4'' down pipe
 

How hard is it to put a 4'' down pipe on a 05 6.0.

Considering how cramped the engine compartment is, I'd say around a scale of 7??

thanks

No problem!:U:

my advice is to not even try to take the stock down pipe out in one piece. get the sawzall out and you can have the swap made in 1 hour:rocking: its really not as bad as you would think it is.:c:

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forgot to add this part.... cut the pipe up as high as you can get it...

does anyone have a link to the new downpipe?

theres several vendors on this site that can hook you up :U: send one of them a PM

We have sold several of Magnaflows 4" exhaust systems with the 4" down pipe.



Luke

It will depend on your mechanical ability. Cutting the OEM out is the easiest way to get started. After that getting the turbo clamp on and tighted correctly on the new pipe is the second hardest part if you are by yourself.

when i installed my 4" down pipe it sucked big time, but that was due in part to the bends being off a bit.

Why do you need to cut the downpipe?

Take the trans crossmember out, and undo the clamp at the turbo. It'll just about fall out.

i put one in my truck definatly cut the stock one in half i had the entire old exhaust system off and the new one on in an hour

Because sawzall's are cool!!

mainly because it takes 15 minutes to cut the stock pipe in half then you are ready to move on... where it would take 20 minutes just to take the crossmember out. then you still have to take the old downpipe out... and it doesnt juct fall right out. thats why i cut mine in half got tired of fighting the damn thing..and ill agree SAWZALLS RULE:rocking::c:

Only had about a thousand of 'em off...I guess practice makes perfect. Never really had any issue doing it this way, but different strokes for different folks, i guess

alot of people use a 3.5in dp. You may need to do some firwall modisication to keep it from vibrating, but its no big deal

my bro has a 4inch on his. it was 2 piece, went in just fine.

i havent done mine yet. Just been told that some people have trouble with them rubbing against the firewall

this post is old but thanks. put a 3.5 to 4 is went on with easy. but the truck is being traded in on a cummins because it over heats when pulling and leaking oil and only gets 14mpg and is a single cab f350 srw and it has no chip in it

I had no problem with it rubbing on the firewall. Putting the downpipe in is easier with two people.:ok1:

Wow! Sounds like he is volunteering his help to you. That's a long Drive from WI to TX to help with a down pipe. What a guy :U::5::c:

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What ever it takes to help out a fellow FORD owner. :U:

Installed the new MBRP exhaust that I got here from the DB and MBRP giveaway last month. No disrespect to Bigangryhillbilly;(as I do respect your opinions and valuable input), but I did remove the cross-member trying to save the original . Why ;I'm not sure as I have no plans of ever putting it back on. However even with the cross-member out of the way the downpipe still would not come out. I had to resort to the sawzall. I believe that if you have a lift available to you it would have fell right out. However I'm more of what You would consider a shadetree, or creeper mechanic with out a lift . So with that being said in this case I'm going to have to agree SAWZALLS RULE.:c::pals:

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Coming soon:c::U::c:

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Pics of the old cut up exhaust? :tttt::tttt: Just kidding. It was raining and miserable out when I finished installing it today.:argh::ok1:

I have a four inch Magnaflow and it took less than thirty minutes to put the whole exaust on. Ive taken the 4" down pipe in and out a couple of times, no problem. The Magnaflow down pipe has a small flat spot in it where your up pipe is so it fits good..

right on. me and my bro had to do the same thin with his DP.
GOtta love SAWZALL'S!

:U: DIESEL BOMBERS andMBRP:yourock: Thanks so much!!!

I've got short before and after vids on youtube ; however I can't figure out how to link on this thread???:argh::argh:

just copy the url of the video and paste it here

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I was told by somebody I do not remember who but they told me that you lose somewhere around 60hp with a 4inch down pipe. I didn't think that was true but I figured I'd ask.

you guys must like to drink alot in PA hahahaha:c:

Hey, thats not nice . I thought everyone knew we drink alot in PA. Afterall we do have America's oldest brewery.:c::ph::tttt:
As for the other post I have never heard of reducing back pressure lowering horsepower???:humm:

thats what I thought I figured lowering back pressure was the name of the game. and as for the drinking Only a little bit haha :c: