Bolt on exhaust install

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daveray9

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So.. I ordered the carven tips.. a quick 30 minute job took me about 2 hours. Granted 1.5 of them was going back and forth to lowes. I live in MA on the rust belt in a beach town so.. I had to use a grinder to but the rusted clamps off and the grinder broke (twice). So I'm looking to see if anyone has done a muffler swap in a rusty area and what the horror story was.

I'm looking at the progressive. Also, any HP gains on these?? Or just sound..
 

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So.. I ordered the carven tips.. a quick 30 minute job took me about 2 hours. Granted 1.5 of them was going back and forth to lowes. I live in MA on the rust belt in a beach town so.. I had to use a grinder to but the rusted clamps off and the grinder broke (twice). So I'm looking to see if anyone has done a muffler swap in a rusty area and what the horror story was.



I'm looking at the progressive. Also, any HP gains on these?? Or just sound..



I can't speak for the rust belt issue. My muffler was hard to get off and my truck was 4 months old 5000 miles. I live in Florida. I got a progressive and the butt dyno said a little better in the mid to upper rpms


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thanks man. Mines a 2012... with a nice rust coat on it.
 

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thanks man. Mines a 2012... with a nice rust coat on it.



I'd say pick up some pb blasted or wd40 rust spray and let it soak. I had to do some finagling. Twist and pull Got the pipes out the back and had to do the shake and twist on the muffler once I got it to move.


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Can't speak to rust problem, however when I had the Magnaflow installed I think it was mostly sound difference. For us old, fat and lazy guys I heard that, on the eighth day God created Muffler Shops! :roflsquared::roflsquared:
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Can't speak to rust problem, however when I had the Magnaflow installed I think it was mostly sound difference. For us old, fat and lazy guys I heard that, on the eighth day God created Muffler Shops! :roflsquared::roflsquared:
Jay
I bought a 24" Mufflex kit. Local corner garage charged me $150 to dispose of old and install new. 1.5 hours labor. Such-A-Deal for not having to crawl on the ground and have crap fall on me since I don't have access to a lift right now. I then spent an hour or so putting 5" tips on a couple days later. Hardest part was grinding the factory spot weld to release the OEM clamps for reuse. After about six Dremel grinding wheels the deed was done. Having a battery powered impact wrench helps get it all tight.
 
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Now just need someone to sell me a used carven progressive exhaust system :)

Anyone?!?!
 
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