then you can have long tube fun. I had long tubes on my 88 Wrangler, drove by a cop with just the headers no pipe or anything, that thing was so friggen loud, he didnt do a damn thing lol. Didnt think that it be such a hassle, seeing your truck runs the same with lt's or not. Just more power. I got another question do you have an inspection sheet from the last time you had it? Here is my emission results. HC standard 300 read 143, CO% standard 3.00 read 1.69. CO2% didnt have a standard but read 12.2. All of this is at 725 rpm. Id like to see what a truck with all the egr and air pump reads. See if it does make a difference or not.
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Originally Posted by 95F350XL
I got another question do you have an inspection sheet from the last time you had it?
http://i170.-----------.com/albums/u269/Skandociouss/Truck%20Stuff/Misc/smogsheet.jpg
If it shows up small on your browser then click the image.
Very nice (I think).
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Yea it is. I was looking mine over compaired to urs, and it looks like id fail in CA lol. Your Co2 was 15 at idle and 15.2 at 2K. Mine was 12.2 at idle. Your HC was 5 at idle and 8 at 2K, nine is 143 at idle. Your max for HC is 100 where as my max is 300. So id fail. I wonder y ur HC is so low. Then your co% at idle was .00 and .01 at 2K nine was 1.69 at idle. Your max was 1.0 and 1.1. I would have failed. So I guess when you undo all of ur emissions junk you run a bit dirtier, but my cat got 110K on it. So it might be old also. Thats some good info for u CA guys. lol
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Originally Posted by Chris
Thats some good info for u CA guys. lol
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