ive used apw they are very quick with shipping, how hard was the bosal bolt up?
Not too bad to bolt up...

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ive used apw they are very quick with shipping, how hard was the bosal bolt up?
My exhaust guy uses a 4in mandrel to bend 3in pipe. It ovals the 3in pipe at a fraction of those prices.
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Ken,I had some damage from Flat Nasty with some of my exhaust hangers and a section of pipe that needed to be replaced. We (the shop) replaced the 2.5" section between the cat and muffler, didn't want to do anything to mess up the O2 sensor.
I previously had replaced the muffler with a Magnaflow.
The pipe from the muffler back got replaced with a 3" pipe (vs. the 2.5") and I had the resonator (spell??) removed. I also angled the tailpipe out behind the wheel so it would not get scrunched by the bumper again.
The Toyota installed pipe had an area where it was routed above the frame that was pinched that brought it down to about 1" there. The tech said that was from the factory and several of my friends said they have the same thing. They did this to make it easier to route the pipe.
Well the 3" pipe fits in that area without have to crimp it if you make the right bends before and after. It's tight, but does not bump anything.
So I removed the restrictive pinch above the frame. Replaced the 2.5" from the muffler back with 3" and lost the resonator.
Boy can I tell the difference. Not sure if you could on one that isn't supercharged. It's much quicker on the pickup.
I didn't have my camera at the muffler shop, so I don't have any pics of the pinch.
Simple, cheap mod that I would recommend. Was thinking of doing some kind of custom exhaust, but with the 3" pipe and the Magnaflow, I feel I have reached all the customization required.
Ken,
Do to the fact that you went with a larger pipe diameter over the frame do you have any issues with too much heat or melted carpet in that area? I have seen some posts where this has happened without a body lift to gain clearance over the larger pipe.
Thanks
George
Thats good. Looks like I'm headed for an aftermarket setup like yours, mine is crack,rotted, and hanging from probably one mount from the cat back. I might need cats as well as they might be blocked due to the excess heat my wife complains about! I like the aftermarket system over stock for the price and more importantly the extra clearance. My other question is I would like the noise to be as close to stock as possible and not droned out while on the highway what if anything did you do to make yours quieter?Been running almost a year now and no issues
Even if they are not clogged, the flanges have disintegrated and the heat shield that covers them rattles even after putting new bolts in it, plus I like the extra clearance from losing the stock cats. Any idea on what would be a good option for a replacement?I would go with a 3" single cat option. better performnace, less in cab heat and much less $$$.
Thinking about replacing mine.
Ken, the problem I see with a side exit exhaust, is no room to put in a rear muffler. IME, you need to have a muffler behind the axle, it's the long pipe you need to take the trumpet resonance out of. Without going custom muffler, about the only one you can use as a shorty hi flow replacement appears to be the 4in round dynomax (12in case length) - WLK 24222, which dictates at least a far rear corner exit.
Don't understand the comment. I have a magnaflow Muffler in the same spot as the stock muffler was.
I cut off the resonator and have the exhaust exiting behind the rear axle, but under the vehicle pointed down and to the side so I don't damage it.
I installed a glass pak muffler prior to the exit to quite it down a bit.
Still a bit throaty, but I think most of that is because it exits under my truck rather than the side or behind.
I have 1 oe cat and a cherry bomb glasspack behind the turbo. no other muffling. no coffe can. Like this my cruiser is much quieter than my heep GC with a flomaster
the Moral: get a turbo