EXHAUST (Part 6 of 6)
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I drove around for a week or so with the bed off which was way cool fun for me. Here is a video showing some of this fun..->>>> [
http://jims1969chevroletcustom20.shu...om/pictures/10 ].
After I put the bed back on I didn’t detect much difference in the sound from the exhaust.
Near the end of the week the fiber-type DS manifold-to-pipe donut blew out so I replaced it with a solid metal one. As of this writing, everything looks secure and the sytem is tight.
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Blown out donut (a poem).........................................................Solid vs fiber
In conclusion, unless you are prepared to go through what I have described above, take the advice of many others here and take your truck to a shop. You could save yourself all this trouble (or fun) and probably not spend a whole lot more than I did. I have loads of time to play around with this stuff, and for me, it was an interesting challenge.
Exh man gaskets…………..$……9.78
Hooker mufflers……………..…..82.85
Pass side exh manifold……....31.50
Exhaust pipes……………....….199.95
Hardware…………………......…….4.70
Driver side exh manifold…....38.00
Beam clamps………………….......8.52
Bolt exh man…………………...…..0.77
Bend headpipe…………………...…8.00
Exh packing sleeves…………….17.50
Deformed lock nuts…........…..3.07
Fasteners……………………....…….2.22
Gaskets…………………………......14.10
Walker mufflers………………....171.85
Summit gift certificate…......(25.00)
Total…………………………....…$.567.81
(I suppose I could sell the Hookers and decrease the total a little…)
January 10, 2012
Sold the Hooker mufflers...$.(60.00)
Shippping for mufflers...........31.85
Paypal fee for mufflers...........2.04
New Total......................$.541.70
OK that’s all for now, I’m exhaust-ed.
Peace.