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Old May 5, 2010 | 10:25 PM
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Quick exhaust question

Greetings. I took off my factory exhaust (left stock downpipe) to put on a new aftermarket exhaust. I got all the way back to installing the 2nd to the last pipe that this is for a supercab long or a CREW CAB longbed. Evidently one of the pipes needs to be cut if it's for a supercab (which I have). I don't have a chop saw or anything to get through the 4 inch pipe so I have to drive tomorrow with just the immediate pipe which is a few feet long from the downpipe and ends up a little behind the passenger seat under the floor.

My question is, will I cause any harm to anything driving it in stop and go traffic like this?

Once again, thanks for everyones tips.

Keith
 
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Old May 5, 2010 | 10:43 PM
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No, just a little loud. I had to do it for a week.
 
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Old May 5, 2010 | 10:48 PM
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^^what he said. it wont hurt a thing.
 
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Old May 5, 2010 | 10:50 PM
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You might even like the sound and leave it straight
 
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Old May 5, 2010 | 10:50 PM
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Keith,
You might want to reconsider leaving that flat, stock down pipe on. As long as your running new 4" exhaust why leave the largest restriction in place?
Now is the time to change it as well if you can afford it. JMHO

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Old May 5, 2010 | 10:55 PM
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Keith,
You might want to reconsider leaving that flat, stock down pipe on. As long as your running new 4" exhaust why leave the largest restriction in place?
Now is the time to change it as well if you can afford it. JMHO

Rog
True. That is on of the best things you can do
 
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Old May 5, 2010 | 10:56 PM
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No, just a little loud. I had to do it for a week.
 
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Old May 6, 2010 | 07:01 AM
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Thanks for everyones replies. It does sound pretty bad ***.

I will eventually do the downpipe because, yeah, it looks super restrictive.

Thanks again.
 
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Old May 6, 2010 | 10:16 AM
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In my drive to work today I was surprised at how much I can hear the turbo spool up now with the straight short pipe on there.

http://files.me.com/rutherk1/xsrshg.mov
 
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Old May 6, 2010 | 10:39 AM
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I drove with only the downpipe on for a week before putting the rest of my exhaust on. Suprisingly quiet... haha
 
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