Where to find 3.5" exhaust tubing in SE michigan

[jtnanni]

I recently purchased a 95 F250 PSTD and I'm looking to remove my cat and muffler and replace it with a piece of 3.5" exhaust tubing. I'm having trouble coming across an auto parts store that carries anything larger than 3". I assume I could buy a hunk from a muffler shop, but does anyone know where i could find some otherwise? I'm in southeast michigan in the Romeo/Washington twp area. Any input is appreciated...

[backwoodsboy]

Save your money and throw a 3" DP to 4" pipe on when you can. You're probably looking at around at least $120 for a cat delete and muffler delete, as opposed to $450 for an entire system.

[elrojo63]

NAPA carries 4 inch and 4 inch and they care all the adapters to get you there

[95redrifle]

any truck parts store like fleetpride has that stuff. in wixom right off gd. riv theres a fleetpride/southwest brake & parts

[jtnanni]

Originally Posted by backwoodsboy

Save your money and throw a 3" DP to 4" pipe on when you can. You're probably looking at around at least $120 for a cat delete and muffler delete, as opposed to $450 for an entire system.

thats the plan in the future, just looking to get some nice sound until i can afford to do it up nicely with a tip and all that.

Thanks to everyone else for the responses, I will try NAPA.

[backwoodsboy]

Originally Posted by jtnanni

thats the plan in the future, just looking to get some nice sound until i can afford to do it up nicely with a tip and all that.

Thanks to everyone else for the responses, I will try NAPA.

If you're handy with a welder it possible to scrap the muffler by cutting it out and changing the exit point of the exhaust from after the rear wheel to before without using a delete pipe....but i've always been a fan of dumping exhaust in front of the wheel.

[elrojo63]

infront of the wheel is a lot cheaper when you DIY I have around $250 into my exhaust

[jtnanni]

is the end of the stock down pipe 3.5" OD?

[elrojo63]

no it's a flange that bolts to your cat. If you're deleting cat and muffler you're better off just buying a down pipe for $90 shipped and then getting adapters off that... then the down pipe is done when you want to do the rest of your exhaust

[ol_Blue97]

go to an electrial supply house and buy some 3" EMT.... its an exact match to 3.5" exhaust tubbing. i knoe it redneck but it works. hahaha thats what i did to straight pipe it b4 i got the exhaust. worked great. it is not aluminized tho, so it will need to be painted