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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 09:21 PM
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well since I was under my hood I though "hey great idea lets change out the exhaust donuts!" bad idea, i broke the exhaust y manifold, so now its off to the dealer in the AM to get a ew one. so anyone ever have to buy one of these?
 
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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I haven't had to buy one. I did replace the up pipes with the international bellowed up pipes. So I still have the Y pipe if you want it. Probably wound't get there as soon as you need but you welcome to it. Only down side this is where I put the EGT probe so it has a 1/4" hole in the driver side. PM me if you want it.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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hey what was the difficulty of replacing the p pipes, what did the bellowed up pipes cost, and what is the advantage tou them?
 
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 10:18 PM
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I think installing the bellows pipes was pretty easy, advantage is they allow for expansion. The heat expansion is what causes the doughnut rings to fail and start leaking. I ordered them from blackwidowdiesel.com
 
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 11:11 PM
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AND the bellowed up-pipes have no donut gaskets to leak.

Here's a write-up on installing the bellowed up-pipes. LINK

I also have the y-pipe, it's off an early 99.
Don't know if it will work on 99.5-03.
What year is your truck.
 
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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Did you get it up and running?
 
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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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yes up and running!

Yes I went to my local dealership and got the part, but did anyone know there are 2 similr parts for the 7.3? there is a difference in the bolt pattern for the up pipe flanges. anyways I have my 4" welded in i bought from VR6nutt, thats the one he was selling for an Excursion. well about 6 foot of extra pipe in there and I got er dun. I also installed a boost guage while i was at it and now I have the 4" tube to eliminate my crankcase brether from the intake tract. it isn't much louder and i haven't driven it over the road long distance yet to avg out milage but i might soon enough on a trip from Duluth, MN to sunny El Paso, TX for the Army. hmmm mebbe i need to get somefancy security system in it or go looking for it south of the border......
thanks for your help out there even though it didn't come through overtly, I read all the cool stuff you guys and GALS do and it makes me want to do the same.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2008 | 08:22 PM
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Yes I went to my local dealership and got the part, but did anyone know there are 2 similr parts for the 7.3? there is a difference in the bolt pattern for the up pipe flanges. anyways I have my 4" welded in i bought from VR6nutt, thats the one he was selling for an Excursion. well about 6 foot of extra pipe in there and I got er dun. I also installed a boost guage while i was at it and now I have the 4" tube to eliminate my crankcase brether from the intake tract. it isn't much louder and i haven't driven it over the road long distance yet to avg out milage but i might soon enough on a trip from Duluth, MN to sunny El Paso, TX for the Army. hmmm mebbe i need to get somefancy security system in it or go looking for it south of the border......
thanks for your help out there even though it didn't come through overtly, I read all the cool stuff you guys and GALS do and it makes me want to do the same.
Hey, I am stationed here at Bliss too. Aint too sunny today though its been snowing. Whens your report date?
 
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not getting stationed

It looked like i was supposed to report to BNCOC there? well it looks like now the 1sg is puttin the brakes on it till i finish my new recruiter training phase which ends march 1
 
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Well that sucks, BNOC is not very fun anyway. Shoot me a PM if ya get a school date.
 
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