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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 06:27 PM
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Default Aftermarket downpipe worth it?
Just wondering if they are worth it on a truck with intake/exhaust/tuner or not really?
 
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 07:16 PM
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Default Re: Aftermarket downpipe worth it?
I noticed it on mine when I did it. I say its a must on every obs
 
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 07:17 PM
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What did you notice? Increased turbo/exhaust sound? Faster spooling? Earlier spooling? Holds boost better?
 
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 07:18 PM
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you guys have the crushed downpipes right? mine came off a bus and isn't crushed like the truck pipes i've seen
 
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 07:25 PM
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According to the guy in my other thread ya they are crushed. So your school bus DP is 3"? Where do I go about finding a school DP for cheap???
 
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 07:33 PM
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bus garage? and its off a 7.3 short bus. a junkyard if you can find one
 
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 07:37 PM
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So if I pick up a down pipe, you gonna help me beat out the firewall so we can install it?
 
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 07:53 PM
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you shouldn't need to with a 3"
 
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 07:56 PM
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From what I gather on here, ANY aftermarket DP will need the firewall beat in to make it fit?
 
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From what I gather on here, ANY aftermarket DP will need the firewall beat in to make it fit?
3" downpipe may only require the cab seam to be bent down.
 
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