You guys give me a great idea and courage to tackle the exhaust on my 4runner 4.7 V8. Planning to do a Doug Thorley headers and flowmaster 44 mufflers by myself. Thanks very much for sharing this project! More power to you guys!
Thank you for this video!! We are hollowing out our busted Z cats today and going to weld in a similar setup to replace the stock muffler. Off to HF for some Chineaseaum tools. Keep up the great content and humor, the world needs it!
Great job, love the sound. The stock mufflers on these trucks are huge. I just yeeted mine into the trash and went with flowmaster’s super 44 series. Keep up the great content man!
I’m truly impressed with my Flux 125. This second one, (gun gave out on first one within 40 days), has been phenomenal. I use the 10 lbs., Lincoln Electric wire and man let me tell you...keep up the great work and vids .
Thanks for the informative video. I’m playing around with the idea of upgrading the muffler on my truck. I’ve never done one before. I am a welder so that aspect I have covered.
You have just shed some light on how I can build a 3" over the rear axle true dual system for my 2004 Silverado 1500 using two 3" mufflers and over the axle already bent pipes, I know there will be several mild bends needed and how I can cut the end of the Y pipe and turn it into two 3" pipes going into an X pipe before the two 14" turbo style mufflers before the two pipes go over the rear axle and exit behind the right rear tire, a Speed Engineering inspired knockoff! Thank you for the great content, I now feel I can actually do this.
I'm wondering if you did your Chevy truck exhaust?? Was told the x pipe configuration works with the exhaust valve pressure pulse waves syncronizing the flow resulting in noticeable power increase . Lets hear about your results .. thanks..
Bro that is my whole point for learning how to mig weld so i can do my own exhaust and of course help out a couple of Hotrod buddys ...they save a little coin i make a little coin works out just fine.......i been at it for 4 months and my skills are getting better each day and your tips are a great help....even put ( nice strong welds) single in dual out system on my 2005 Chevy Blazer just a few days ago and i suprised myself i should have started welding exhaust long time ago.....Thanx for the tip.
Practice makes perfect 👌🏼 For all the do it yourself people just remember where you started & never forget. Thank you for sharing & I jus subscribed 💯👊🏼🇺🇸🏴☠️
You can use any welder really at work we have a miller 235 I think the model but a cheap harborfreight flex core will do the job but not as nice as a welder with gas
I like that exhaust system it sounds great and your method of installing the different pieces looks very doable. I may try that with my harbor Freight MIG welder on my F150. Actually I am on my second Harbor Freight 90 Flux welder after I got it I tack welded a friends exhaust in place went to my Moms funeral someone broke into my garage stole my welder and my 1 kw generator. I didn't buy this one until a couple years after I got to Nevada.
been having a bunch of exhaust issues as my car coming up on 200k :D I used to work on cars with my dad when I was young and know we have a harbor freight welder like this. I didnt even think of adding a cherry bomb to save space! I have low clearing between heat shields with my new locations for hangers after mine rusted off. I had one on my first little truck and loved it. Already tried new exhuast brackets , replacing broken manifold bolts and what not but I am going to get that welder going and with the small exhuast fix this thing up and maybe even weld on new flanges and stuff.
I have a 97 ford f150 flare side, single cab, and a 4.6 v8. I was thinking of true duels with cherry bombs and a boom tube off the side but now I'm reconsidering because that (in the video) sounds good for cheap.
As a dealer tech, we were told that pre-cat tubing is 300 series because of the heat. My personal experience, these last decades. I own a 84 Era MIG 150 amp and ran miles of wire thru but never “Flux-Core”. I want to repurpose pre-cat pipe on a project and watch videos to learn. As an ASE Master Tech since the 70’s, Retired and thrifty. So welding with mild steel wire and a tank of 25/75, should I have any issues? I really just need to take samples and practice. I like flanged “V” bands but realize they may warp a little. I don’t care about rows of dimes or some rust. I clean well before & after but use CRC Cold Galvanizing spray with no burn off or rust yet in the rust belt, even from 2 & 3 years ago on my wife’s car. Thoughts? Thanks for interesting video! It takes work to video, sound & edit. My truck!
Danny, Danny Chevy is the truck or maybe a Ram diesel.. but a ford.. well.. ok if you have to.. Steve I am going to try and make my first cnc machine and have been watching your video.. one thing I agree with you is that you are a strange fellow.. glad I found you in the "Normal" world.. now I can get some relief.. ok.. carry on!
I find that sometimes people need an escape from reality. I feel Strangers like me help with that. Good luck with your CNC build! It's a fun world, and truly addicting once you get started! If you need advice just give me a shout!
Made up my mind on how I'm going to do my exhaust finally I just got a Scion xB but still I appreciate your video and I can tell you get nothing but s*** comments and that just sucks thanks for sharing man
Question, I’m thinking about welding up a way to make it where I can switch between open manifold completely straight piped and then another pipe which will have the cats and a simple quieter muffler, do you think it’d be better to have some cherry bombs like that on my pipe that will have nothing? I personally think the louder the better and don’t mind the popping that I have now ( 4.7 L V8 05 tundra true dual straight pipes with cats still on)
This is super helpful. Are those premade pieces of pipe that you get from the store made of steel or stainless or what? I'm curious what kind of welding i'd need to be set up for.
@@StrangeGarage I have everything I just got to weld it up now It's all dry fit in place now welding in the morning iI wanted to look at better way I like the way you ran them I have Flowmaster supper 10 Thanks man
Well this was great because my van is supper loud and I would like to make it quiet when I start it because everybody knows when I am coming so I can’t wait until I buy the welding machine to do it myself to save money and I can do it I just to believe it thank you
Can u do pretty much the same thing to build a downpipe from a turbo? Idk if the heat from being so close to the manifold and turbo would change anything
yeah, i saw that sale price at harbour freight and i was gonna buy it but then I noticed it doesn't do stainless steel and you really want that for exhaust but then your price more than double to get that tier of welder and I'm like well its not needed right now ill wait till next march or so and put it on the home depot card they do have a better unit for more money...
Did u remove the cats ? Bout to do my exhaust and thays what I'm doing will the cherry bomb make it louder than what it already will be ? Contemplating on putting on a muffler cuz I don't want it to be too loud.. doing this on a 3.0 ranger
Nice vid, but is that a huge gap [@ 9:00 min mark] I'm seeing where you clamped on the Cherry Bomb to the stock exhaust ? It don't look like you used an adapter to make it fit good, and you used plenty through out the job. Why not there? Does it leak?
I have a question for anyone who knows but I have a 2007 Chrysler Sebring and I cut my muffler off and put a exhaust tip on it and it's loud but then I bought a straight pipe and clamped it onto my exhaust and put the exhaust tip on the straight pipe and noticed a difference so I was wondering is it still considered a muffler delete or is it considered straight piped now?
Man, I should really know the answer to that... that's my buddys, i think it's a 140 amp flux welder. It's your basic 110v wire feed. I use them at work all the time. A little dirty, but great for thin material.
Should I pay 150 for my flex pipe from my car exhaust to be cut off and weld a new one or should I buy a 125 flex welder and learn myself and do it myself. They both about the same price
Whats the difference between a glass pack or cherry bomb or thrush mufflers then just a plain piece of pipe ? I will tell you almost nothing in less then a month thats all it is is a piece of pipe Im not saying there is anything wrong or negative about it if you like loud i guess its great but after a while it gets old I have had a few cars with that type of exhaust to me it s noise pollution now i know i got old thanks for vid
Glass pack does muffle a little bit. Takes away the crackle. I actually enjoy the sound, as long as the rest of the exhaust is still factory. A full straight pipe is ridiculously loud and not enjoyable to me.
That welder has a min and max ampage. try 15 to 20 volts "or min setting" and about 20-22 on the wire speed. You want a nice even sizzle sound with no sticking and no popping, but you don't want it so hot that you burn back either. If possible, try adjusting the welder settings while you're welding or possibly have a friend adjust the setting while you weld.
He is using what is called "aluminized" mild steel tubing with 16 and 18 gauge wall thickness. Aluminized tubing is produced specifically for automotive exhaust, and is a good middle ground between stainless steel and uncoated mild steel. It's coated inside and out with a thin layer of aluminum to slow down corrosion, - it's alot like galvanized steel tubing, but with aluminum instead of zinc. It welds just fine right through the aluminum, without the toxic fumes of zinc.
Exhaust tubing is hard, you want to make sure there is the smallest possible gap between pipes! Run it on low, wire speed 4. And honestly, let the pipe cool down between welds. Heat soaking the pipe will cause you to blow through faster, but it doesnt take long to cool back down. Good luck!
Why didn't you just put duel exhaust on it? I mean since you took so much out. Yes, I'm aware of the drivers side crossing over in front of the transmission. Then "Y" piped to tie into the pass side. I have an F150 4x4 myself. I did this same job. Although I put in true duels with an "X" pipe. I'm not criticizing your work but no means. Just curious is all.
Ok, that yeah counter cracked me up
Yeah....lol
Every time he says yeah, say strawberry shortcake
@@OtherDalfite nah I said “daddyyyyy” everytime
Whelp here I am rewatching a year later. Getting ready to do some exhaust work on my work pickup. Thanks again for the great video!
You guys give me a great idea and courage to tackle the exhaust on my 4runner 4.7 V8. Planning to do a Doug Thorley headers and flowmaster 44 mufflers by myself. Thanks very much for sharing this project! More power to you guys!
That is exactly what I wanted to do to my 89 F150 5.8. Of course I loved that remark about the salt and vinegar chips! The icing on the cake!
Thank you for this video!! We are hollowing out our busted Z cats today and going to weld in a similar setup to replace the stock muffler. Off to HF for some Chineaseaum tools. Keep up the great content and humor, the world needs it!
This Challenger keeps using my street as his drag strip. Think I'm gonna go make him a custom exhaust with my Harbor Freight welder when I find him 😂
Just kick a ball out into the road. Bet he stands on the brakes thinking a kid will be chasing that ball!
@@jagboy69 I use to keep balls in the front yard to kick into the street
@@spidaman0112 Yup, it does work.😉
My fault🤣
Just use a Banana! Its faster and a whole lot cheaper 😂 🤣🙈 🙉 🙊
Great job, love the sound. The stock mufflers on these trucks are huge. I just yeeted mine into the trash and went with flowmaster’s super 44 series. Keep up the great content man!
instaBlaster.
I’m truly impressed with my Flux 125. This second one, (gun gave out on first one within 40 days), has been phenomenal. I use the 10 lbs., Lincoln Electric wire and man let me tell you...keep up the great work and vids .
You be welding mufflers? And body parts?
Thanks for the informative video. I’m playing around with the idea of upgrading the muffler on my truck. I’ve never done one before. I am a welder so that aspect I have covered.
Cooooool. 😎. That inspired me to repair my RV muffler this weekend. With my harbor freight 110 plug-in. Thanks guys!
You got this! Remember, get those adapters so the pipes slide together, makes EVERYTHING better!
got me with the vinegar and chips haha. Awesome video and very informative man thumbs up! Sounds great
You have just shed some light on how I can build a 3" over the rear axle true dual system for my 2004 Silverado 1500 using two 3" mufflers and over the axle already bent pipes, I know there will be several mild bends needed and how I can cut the end of the Y pipe and turn it into two 3" pipes going into an X pipe before the two 14" turbo style mufflers before the two pipes go over the rear axle and exit behind the right rear tire, a Speed Engineering inspired knockoff! Thank you for the great content, I now feel I can actually do this.
I'm wondering if you did your Chevy truck exhaust?? Was told the x pipe configuration works with the exhaust valve pressure pulse waves syncronizing the flow resulting in noticeable power increase . Lets hear about your results .. thanks..
You make great videos. And you are well spoken and nice to listen to.
Hey, thanks a lot! I put a lot of effort into my videos and I'm really glad you enjoy them. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Bro that is my whole point for learning how to mig weld so i can do my own exhaust and of course help out a couple of Hotrod buddys ...they save a little coin i make a little coin works out just fine.......i been at it for 4 months and my skills are getting better each day and your tips are a great help....even put ( nice strong welds) single in dual out system on my 2005 Chevy Blazer just a few days ago and i suprised myself i should have started welding exhaust long time ago.....Thanx for the tip.
Practice makes perfect 👌🏼
For all the do it yourself people just remember where you started & never forget. Thank you for sharing & I jus subscribed 💯👊🏼🇺🇸🏴☠️
the "yeah counter" is a funny edition I didn't know I needed
Didn't seem like a big change but, man, what a sweet difference in the sound! Great vid --thanks for sharing!
This was a great vid! I’m confident to try and do my exhaust now!!
This is crazy. I have to same truck and didn’t expect it
Bro keep doing what makes your life better 😊
Awesome job..Luv the sound
In muffler shop we tack weld the exhaust together in hard to reach areas and take it out to weld, other then that we do it all in the vehicle
You can use any welder really at work we have a miller 235 I think the model but a cheap harborfreight flex core will do the job but not as nice as a welder with gas
Thanks. This may seem weird but this will help me trip out my riding lawn mower!
I like that exhaust system it sounds great and your method of installing the different pieces looks very doable. I may try that with my harbor Freight MIG welder on my F150. Actually I am on my second Harbor Freight 90 Flux welder after I got it I tack welded a friends exhaust in place went to my Moms funeral someone broke into my garage stole my welder and my 1 kw generator. I didn't buy this one until a couple years after I got to Nevada.
Great all around instruction vid bro
been having a bunch of exhaust issues as my car coming up on 200k :D I used to work on cars with my dad when I was young and know we have a harbor freight welder like this. I didnt even think of adding a cherry bomb to save space! I have low clearing between heat shields with my new locations for hangers after mine rusted off. I had one on my first little truck and loved it. Already tried new exhuast brackets , replacing broken manifold bolts and what not but I am going to get that welder going and with the small exhuast fix this thing up and maybe even weld on new flanges and stuff.
I have a 97 ford f150 flare side, single cab, and a 4.6 v8. I was thinking of true duels with cherry bombs and a boom tube off the side but now I'm reconsidering because that (in the video) sounds good for cheap.
As a dealer tech, we were told that pre-cat tubing is 300 series because of the heat. My personal experience, these last decades. I own a 84 Era MIG 150 amp and ran miles of wire thru but never “Flux-Core”. I want to repurpose pre-cat pipe on a project and watch videos to learn. As an ASE Master Tech since the 70’s, Retired and thrifty. So welding with mild steel wire and a tank of 25/75, should I have any issues? I really just need to take samples and practice. I like flanged “V” bands but realize they may warp a little. I don’t care about rows of dimes or some rust. I clean well before & after but use CRC Cold Galvanizing spray with no burn off or rust yet in the rust belt, even from 2 & 3 years ago on my wife’s car. Thoughts? Thanks for interesting video! It takes work to video, sound & edit. My truck!
I have the same Harbor Freight welder and I'm learning how to use it and you thought me how to put the nozzle when I'm welding. Thank you
Yes I am going to try using the nozzle for a brace to steady my wire feed while eating some vinegar and salty chips and laying down a Smokey Bead ✌️
Danny, Danny Chevy is the truck or maybe a Ram diesel.. but a ford.. well.. ok if you have to.. Steve I am going to try and make my first cnc machine and have been watching your video.. one thing I agree with you is that you are a strange fellow.. glad I found you in the "Normal" world.. now I can get some relief.. ok.. carry on!
I find that sometimes people need an escape from reality. I feel Strangers like me help with that.
Good luck with your CNC build! It's a fun world, and truly addicting once you get started! If you need advice just give me a shout!
Made up my mind on how I'm going to do my exhaust finally I just got a Scion xB but still I appreciate your video and I can tell you get nothing but s*** comments and that just sucks thanks for sharing man
This was a good video man all the way around
Great video 💯
Question, I’m thinking about welding up a way to make it where I can switch between open manifold completely straight piped and then another pipe which will have the cats and a simple quieter muffler, do you think it’d be better to have some cherry bombs like that on my pipe that will have nothing? I personally think the louder the better and don’t mind the popping that I have now ( 4.7 L V8 05 tundra true dual straight pipes with cats still on)
Just the way I built my exhaust!!😊👍👍
Nice job. Sounds good. I think you had a leak in the connection from the cherry bomb to the pipe behind it. Hopefully you guys got that resolved.
Sounds good!
Cool video going to do this on my truck
SUBBED JUST FOR SHOWING ME HOW TO INSTALL A GLASS PACK RIGHT. NEVER PAYED ANYMIND TO LEVELING! 😁
Glad I could help, lol. Back in the day it was popular to install them backwards because it made them louder until they changed the design.
Does it make a difference on the wire you use to weld exhaust pipe thanks
love it do more pl and how is the l125 vs hd welder and where did you get the glass pack pl
Great sound
i am dying to do this just needed a vid like this to get my confidence up thanks bro good shit!
Yeah man, you are welcome! Good luck!
This is super helpful. Are those premade pieces of pipe that you get from the store made of steel or stainless or what? I'm curious what kind of welding i'd need to be set up for.
New sub!! Yeah count had me crying hahahaha
Dude great tip wit tip
Thank you!
I’ll make sure to use this after work.
Not bad at all man I need to do the same thing to my truck
Go for it, you got this. One thing, always have a plan and get your supplies before you start cutting. Good luck!
@@StrangeGarage I have everything I just got to weld it up now It's all dry fit in place now welding in the morning iI wanted to look at better way I like the way you ran them I have Flowmaster supper 10 Thanks man
Very impressive and good information man !
Does it matter what part of pipe goes in due to flow direction 🤔
Liked and subbed ✔️
Can you weld stainless steel with a flux core welder?
I have a harbor freight welder, but it's the smaller cheaper one. Still in the box.
9:05 little over tightened you mushroomed it sounds like she’s leaking a bit great welding tips tho !
What size wire did you use??
What setting were you using on the welder for this?
What is your heat setting in your welder
Well this was great because my van is supper loud and I would like to make it quiet when I start it because everybody knows when I am coming so I can’t wait until I buy the welding machine to do it myself to save money and I can do it I just to believe it thank you
Thank you for the video 📹
Whenever im feeling guilty about something, i do eat some salt and vinegar chips to atone
3:00 I like the crackles ^^
Wish you build one for my civic 2012 🎉
What did you set the welder at
What welding wire did you use please?
Can u do pretty much the same thing to build a downpipe from a turbo? Idk if the heat from being so close to the manifold and turbo would change anything
Typically those are going to be thicker metal but the concept is the same.
I herd glass packs can damage your fuel pump on a ford 🤣 great vid bro keep it up
Don't worry bro, that truck don't have much life left anyway. Lol.
I heard the State of Commiefornia deems glass packs can cause cancer. 👌
yeah, i saw that sale price at harbour freight and i was gonna buy it but then I noticed it doesn't do stainless steel and you really want that for exhaust but then your price more than double to get that tier of welder and I'm like well its not needed right now ill wait till next march or so and put it on the home depot card they do have a better unit for more money...
Did u remove the cats ? Bout to do my exhaust and thays what I'm doing will the cherry bomb make it louder than what it already will be ? Contemplating on putting on a muffler cuz I don't want it to be too loud.. doing this on a 3.0 ranger
Hey! Salt n Vinegar Chips taste great! 😋 🍻
What setting was welder on high or low?
Can I use 4mm thick steel tube instead of stainless?
I actually like the crackles
Was that a 4.6 in the truck? Love the video.
Can I run these HF welder on local home electricity in NY?
Nice vid, but is that a huge gap [@ 9:00 min mark] I'm seeing where you clamped on the Cherry Bomb to the stock exhaust ? It don't look like you used an adapter to make it fit good, and you used plenty through out the job. Why not there? Does it leak?
the "yeah" part killed me🤣
I have a question for anyone who knows but I have a 2007 Chrysler Sebring and I cut my muffler off and put a exhaust tip on it and it's loud but then I bought a straight pipe and clamped it onto my exhaust and put the exhaust tip on the straight pipe and noticed a difference so I was wondering is it still considered a muffler delete or is it considered straight piped now?
Its considered put your fucking stock exhaust back on.
What wire was you using?
Need to fix that manifold leak before worrying about an exhaust system😂
That’s cool. Be cooler if you tigged it 🤤
Woulda been nice to see you guys include set of nicer dual tips and bring them out a litte more for show.
Salt and vinegar chips are amazing.
What settings do you use on the welder?
What settings are you running ?
And now your right rear wheel will turn colors and corrode fro the exhaust. (Not a problem if you keep it washed and waxed)
Good thing the head gasket is leaking on this truck, it will keep the exterior near the pipe steam cleaned all the time.
What model is your Lincoln welder sitting next to your flux 125?
Man, I should really know the answer to that... that's my buddys, i think it's a 140 amp flux welder. It's your basic 110v wire feed. I use them at work all the time. A little dirty, but great for thin material.
Should I pay 150 for my flex pipe from my car exhaust to be cut off and weld a new one or should I buy a 125 flex welder and learn myself and do it myself. They both about the same price
What’s the settings?
What size wire did you use with the welder
.035 works great
Nice growl
Nice
Whats the difference between a glass pack or cherry bomb or thrush mufflers then just a plain piece of pipe ? I will tell you almost nothing in less then a month thats all it is is a piece of pipe Im not saying there is anything wrong or negative about it if you like loud i guess its great but after a while it gets old I have had a few cars with that type of exhaust to me it s noise pollution now i know i got old thanks for vid
Glass pack does muffle a little bit. Takes away the crackle. I actually enjoy the sound, as long as the rest of the exhaust is still factory. A full straight pipe is ridiculously loud and not enjoyable to me.
I burned through the exhaust 😂 I am still trying to figure it out prevent burning holes.
What were your welder settings for the exhaust? Min/max and wire speed
Minute 8:37
Wire feed was 7
@@prmcollin doubt it was that high or idk but seems too thin for 7
That welder has a min and max ampage. try 15 to 20 volts "or min setting" and about 20-22 on the wire speed. You want a nice even sizzle sound with no sticking and no popping, but you don't want it so hot that you burn back either. If possible, try adjusting the welder settings while you're welding or possibly have a friend adjust the setting while you weld.
Salt and vinegar chips are bomb.
What welder was that?
Were any of the piping made out of aluminum if so was it hard to weld with the other piping? I would like a reply back please!!!
Can't weld aluminum & steel together
He is using what is called "aluminized" mild steel tubing with 16 and 18 gauge wall thickness. Aluminized tubing is produced specifically for automotive exhaust, and is a good middle ground between stainless steel and uncoated mild steel. It's coated inside and out with a thin layer of aluminum to slow down corrosion, - it's alot like galvanized steel tubing, but with aluminum instead of zinc. It welds just fine right through the aluminum, without the toxic fumes of zinc.
What’s the setting u put on the welder? I have the same welder and I can’t figure out, it’s making holes on the exhaust tubes, thanks
Exhaust tubing is hard, you want to make sure there is the smallest possible gap between pipes! Run it on low, wire speed 4. And honestly, let the pipe cool down between welds. Heat soaking the pipe will cause you to blow through faster, but it doesnt take long to cool back down. Good luck!
@@StrangeGarage thanks a lot man, appreciate that
@@alessandrorotter5812 I got you bro. I've been in your shoes.
WHAT IS THE EXACT WELDER YOU BOUGHT ? I WANT THE SAME ONE BUT CANT FIND THAT ONE ? WHATS IT CALLED EXACTLY ?
That's a lincoln 125 flux core. It's a brick. It's like 70 pounds and not very powerful. You should get a Century FC-90, or a Titanium 125.
Noob question, but are the new exhaust pieces you welded stainless steel?
I dont think any of it was, but it doesn't make much difference as far as this project goes.
@@StrangeGarage Okay thanks for the reply really appreciate it, keep up the good work!!
Wo wo wo. Are you knocking salt n vinegar chips? Theyre delicious
I said you can eat them if you want to. I picked my wording carefully.
Why didn't you just put duel exhaust on it? I mean since you took so much out.
Yes, I'm aware of the drivers side crossing over in front of the transmission. Then "Y" piped to tie into the pass side. I have an F150 4x4 myself. I did this same job. Although I put in true duels with an "X" pipe.
I'm not criticizing your work but no means. Just curious is all.
Very informative video but the underside of that truck has some serious rust going on