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Old 06-16-2010 | 07:46 PM
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Y-pipe after muffler?

So I recently dumped my exhaust on my 4.2. I have an 18" Magnaflow SI/DO muffler, that's all I can say. I am no wanting to go back to a SI/SO setup, but had a question.

I don't wont to spend the money to go buy a new muffler then pay to have it installed along with a new tail pipe...so here is my question.

Can I add a Y-pipe to collect the dual exits from the muffler into a single pipe? I know it will mess with the flow a little bit, but honestly, how much flow can a 4.2 with 148k miles have? :o

So would this be a feasible option to save a few dollars, and still keep the general sound of the exhaust?
 
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Old 06-16-2010 | 08:14 PM
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So would this be a feasible option to save a few dollars, and still keep the general sound of the exhaust?
yes and yes, it wont make a crap really
 
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Old 06-16-2010 | 08:22 PM
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So no back pressure kill or anything? (like I have a lot to begin with...)
 
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Old 06-16-2010 | 08:24 PM
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well how are you going to run it? factory exit? it wont hurt anything



......back pressure
 
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Old 06-16-2010 | 08:34 PM
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......back pressure
lol. thats a banned word... guess he didnt get the memo.
 
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Old 06-16-2010 | 08:35 PM
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sorry. don't really spend a lot of time in these parts of the woods.

so this will be fine to do?
 
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Old 06-16-2010 | 08:40 PM
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lol. thats a banned word... guess he didnt get the memo.
haha guess not

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sorry. don't really spend a lot of time in these parts of the woods.

so this will be fine to do?
YES!
 
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Old 06-16-2010 | 08:41 PM
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haha, its all good. i actually asked the muffler shop about back pressure when i had my exhaust installed. it was only later when i really started to read around here that i learned that it would be pretty difficult to have backpressure problems on our trucks...
 
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Old 06-16-2010 | 11:27 PM
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If its a 2.25" outlet muffler, you will be just fine running a 2.5" tailpipe & 2.25" dual to 25" single Magnaflow Y pipe.
 
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Old 06-16-2010 | 11:32 PM
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i'm pretty sure its a 2.25" exit, because thats what the inlet on my magnaflow tips were.

how much would this possibly cost me?
 
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Old 06-16-2010 | 11:39 PM
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i'm pretty sure its a 2.25" exit, because thats what the inlet on my magnaflow tips were.

how much would this possibly cost me?
$36.57 shipped for the Y pipe part #10858, about $50 in labor.
 
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Old 06-17-2010 | 12:12 AM
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guess he didnt get the memo.
Office space. Awesome
 



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