banditxp
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Not sure if i posted this in the correct place, still new and all to this forum.
So the mod bug bit me and I had to get something nice.
I found a great deal on a Cat-Back 3" Stainless Gibson Exhaust.
Got it for $403.36 shipped. From wcpdiesel.com
Gibson 619692 Single Stainless
Took about 2 weeks to get it because Gibson had to make some parts for it lol.
So dont know how many of you guys have done a full cat-back system but its pretty easy on these trucks
Took about 30min to remove the old stuff with the huge water tanks for mufflers lol. Then about 3 hours to put the new one on.... yea.. ill explain.
So the in the instructions it says to reuse the stock bolts at the flange by the Y pipe. But the problem i found and this is true for most cars/trucks is the end of the bolts that stick past the nuts rust and the threads get small.
So they wont work anymore the way Gibson wants yo to reuse them.
I went to lowes and bought some Grade 8 hardware and just made my own setup. (see pics below for all this) Another thing they say it is a tight fit around the axle... yes VERY tight . so tight it rubbed a couple days after i put it on after a few WOT runs when it got very hot it grow backwards. So wheat needs to be done while fitting it together is use a wooden wedge of some sort and put it between the pipe as it goes up around the front of the CV/Axle joint and hammer it in there. Then use a pipe or something that can rest on the hanger off the pipe behind the muffler so you can tap it as far forward as it can go with no clamps on at all. Make sure you mark the pipe in the front and back of the muffler so you can see it move. You are going to want to get as much space as yo can by the from of the axle/pipe. the first time I Put it together i was able to fit my fingers between the pipe and the axle, after doing this i was able to fit my hole hand and now it does not rub.
The Kit comes with normal U Bolt clamps but i wanted something better and that would not rust. So i got some stainless Lap Joint Band Clamps from Summit Racing for about $9 each shipped. They work great!
Ok enough typing time for a video and pics.
Ill take a better video after i have someone to hold my camera lol.
Ok here are some side by side pics
Nice band clamps
This is the one thing i dont like is how they do the bolts/flange up front.
you can see how my bolts with only 47K miles on them are rusting away at the end of the threads.
This is a photo that Gibson tech support sent me when i emailed them about the problem it found, and i must say there tech support is fast and helpfull.
This is how i made my setup with the bolts i bought.
How it sits, i think it looks good beside it being dirty lol. Sorry its been raining and iv been busy.
Ok and here is a video of how it sounds
So the mod bug bit me and I had to get something nice.
I found a great deal on a Cat-Back 3" Stainless Gibson Exhaust.
Got it for $403.36 shipped. From wcpdiesel.com
Gibson 619692 Single Stainless
Took about 2 weeks to get it because Gibson had to make some parts for it lol.
So dont know how many of you guys have done a full cat-back system but its pretty easy on these trucks
Took about 30min to remove the old stuff with the huge water tanks for mufflers lol. Then about 3 hours to put the new one on.... yea.. ill explain.
So the in the instructions it says to reuse the stock bolts at the flange by the Y pipe. But the problem i found and this is true for most cars/trucks is the end of the bolts that stick past the nuts rust and the threads get small.
So they wont work anymore the way Gibson wants yo to reuse them.
I went to lowes and bought some Grade 8 hardware and just made my own setup. (see pics below for all this) Another thing they say it is a tight fit around the axle... yes VERY tight . so tight it rubbed a couple days after i put it on after a few WOT runs when it got very hot it grow backwards. So wheat needs to be done while fitting it together is use a wooden wedge of some sort and put it between the pipe as it goes up around the front of the CV/Axle joint and hammer it in there. Then use a pipe or something that can rest on the hanger off the pipe behind the muffler so you can tap it as far forward as it can go with no clamps on at all. Make sure you mark the pipe in the front and back of the muffler so you can see it move. You are going to want to get as much space as yo can by the from of the axle/pipe. the first time I Put it together i was able to fit my fingers between the pipe and the axle, after doing this i was able to fit my hole hand and now it does not rub.
The Kit comes with normal U Bolt clamps but i wanted something better and that would not rust. So i got some stainless Lap Joint Band Clamps from Summit Racing for about $9 each shipped. They work great!
Ok enough typing time for a video and pics.
Ill take a better video after i have someone to hold my camera lol.
Ok here are some side by side pics
Nice band clamps
This is the one thing i dont like is how they do the bolts/flange up front.
you can see how my bolts with only 47K miles on them are rusting away at the end of the threads.
This is a photo that Gibson tech support sent me when i emailed them about the problem it found, and i must say there tech support is fast and helpfull.
This is how i made my setup with the bolts i bought.
How it sits, i think it looks good beside it being dirty lol. Sorry its been raining and iv been busy.
Ok and here is a video of how it sounds