Ok Im in welding class, and auto class. I got access to a car lift and a full welding tools. I want to know whats the best exhaust setup, I looking for power,and not worried to much about sound. Can you all post pics of the bottom of you car. Should I go with 2.5 or 3 inch exhaust. Price aint a thing because no labor cost. Just mufflers and dual x pipes. Oh ya where can I get S.S exhaust pipes
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RE: BEST SETUP
IMO, you need more experience before you tackle an entire exhaust system. It is a crappy job, pretty difficult for first timers, and i hate doing it, and I have a lot of welding experience.
I suggest you go buy some MAC headers and modify those. I can tell you how to modify them. I have a ton of pictures for you to look at as well to guide you. I can tell you where to pick them up for around 300$.
IMO, you need more experience before you tackle an entire exhaust system. It is a crappy job, pretty difficult for first timers, and i hate doing it, and I have a lot of welding experience.
I suggest you go buy some MAC headers and modify those. I can tell you how to modify them. I have a ton of pictures for you to look at as well to guide you. I can tell you where to pick them up for around 300$.
RE: BEST SETUP
Headers are down the rode. I was in welding for a year already and I got the basics. Plus I have a teacher there to help whos got 20+ years of know how. Do you guys with the third cat removed pass the emission test? I want to remove that. I dont know for sure if we have a certain tools to bend the pipe but I was thinking of heating them up and bending them.
Headers are down the rode. I was in welding for a year already and I got the basics. Plus I have a teacher there to help whos got 20+ years of know how. Do you guys with the third cat removed pass the emission test? I want to remove that. I dont know for sure if we have a certain tools to bend the pipe but I was thinking of heating them up and bending them.
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Heating thin walled pipe with a torch and trying to bend it will result in massive crimping of the pipe. YOu need a pipe bender made for exhasut pipe.
Headers are really difficult to install. The reward is worth the effort though. It still takes me 8 hours to install them. I will be helping ELi put them on his car soon. Hopefully we can do it in 6 hours. It only took me about 12-14 hours the first time.
I think longtubes should be the first modification to these cars. IT is the most powerful bolt on you can add, and it will pay for itself down the road with the added fuel economy. Your car will not be as torqueless after headers. I have said this time and time again, but people are scared away from the cost and effort. Instead they like to put lots of little bolt ons on their car over a long period of time.
Heating thin walled pipe with a torch and trying to bend it will result in massive crimping of the pipe. YOu need a pipe bender made for exhasut pipe.
Headers are really difficult to install. The reward is worth the effort though. It still takes me 8 hours to install them. I will be helping ELi put them on his car soon. Hopefully we can do it in 6 hours. It only took me about 12-14 hours the first time.
I think longtubes should be the first modification to these cars. IT is the most powerful bolt on you can add, and it will pay for itself down the road with the added fuel economy. Your car will not be as torqueless after headers. I have said this time and time again, but people are scared away from the cost and effort. Instead they like to put lots of little bolt ons on their car over a long period of time.
RE: BEST SETUP
Can anyone tell me if you cut the rear cats off if it will turn on any codes? Maryland doesn't check actual emissions anymore from 1996 & forward vehicles..they only check for computer codes.
Bud Pytko
'97 LSC Silver Frost
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Can anyone tell me if you cut the rear cats off if it will turn on any codes? Maryland doesn't check actual emissions anymore from 1996 & forward vehicles..they only check for computer codes.
Bud Pytko
'97 LSC Silver Frost
'92 F250 Banks TurboDiesel Bimini Blue
http://myfilelocker.comcast.net/charlespytko/Lincoln/BudPytko97LSC.JPG
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RE: BEST SETUP
Whatever you do, dont try and heat the pipe and bend it.Either have an exhaust shop make the bends for you.Or you can buy prebent pipe from a few suppliers.Buy either U bends or for a tighter radius buy J bends.Then you have something to start with.
Whatever you do, dont try and heat the pipe and bend it.Either have an exhaust shop make the bends for you.Or you can buy prebent pipe from a few suppliers.Buy either U bends or for a tighter radius buy J bends.Then you have something to start with.