Got my 3" diamond eye down pipe in for my 97 f350. can anyone tell me how much of a headache im gonna have. they said my have to bend lip 1/2", but my lip is covered with a heat shield pan.
Do you need to remove this pan or leave it in and pray?
Thanks
I trimmed the firewall lip right thru the heat shield pan with a sawz-all. Squish it up with a porta-power. Make PLENTY of room; its a bugger if its a bit too tight and you have to go back and do it again!!
I used a old school digging bar. Put it on the head and bent away. Mine seemed to have more room than others, but maybe that bar did a better job than I thought?
Go more than you think you have to.
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1996 F-250 extended cab long box five speed. Home made Tymar, 203 Stat, 60 gal in bed fuel cell, 315/75's, no muffler, ebpv welded open 3" to 3" DP, Babies. 290K, still chugging, and still smoking when cold.
UPDATED 8/1/08 Replace so far. 1 LUK flywheel+clutch, 2 thermostats, 2 set of brakes, 1 set of calipers, 5 CPS, 3 sets of tires, 2 Transfer pumps, 1 Injector modual, 1 Computer, 2 Alt, 2 sets of batteries, 1 Water pump, 6 Belts, 1 PS hose, 2 Sets ball joints, 2 set u-joints, 2 carrier bearing, 2 Speed sensors, 1 oil pres sender, 1 temp sender, 4 sets of e-break cables, 1 front fuel tank, 2 rear fuel tanks, 2 set of glow plugs, 6 Glow plug relays, Oil galley o-rings, Turbo pedistal o-rings, EBPV o-rings, 3 sets of Injector O-rings, 1 Vac-pump, 1 new carpet.Total $$$ in repairs v/s miles driven = 3.0 cents per mile. Add fuel to that it jumps to 14.8 cents per mile over the life of the truck.
I put a mbrp pipe on mine just left the heat shield on and bent like everyone says to much is better.
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97 F 250 4 inch lift with toyo LT 285/75/16 tires on ultra 16/ 10 wheels. Five speed manual transmission. Edge evolution programmer set on level 2 race. MBRP 4 inch turboback exhaust DYI 6637 intake and s&b cold air intake still trying to
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Like chris u said, but don't let the heat shield touch the dp. mine was touching and it was loud inside the cab, I cut all the loose shielding out from the cutting and prying and then I put heat wrap on the dp. A good pry bar and a block of wood does wonders to bend the pinch weld.
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1996 F-350,CC,LB, Rebuilt Tranny,Billet Trq conv,shift kit, AFE Stage 2 intake, 3' dp, 4''Diamondeye exh with flow through muffler, 35"BFG's,no lift,new engine wiring harness,new fuel heater(dealer fixed due to a short before I found this site,knowing what I know now I would have just unplugged it),new glow plugs at about 145,000 mi,balljoints,bearings,rotors,all new steering linkage,GPR,powersteering pump,steering wheel bearings,IDM mod,rebuilt turbo and gutted EBPV and pedestal,just over 175,000 mi,
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