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Installation of Magnaflow #12388 on 2011 6.2 Supercab
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<blockquote data-quote="Ruger" data-source="post: 490336" data-attributes="member: 1594"><p>I had been planning this for two years. The Magnaflow 12388 is a direct weld-in replacement for the factory exhaust can - front 3" inlet, paired 2.5" outlets the proper distance apart, and the length of the Magnaflow unit is within an inch of that of the factory can. Sadly, the installation job I got at what is supposed to be the best muffler shop in town is so incredibly crappy that it has spoiled the whole experience. </p><p></p><p>Take a look at this photo. You will notice that the muffler is not level, but is installed at an angle on its long axis. And have a look at the <em>horizontal</em> muffler "hanger." That "hanger" supports the weight of the entire exhaust system (including the catalytic converters and the resonator) from the engine all the way back to the front of the muffler - except it doesn't because it's installed 90 degrees from the force of gravity. Lastly, my truck came from the factory with over 12 inches of wheel travel. Now it has 10 inches of wheel travel.</p><p></p><p>I called the owner and told him how displeased and disappointed I was, and he told me that his installer knows what he's doing. He offered to "take a look at it." Forget it. The installation is so poorly thought out that I can have no confidence in their ability to think up an adequate fix. I'll be spending more money and the entire rest of the day fixing it myself.</p><p></p><p>Let the buyer beware.</p><p></p><p>It sounds quite good, though. I left the resonator in. It's not too loud and there is no-in-the-cab drone. The exhaust note is much deeper than that of the factory can, and only just a little louder at normal throttle settings. On a downhill stretch when you're off the gas, you can't really hear it. At full throttle it is not louder than the factory can, just deeper in tone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ruger, post: 490336, member: 1594"] I had been planning this for two years. The Magnaflow 12388 is a direct weld-in replacement for the factory exhaust can - front 3" inlet, paired 2.5" outlets the proper distance apart, and the length of the Magnaflow unit is within an inch of that of the factory can. Sadly, the installation job I got at what is supposed to be the best muffler shop in town is so incredibly crappy that it has spoiled the whole experience. Take a look at this photo. You will notice that the muffler is not level, but is installed at an angle on its long axis. And have a look at the [I]horizontal[/I] muffler "hanger." That "hanger" supports the weight of the entire exhaust system (including the catalytic converters and the resonator) from the engine all the way back to the front of the muffler - except it doesn't because it's installed 90 degrees from the force of gravity. Lastly, my truck came from the factory with over 12 inches of wheel travel. Now it has 10 inches of wheel travel. I called the owner and told him how displeased and disappointed I was, and he told me that his installer knows what he's doing. He offered to "take a look at it." Forget it. The installation is so poorly thought out that I can have no confidence in their ability to think up an adequate fix. I'll be spending more money and the entire rest of the day fixing it myself. Let the buyer beware. It sounds quite good, though. I left the resonator in. It's not too loud and there is no-in-the-cab drone. The exhaust note is much deeper than that of the factory can, and only just a little louder at normal throttle settings. On a downhill stretch when you're off the gas, you can't really hear it. At full throttle it is not louder than the factory can, just deeper in tone. [/QUOTE]
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