Exhaust Question
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Exhaust Question
Made the mistake of mentioning I needed a new muffler last week.
My mother-in-law, the local yard-sale queen, found a muffler-and-pipe kit and bought the thing from some guy's widow who was cleaning out the garage. It appears to be for some off-road monster truck, with 4 mufflers, 2 catalytic converters, and enough 5" pipe, fittings, clamps, and adapters to build a small concert organ. She brought it over here today and I found it in front of the garage door when I got in from work. I didn't want to hurt her feelings, but I made the mistake of mentioning that it probably wouldn't fit the Aerostar.
The question is. . .if I used a 2½" to 5" adapter to connect from the Y-pipe junction, would it matter if the pipes and mufflers and converters were 5" from there to the end?
I guess I could always trade it to someone for something in a smaller size.
The best part! It has two life-sized, chrome-plated skulls for tips, with red eyes and the exhaust comes out of the mouth!
My mother-in-law, the local yard-sale queen, found a muffler-and-pipe kit and bought the thing from some guy's widow who was cleaning out the garage. It appears to be for some off-road monster truck, with 4 mufflers, 2 catalytic converters, and enough 5" pipe, fittings, clamps, and adapters to build a small concert organ. She brought it over here today and I found it in front of the garage door when I got in from work. I didn't want to hurt her feelings, but I made the mistake of mentioning that it probably wouldn't fit the Aerostar.
The question is. . .if I used a 2½" to 5" adapter to connect from the Y-pipe junction, would it matter if the pipes and mufflers and converters were 5" from there to the end?
I guess I could always trade it to someone for something in a smaller size.
The best part! It has two life-sized, chrome-plated skulls for tips, with red eyes and the exhaust comes out of the mouth!
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those cats are worth a fortune on the used cat. metal market
put the whole mess on Crag's list or ebay, should get you enough for Aero exhausts for life
boy toy old men hot rodders have no common fiscal sense when it comes to chrome goodies for their diesel pu truck
put the whole mess on Crag's list or ebay, should get you enough for Aero exhausts for life
boy toy old men hot rodders have no common fiscal sense when it comes to chrome goodies for their diesel pu truck
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It absolutely will not work. If you put overly large exhaust components on a vehicle, they will slow the exhaust down and cause poor performance. The exhaust must be matched to the engine.
Second off, your cats are not worth a fortune. They are Ford converters, not BMW. The only converters that would come in that size are diesel converter, which will not work on a gasoline vehicle.
Second off, your cats are not worth a fortune. They are Ford converters, not BMW. The only converters that would come in that size are diesel converter, which will not work on a gasoline vehicle.
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You guys go ahead and laugh. My mother-in-law may not know much about cars, but she means well. . .like the time she found a stick shifter kit at a yard sale and bought it for me because I mentioned preferring a stick over an automatic. . .or the time I mentioned needing a new router, and she bought me one for my birthday. Craftsman, with a dozen different blades.
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Hi Dave,
Your mother-in-law is the exception, not the norm. Wait, I have to get off, my wife is at the door
Your mother-in-law is the exception, not the norm. Wait, I have to get off, my wife is at the door
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That's cool Dave!
My MIL is really cool, she likes me more than her own daughter.
She has never bought me an exhaust system, but if I asked, she would track one down at a yard sale.
As for your perdicament, put it on craig's list or e-bay and sell it. I would not even try putting it on the Aero.
My MIL is really cool, she likes me more than her own daughter.
She has never bought me an exhaust system, but if I asked, she would track one down at a yard sale.As for your perdicament, put it on craig's list or e-bay and sell it. I would not even try putting it on the Aero.
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I'm going to try to sell the thing locally or maybe trade for something. Maybe if I throw in the shifter, the buyer will let me keep those chrome-plated skulls with the red eyes that light up.
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Dave,
Use that money to buy your mother-in-law something nice. All joking aside, she deserves it.
Nighthawk,
You are lucky. My situation is the opposite. My own mother and my wife are always in cahoot and they gang up on my children and me a-la-time
Use that money to buy your mother-in-law something nice. All joking aside, she deserves it.
Nighthawk,
You are lucky. My situation is the opposite. My own mother and my wife are always in cahoot and they gang up on my children and me a-la-time
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I was thinking of making the skulls into tiki torches for the deck, but my wife suggested another place she thought might be more suitable.
The cats were approx. 6½" deep and 26" X 14", with 5¼" in and out. The guy who bought them it looks like a show kit for a monster truck and he was tickled to get it.
I traded the whole thing (except the skulls) today for a nearly new saxophone. Still have the shifter thing.
The cats were approx. 6½" deep and 26" X 14", with 5¼" in and out. The guy who bought them it looks like a show kit for a monster truck and he was tickled to get it.
I traded the whole thing (except the skulls) today for a nearly new saxophone. Still have the shifter thing.
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Originally Posted by TallPaul
You were wise to keep the skulls. If nothing else, they'll look great on the garage shelf.
Dave, you've gotta post a picture of the skulls...