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New exhaust (DUW?)

Just yesterday, I had my Stinger exhaust hung. Have a Hooker MaxFlow ler, Magnaflow high flow cat, and a DMH electric cutout.

I took the car down to Tyson at Performance Auto Fabrication in Finksburg Maryland. He did all of the cutting, hacking, welding, tucking, and everything to make the exhaust fit exactly how I wanted.

First off, the Stinger system fit like . The only thing he didn't modify was the downpipe. He hung the downpipe, then the intermediate pipe. Once he got it close, he chopped it for the cat. When he cut the pipe for the cat, he was able to get the pipe tucked as tight as he could, while keeping clearance around the transmission vibration damper on the tailshaft. From there, he welded the hangers onto the ler, and got it into position, and cut and welded the pipe from between the cat to the ler, keeping the ler exactly where it belongs. From there, the fun began. The tailpipe came no where near fitting with the ler tucked nicely. He spent more time on the tailpipe than the entire exhaust. He finally got it tucked exactly how I wanted it, and set up a new hanger and the turndown. From there, he hacked up the flowtech cutout and welded the cutout portion directly to the downpipe. The exhaust setup is tucked very well, and you cant even tell I have a tailpipe on the car.

All in all, I'd say that if you need some custom fabrication, or anything that requires a hint of creativity, take it down to Tyson, he does some great work.

Now onto the pictures:



The tailpipe is actually tucked very high, and you can't see it at all unless you poke your head under the car.





These two shots show it going over the axle. This is where the most time was spent making sure clearance was good. He had to chop the tailpipe all up, and use another 90* bend to get it all to clear.





These two shots show the intermediate pipe, with the cat, and how much clearance there is.





And these two are probably the coolest parts of the exhaust. He cut the flowtech cutout apart, and grafted it onto the downpipe, exactly where I wanted it.

All in all, I'm very happy with the exhaust. Surprisingly, it's also VERY quiet.
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Reply #1
nice work
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Reply #2
nice work shawn...  I like it.

lets see a low side shot of the car...  looks like you will really be able to see the cat though...

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Reply #3
Looks like you need longer bolts on that cutout.

Garrett H.
'94 F250 XLT- 4x4, 5 speed, 7.3 IDI Turbo Diesel, 4" intake, 4" exhaust, 5" turnout stacks, manual hubs, etc.
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Reply #4
sweet set up!!
Do those clamps work as good as they are said to?
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Reply #5
I have one of those band clamps on my car and a couple on my truck...

They're not bad. Definitely better than regular clamps. They will still leak a little bit though.

edit: It looks like a couple of those are "stepped" clamps...those ones kinda suck. I'm not fond of them, I had one and when I cranked it down there was a huge gap where it would have leaked.

Garrett H.
'94 F250 XLT- 4x4, 5 speed, 7.3 IDI Turbo Diesel, 4" intake, 4" exhaust, 5" turnout stacks, manual hubs, etc.
'87 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
Engine, wheels, tires, etc!
Exhaust sound clip
Another clip

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Reply #6
Looks good now make a video of it and post it up soon.
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Do those clamps work as good as they are said to?


Yes.

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First off, the Stinger system fit like .
Shawn, I would call Stinger and maybe have him read this thread AND send him some pics.  It may possibly get them to fix their issues for future customers.  It may get you some money back for your troubles as well.  If it wasn't what you expected then they should be gracious and professional enough to work something out with you.
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Reply #8
My tailpipe sits up like that too.  It's a Stinger one.  I had to chop mine up, but it was more due to the way my ler is mounted than anything. 

I have some of those stepped clamps, and they suck.  Only one of the 2 or 3 I had worked properly, so I just tacked the pipes in place at the moment.  Looking at them, the pipes can't have ANY offset or deflection for them to work.  I need to get some other clamps.
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Reply #9
Now do you get them from like summit, or did you go to a trucker place and grab some? Ive heard the ones sold from the trucker parts supply places work  good.
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

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Reply #10
Quote from: 1WLD BRD;213818
lets see a low side shot of the car...  looks like you will really be able to see the cat though...

Ill grab one in a little bit. Really, you have to get down low to see anything. It does hang lower than the frame rail, but what do you expect when you have a 3" diameter pipe in place of a 2.5".

Quote from: Red_LX;213821
Looks like you need longer bolts on that cutout.

Actually, the nuts provided protrude down into the cutout, and seat against a lip inside of the oval hole. It looks as if there isn't much thread engagement, but there is plenty.

Quote from: daboss351;213827

Do those clamps work as good as they are said to?

Yes. I use them nearly every day being a truck mechanic. When torqued down properly, they do not leak. I've used them on rusty pipe and junk flex pipe and never had one leak.

There are two different styles. One that uses aluminum blocks where they clamp, and one that uses some goo. The ones with goo are junk.

Quote from: V8Demon;213894
Yes.

Shawn, I would call Stinger and maybe have him read this thread AND send him some pics.  It may possibly get them to fix their issues for future customers.  It may get you some money back for your troubles as well.  If it wasn't what you expected then they should be gracious and professional enough to work something out with you.

I'm not concerned with getting money back at all. I think a good bit of it had to do with Tyson being a major perfectionist, and making it fit better than it was really intended. If Stinger had many of the overly complex bends to make it fit perfectly, it would drive the cost up.

I'll still contact him and give him the heads up. As of right now, I'm not very worried about it, considering everything is exactly how I want.

Quote from: Chuck W;213896
My tailpipe sits up like that too.  It's a Stinger one.  I had to chop mine up, but it was more due to the way my ler is mounted than anything. 

Mine wouldn't fit at all until Tyson chopped the living hell out of it. Stinger sets the ler up to sit at an angle, and Tyson straightened it, making the tail not even come close to fitting. It wouldn't come close because it hit the body, the upper control arm, and then wouldn't make it to the ler. He chopped pretty much the entire over-the-axle section up into pieces and pieced it back together with some other stuff to make it fit.

Quote from: daboss351;213921
Now do you get them from like summit, or did you go to a trucker place and grab some? Ive heard the ones sold from the trucker parts supply places work  good.

They're all the same. Most of the ones you buy from summit or jegs are called TorcTite made by Torca. Just make sure you get the ones with the aluminum blocks, and nuts and bolts, not the ones with goo.

These are the ones: http://www.torcausa.com/Torctite.htm
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Reply #11
Mine have the AL blocks, and didn't work for poo.
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Reply #12
Interesting, we use them all-day-every-day at work, and never have an issue.

Also, I went out to take a picture from the side, and you can hardly see the exhaust. I took a picture, and you can't even tell what is what under there. I didn't realize how well he tucked it.
It's Gumby's fault.

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Reply #13
I'd be interested in a dyno comparison of the exhaust.
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Reply #14
My previous exhaust setup was a Stinger downpipe, intermediate pipe, and a Dynomax Ultraflow.

Between that exhaust, and this, it feels like I lost a significant amount of horsepower with the new setup, but gained a good deal of torque. I'm able to shift earlier without lugging, car gets up from a light with less throttle and clutch, and seems a bit more smooth.

No big deal on the horsepower loss, just flip a switch and I'm good to go!
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