I'm definitely looking that direction. I don't mind a few extra welds if it saves me hundreds of dollars.
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exhaust suggestions?
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71Bowties
1/2 ton status
This is the way that I am going with mine. The guy that did mine the first time talked me into a 2 1/4 into a 2 1/2 setup exiting where you are planning with a 50 series and I do not like the sound at all. I am going to go with your proposed setup with either a DynoMax or 40 series (cat should quiet down enough for my "older" tastes)
I will take a picture of the y pipe that we built (a bit smaller, but a good design concept) for you tonight
cool, thanks!
I decided to take a lap around the junkyard to see if there was anything usable there. Interestingly enough I found a chevy van with 2-1/4 y pipe into 3" exhaust out the drivers side. I can pick the whole thing up for about $20. I'm thinking it might be worth grabbing it for that price and seeing how hard it would be to modify and add a new muffler and cat to it.
I can tell you from experience, flowmaster 40s and a LS is gonna be drone city. It was all I could afford after my swap, running a Borla ProXS 40349 now and the difference is significant. No drone and a more refined sound.
Reed Muffler in Harrisvile is where I got mine done. Do not remember the cost but it was not all that bad.
kdo1958
Registered Member
when i had mufflers installed, i told him i did not want loud but something that flowed, he put mufflers designed for rvs sounds good but not to loud.
71Bowties
1/2 ton status
Y pipe pic
Here is my current y pipe setup, 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 single
Here is my current y pipe setup, 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 single
4xcrazy
3/4 ton status
I run a cat with my 50. Love it, but again, I'm doorless and have loud tires.
Personally, best way to run a Y pipe. Completely out of the way and couldn't damage it on the trail if I tried.
Personally, best way to run a Y pipe. Completely out of the way and couldn't damage it on the trail if I tried.
picked up these pipes today:
Since the y-pipe is only 2-1/4 it's a compromise on what I really wanted but I think I can make it work and for $20 it's worth a shot. It only took me about 15 minutes to grab too.
If it sucks or I can't make it work I'm really not out anything so I figured why not.
Heck, maybe if I get it all together I can at least use it for a template for some mandrel bent stuff.
Since the y-pipe is only 2-1/4 it's a compromise on what I really wanted but I think I can make it work and for $20 it's worth a shot. It only took me about 15 minutes to grab too.
If it sucks or I can't make it work I'm really not out anything so I figured why not.
Heck, maybe if I get it all together I can at least use it for a template for some mandrel bent stuff.
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Just FYI, You can get the tail pipes pretty cheap new.
$52 plus shipping.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/wlk-45424
$52 plus shipping.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/wlk-45424
Thats not bad at all. It would be nice if I could find a y-pipe that will work in 2-1/2 as well. Everything I've found on summit so far goes passenger side or is too small.
That looks like a good deal. My exhaust on the crewcab had pretty much the same layout. I had to change the first bend off the exhaust manifold on the passenger side. Basically changed the 90° to two 45° bends to cut that corner a little tighter. Even after that, I've still managed to hit that pipe with the front driveshaft but I think that was before I had bumpstops in.
y5mgisi
1 ton status
I could have sworn the tbi y pipes are 2.5" off the manifolds.
maybe so, but I believe they all go passenger side anyway.
I was looking at something like this maybe:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/psm-82-1176
It doesn't look like it turns up at all so I could flip it to either side I think. That said, it's a little pricey.
I probably need to look more at something like this:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mpe-10778
then cobble that together with a few 45s, 90s, etc...
scott, what did you do as far as holding it up into place while you worked on it? Everything I'm imagining right now sounds like a royal pain in the butt.
y5mgisi
1 ton status
The 89-91 is driver. I have one in my garage I'll go measure.
cool, thanks!
I did a search on summit for a y-pipe for a 1990 and came up with this:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/wlk-40317
It does look like a drivers side drop and the price is reasonable but it doesn't list the size of the pipes.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/wlk-40317
It does look like a drivers side drop and the price is reasonable but it doesn't list the size of the pipes.
I welded a couple of pieces of scrap across the areas I wanted to stay and then cut out the place I was modifying. Here's the post with pics: http://coloradok5.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3311871&postcount=366
