y-pipe towing report
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y-pipe towing report
Well I got one of the ebay y-pipes installed about a month ago on my 02 F250 crew 4x4 V10. I've now got a good couple of towing trips on the truck and I can report this mod is well worth it. It isn't a miracle, but there is no question the truck is more responsive with this mod.
I tow about 10k fully loaded and there is a particular grade on the way back from the desert that is a good test for any rig. It's a pretty steep 10% in spots on a two lane back road. Before the y-pipe the truck would pull it in second but I'd be completely floored at about 40-45 and around 3,300 rpm. Now with the y-pipe I have lots of throttle left and at about 3/4 throttle the rig will keep accelerating to 3,500 and about 50. I actually have to back off the gas up the hill as there are some turns and I don't like going above 50 on them.
I've also noticed around town more torque in the low range say around 2k rpm. There is a little more noise in the cab but considering the power increase it is well worth it. For less than $200 including install, you really can't beat it.
I tow about 10k fully loaded and there is a particular grade on the way back from the desert that is a good test for any rig. It's a pretty steep 10% in spots on a two lane back road. Before the y-pipe the truck would pull it in second but I'd be completely floored at about 40-45 and around 3,300 rpm. Now with the y-pipe I have lots of throttle left and at about 3/4 throttle the rig will keep accelerating to 3,500 and about 50. I actually have to back off the gas up the hill as there are some turns and I don't like going above 50 on them.
I've also noticed around town more torque in the low range say around 2k rpm. There is a little more noise in the cab but considering the power increase it is well worth it. For less than $200 including install, you really can't beat it.
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balfor, you experienced basically the same thing I did...
I have to say though, that low-end torque PEAK below 2K isn't really any better (although I already had ebay headers on it). The RESPONSE to the pedal below 2K is really noticable.
Much less throttle needed to get the same amount of torque.
It was a big improvement in drivability, that's for sure. It's no longer got that choked feeling to it at low RPMs.
I have to say though, that low-end torque PEAK below 2K isn't really any better (although I already had ebay headers on it). The RESPONSE to the pedal below 2K is really noticable.
Much less throttle needed to get the same amount of torque.
It was a big improvement in drivability, that's for sure. It's no longer got that choked feeling to it at low RPMs.
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Well I got one of the ebay y-pipes installed about a month ago on my 02 F250 crew 4x4 V10. I've now got a good couple of towing trips on the truck and I can report this mod is well worth it. It isn't a miracle, but there is no question the truck is more responsive with this mod.
I tow about 10k fully loaded and there is a particular grade on the way back from the desert that is a good test for any rig. It's a pretty steep 10% in spots on a two lane back road. Before the y-pipe the truck would pull it in second but I'd be completely floored at about 40-45 and around 3,300 rpm. Now with the y-pipe I have lots of throttle left and at about 3/4 throttle the rig will keep accelerating to 3,500 and about 50. I actually have to back off the gas up the hill as there are some turns and I don't like going above 50 on them.
I've also noticed around town more torque in the low range say around 2k rpm. There is a little more noise in the cab but considering the power increase it is well worth it. For less than $200 including install, you really can't beat it.
I tow about 10k fully loaded and there is a particular grade on the way back from the desert that is a good test for any rig. It's a pretty steep 10% in spots on a two lane back road. Before the y-pipe the truck would pull it in second but I'd be completely floored at about 40-45 and around 3,300 rpm. Now with the y-pipe I have lots of throttle left and at about 3/4 throttle the rig will keep accelerating to 3,500 and about 50. I actually have to back off the gas up the hill as there are some turns and I don't like going above 50 on them.
I've also noticed around town more torque in the low range say around 2k rpm. There is a little more noise in the cab but considering the power increase it is well worth it. For less than $200 including install, you really can't beat it.
Would you please attach a link to the one you got on ebay.
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thanks for the towing report balfor,I'm going to be doing my ypipe come spring
thanks for the towing report balfor,I'm going to be doing my ypipe come spring
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Sorry to hijack but,
Krewat, do you experience somewhat of a tinny sort of sand-blasted sound going through one side of your ebay headers that gets more pronounced under load at lower rpms such as in OD accellerating?
Krewat, do you experience somewhat of a tinny sort of sand-blasted sound going through one side of your ebay headers that gets more pronounced under load at lower rpms such as in OD accellerating?
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What's weird is, I'm pretty sure it did it BEFORE I put in the headers. But I noticed it afterwards, pretty sure it got much louder after the headers.
But yeah, sand-blasting, BB's rattling, that sort of sound definitely.
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05'ups are ok. I will say though that I have been told the merge on the 05'up trucks isn't the greatest but is a lot better than previous years. Have been told the pipe at the y sticks into the exhaust a ways.
Describes problems with 99'-04' y-pipes. Y Pipe Info : SPD Performance
Balfor's description is what I experienced. I wonder if some header wrap around the y pipe especially at the merge point would help kill the sound? Funny thing is I get zero flutter or noise with my Thorleys, but the merge point is back farther.
Describes problems with 99'-04' y-pipes. Y Pipe Info : SPD Performance
Balfor's description is what I experienced. I wonder if some header wrap around the y pipe especially at the merge point would help kill the sound? Funny thing is I get zero flutter or noise with my Thorleys, but the merge point is back farther.
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Doesn't really matter. The 304 stainless will last longer than the factory exhaust. The steel pipe will rust but a wire brush and header paint keeps it in good shape. The any moisture sitting at the y area will get blown/burned off quick once the engine is fired up.
The stock exhaust is really rusty already to begin with ...