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Originally Posted by samm
I am buying an '01 CC duelly. The previous owner cut the original 3 1/2" exhaust pipe about half way back and had a muffler shop install a single 3" in and dual 2 1/2" out. How will this effect EGT,s and backpressure, power, etc.? Am I in the anger zone? I'm new to diesels, so any advice is helpful. Thanx.
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You are in the danger zone. you should get a 4" or bigger exhaust. the egt's will increase because there's less free flow because of the restriction. The restriction will hold you back on power because your engine is having to work more to push the exhaust out the smaller pipe.