Help design my exhaust?
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Help design my exhaust?
My truck is a 92 F-350 custom crewcab with dual tanks, zf 5spd trans(?) with a 351 windsor for motivation. I'm going to be using this as light duty tow beast(hopefully) 5k-6k lbs at best.
So far this is my plan,
I want to put long tube headers on it and retain all emissions equipment. Which would be better for torque down low a set of 2 1/8 or 2 1/2 in true duals or would a single 3 inch exhaust be better at making torque for pulling purposes? Also which would be better for increasing my mpg?
Don't hammer me too hard, I'm new to the F series ball game.
So far this is my plan,
I want to put long tube headers on it and retain all emissions equipment. Which would be better for torque down low a set of 2 1/8 or 2 1/2 in true duals or would a single 3 inch exhaust be better at making torque for pulling purposes? Also which would be better for increasing my mpg?
Don't hammer me too hard, I'm new to the F series ball game.
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Heres what im thinkin. put on the headers. Have exhaust shop make a Y into single 3" pipe. That way you just have 1 cat. Get a High flo cat $50 on ebay. Then a single in dual out Cherry bomb extreme, or any other muffler you prefer. Then run duals out at a 45 behind each wheel. This should give you plenty of low end grunt along with the look of duals out the back. Btw the setup described will be LOUD not sure what you wanted...
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Originally Posted by Moore558
What state do you live in? What testing do they do emmision wise (sniffer, visual, sniffer and visual, etc.,.)
Btw I'm in the military just in case anyone is wondering about the out of registration.
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Originally Posted by paintslinga2010
Heres what im thinkin. put on the headers. Have exhaust shop make a Y into single 3" pipe. That way you just have 1 cat. Get a High flo cat $50 on ebay. Then a single in dual out Cherry bomb extreme, or any other muffler you prefer. Then run duals out at a 45 behind each wheel. This should give you plenty of low end grunt along with the look of duals out the back. Btw the setup described will be LOUD not sure what you wanted...
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Hook up with Bear River Converters, he is a good guy, a sponsor, and has some really good looking stuff. He is in the left side bar..and he is really good about answering questions..which one, flow, etc. I will be ordering from him for mine as soon as I get the rest of the parts lined up, but I'm going Banks system this time, and have to save up for it....
Were yours my project, I would run with the Y pipe, 3" from the collectors, and just stay single 3" out the passenger side behind the rear wheel. Far as a muffler, Summit has a pretty decent line for way reasonable prices. from what I have seen from them, they are good quality.
Were yours my project, I would run with the Y pipe, 3" from the collectors, and just stay single 3" out the passenger side behind the rear wheel. Far as a muffler, Summit has a pretty decent line for way reasonable prices. from what I have seen from them, they are good quality.
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ive always wanted :
longtubes headers.. going into a single 3" inch exhuast.. i have my 3 inch flowmaster exhuast on.. it sounds pretty good and it gave me the most noticible improvement of anymods.. wanna hear it?
i have stock manifolds now headers are coming soon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI8vHsQ5Qn4
longtubes headers.. going into a single 3" inch exhuast.. i have my 3 inch flowmaster exhuast on.. it sounds pretty good and it gave me the most noticible improvement of anymods.. wanna hear it?
i have stock manifolds now headers are coming soon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI8vHsQ5Qn4
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I am currently building an exhaust for my truck, a '94 F250HD with the 351 and C6. As of right now I have done a new high-flow cat and a cat-back. I have a plan for the headers and Y-pipe and will be installing and fabricating as soon as the weather warms up enough. Here is my setup:
1) Flowtech Longtube Headers with 2.5" collectors. O2 Sensor installed in driver's side collector.
2) 2.5" pipe for the Y-pipe, which will merge at the cat.
3) 3" pipe from the cat back through a FloPro V7 muffler to the stock exit location behind the passenger side rear wheel.
From what you have wrote, you are looking for the same thing I am: an increase in low to midrange torque for towing and hauling. I would highly recommend the FloPro muffler, they are made in Canada and are pretty similar to a Flowmaster. I have had mine for a year and love it. It is built really well and has a nice, deep sound that is louder than stock, but not something a 16 year old kid would get.
1) Flowtech Longtube Headers with 2.5" collectors. O2 Sensor installed in driver's side collector.
2) 2.5" pipe for the Y-pipe, which will merge at the cat.
3) 3" pipe from the cat back through a FloPro V7 muffler to the stock exit location behind the passenger side rear wheel.
From what you have wrote, you are looking for the same thing I am: an increase in low to midrange torque for towing and hauling. I would highly recommend the FloPro muffler, they are made in Canada and are pretty similar to a Flowmaster. I have had mine for a year and love it. It is built really well and has a nice, deep sound that is louder than stock, but not something a 16 year old kid would get.
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Here is a link to how I did my long tubes and the exhaust. Gives nice power but sounds loud, I removed all the emissions stuff caus it was just easier then making it work. You can get the EGR stuff welded in 2 the pipes. And where the flage is you can put a cat instead of the like me.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/712628-y-pipe.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/712628-y-pipe.html
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You'll want it in the passenger side header, it won't reach the drivers side. And yes having it in 1 side only is fine.