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Re: Muffler/Exhaust

Msg # 5199 of 8004 on Powerstroke Diesel Conference (1)
To: Mark, From: Rodney R
Time: Wednesday 01-28-98, 09:21 pm
Mark,
I heard a PS from the exhaust side the other week
at an auction.  There had definately been some
modifications done to the exhaust.  Man was it ever
cool!  Sounded like it could flip the truck if you
revved too hard.  It was really deep and throaty,
with the disticntive turbo whine.
  On Wednesday 01-28-98, 05:57 pm, Mark said:
-Rodney,
-
-From what i was told to expect is a deep throaty
-decell and a very defined turbo whine under accel.
-That's sounds cool!
-
-Mark
-  On Wednesday 01-28-98, 04:35 pm, Rodney R said:
--That was almost what I would suggest.  I had seen
a
--chassis/cab that was missing the muffler.  they
--simply took the pipe that exits behind the rear
--wheel and welded (or clamped - I'm not sure) it to
--the back of the converter.  The muffler is really
--unnecessary, since the converter will muffle the
--exhaust anyway.  Besides, you may be able to hear
--the turbo just a little more!
--
--  On Wednesday 01-28-98, 03:03 pm, Mark said:
---Wesley,
---
---An engineer told me to take the pipe off from the
---catalytic outlet back off, hook up a y pipe to
the
---outlet of the catalytic and then run two 2.75 or
---3inch pipes back and out. As soon as money
permits
---i'm going to do that very thing, the only change
---i'm going to make is i'm using laker pipes tucked
---just behind the cab steps and out infront of the
---rear tires
---
---Mark
---On Wednesday 01-28-98, 02:25 pm, Wesley Chain
---said:
----Does anyone know about any aftermarket exhaust
-for
----the PSDs? I have a 96 that I just bought (yes, I
----now have 2 PSD's) and it has this joke for a
----muffler, I took it ot Meinike and they said it
is
--a
----standard Chevy 350 muffler (GOD FORBID!) and it
-is
----probably restricing it....IT is a single inlet
----double outlet exhaust, with (2) 3 inch pipes and
----two 3.5 inch "chrome echo tips" My guess is that
----someone just really liked the chrome and forgot
----about the exhaust pressure etc, but I went to
-Ford
----and they want 590 bucks for the Muffler/Tailpipe
----assy, and another 400 for installation!!! OUCH!
----well, any help would be greatly appreciated ,
----people have told me about Borla? and Flowmaster?
----and other stuff, which I am all unfamiliar with.
----
----TIA
----WEs
----

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