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Need help with Exhaust!
Hey guys,
I need a little help installing exhaust for my 98 5.7 ext cab sierra. Currently Im looking at a flowmaster super 50 series , 2.25'' dual in/3.00'' center out with a turn down. I just need to know the stock exhaust size coming from the cats so can buy the right adapters. Later I plan on doing some engine mods and going with headers and true duels with and x pipe and 2 flowmasters. |
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
I believe stock exhaust is 2 1/4" all the way through. That was what was on my '96 when I bought it.
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
thanks, guess i could use my calipers to measure the outside and subtract the wall thickness......duh
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
my 97 ecsb Z71, right at the dual inlets of the stock muffler each pipe is 1 7/8", i'm sure its same up to cats. 2" id to 2.25" adaptor will leave a small gap to fill with the welder on the original pipe.
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
Yup, I measured them earlier and they are 1 7/8", from the muffler to the cats and I'm sure they are the same to the manifolds.
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
Thank God you didn't listen to me then haha.
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
hehe, ya, but thanks for trying bluebomber
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
My manager always says... "It's not about if you win or lose, It's how you prepare for the game".....
I guess I made him proud on this one. ![]()
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
Anybody know of a store bought y collector that will fit on the pipes behind the cats?
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
You will probably have to have it made at the muffler shop of choice...Ive looked for a y pipe... If your going to change it later why not just wait and do it then?
I went and replaced the front pipes with a flowmaster kit and high flow cats, now im adding this. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/wlk-54020 and two Aerochambers dumped over the rear axle........... Im running a DI/SO flowmaster 50 series now.... Me no likey |
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
Thanks blue...
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
Does anybody now if I can completely remove the cats from a 97 5.7 liter, I can only see one set of o2 sensors in front of the cats, and I have been told that its okay like that. But Ive also been told the truck will still run a little rich with the cats removed?
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
On my 97,I went with the 50 series then 4" chrome tips out the back,way too loud for a stock engine. Have since added baffles in the 4" tips,now it sounds good. Didn't notice any change in performance or mpg.
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
where were your o2 sensors at before, and did you remove the cats?
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
I left them on. I wouldn't remove them unless they're going bad.
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
what about high flow cats? truck has 120k on it now and since im already here i might as well replace them right...
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
thanks guys,
Well i found a 50 series delta flow the other day in the junk yard, paid 35 dollars for it, it 3''in/3''out, so im not ever sure in i can use it without having a custom y pipe made to come from the cats to the muffler. If I were to buy a high flow cat at 3''in/out, I could just have them y it at the bottom of the drop pipes and tuck the cat nicely, then I could (weld this myself) extend 3'' pipe straight back to the flow and put a turn down on it.... I would get both a new cat, and a new muffler, for around......let see 100.26 +tax for the cat 35.00 for the muffler maybe 100. to install thats only 235.+/- for a complete system... |
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
Anybody have a diagram of the o2 sensor locations on my truck?
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
Okay thanks, Ive looked for them behind the cats, and i cant see them anywhere, just one on each down pipe...
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
Thanks, I'll go look at it now
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
Well I found them, I have four,
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Re: Need help with Exhaust!
What's a good aggressive sounding flow for the 5.7 Liters?
I did a little looking, maybe a super 40? Last edited by lucky_7; 06-18-2014 at 10:40 PM. |
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