Hairy1

We'll I could do that....but if someone already knows....all I have to do is go get the stuff! Not tear it apart and put it back only to tear it off again!
Makes sense to me.
I have to work outside and it ain't to hot right now!

dodgedude361

guys, do you see my post, PM mark thomas. He made some of them, and he`ll give you the dimmensions(sp). goto page thirtysumthing under members photo`s, look for "marks truck" he has pics of tho one he made. i have one on my truck, and i can really hear her sing

roperdog

DD361

thanks for narrowing down the page...i began the search but got tired of looking in the twenty somethings...
i'll start in the thirties this time

roperdog

dd361

did you remove your silencer ring?
mine is staying in because i do not want to lose any performance ;D

Hairy1

Page 34 Marks truck

MikeyB

I PM Mark. Hopefully I will hear back from Mark on making the eliminator pipes.

MikeyB

dodgedude361

[quote author=roperdog link=board=49;threadid=22956;start=15#msg218605 date=1070634439]
dd361

did you remove your silencer ring?
mine is staying in because i do not want to lose any performance ;D
[/quote] yes i did, if you want to hear the turbo you should remove the ring. as far as LOSS of performance,i haven`t noticed any. all that ring is for is to make it quiet.

Agades

I spent a fair amount of time making a really nice polished stainless one

made the turbo sound good ;D

but

lost some throttle response and about 1mpg

so I went back and welded in a cross piece kind of like the stock one only without the baffles and holes

still sounds good and got my throttle response back ;D
dont know about mileage yet

IMHO, that little black thing does a lot more than quiet down things, it also keeps the air from spinning with the turbo

roperdog

[quote author=Agades link=board=49;threadid=22956;start=15#msg221956 date=1071154671]
I spent a fair amount of time making a really nice polished stainless one

made the turbo sound good ;D

but

lost some throttle response and about 1mpg

so I went back and welded in a cross piece kind of like the stock one only without the baffles and holes

still sounds good and got my throttle response back ;D
dont know about mileage yet

IMHO, that little black thing does a lot more than quiet down things, it also keeps the air from spinning with the turbo
[/quote]
really???
i think the baffle is far too distant from the compressor to have any effect on turbulence into the IN side of the turbo.
the philosophy of the TAG (dieselpowerproducts.com) is what you are speaking of.
are you sure you didn't just have your "foot" into it more since it sounded immensely better? ;D

Agades

you know I really thought in my mind that getting rid of that thing would be good for flow and all that
but I gave it as true of a test as I could (without a dyno)

I drove a 200 mile trip on sunday with the plastic and got 19mpg with the cruise on 62 mph

I drove the same trip on monday with the homemade stainless "eliminator" and cruise on 62mph and got 17.7 mpg and noticed a little less throttle response (not major difference but a difference)

I would really like to see someone with access to a dyno give this thing a real test to see exactly what it does effect

I dont think theres any difference in peak hp or torque but I noticed the bottom end change

I think this thing is dodges answer to the TAG

Agades

oh yah,
its extremely easy to make one if you have a small slip roll

the pipe is 6.75"long X 5.25"OD

FL = [OD - (1.333 x MT)] x 3.1416


FL = flat length
OD = outside diameter
MT = metal thickness

Hairy1

Is this rolled type really sealed tight? If welded OK but with it being rivited together? Seems like dirt could migrate through there some how.? Any thoughts

MikeyB

[quote author=Hairy1 link=board=49;threadid=22956;start=15#msg222440 date=1071202088]
Is this rolled type really sealed tight? If welded OK but with it being rivited together? Seems like dirt could migrate through there some how.? Any thoughts
[/quote]

Hairy1,
You can run a bead of RTV between the overlapping seams before riveting the two pieces together.

MikeyB

Agades

[quote author=Hairy1 link=board=49;threadid=22956;start=15#msg222440 date=1071202088]
Is this rolled type really sealed tight? If welded OK but with it being rivited together? Seems like dirt could migrate through there some how.? Any thoughts
[/quote]

how do you think most tubing is made?

its rolled then welded at the seam.

why would you rivet when you can weld?

of course the rivets will leak.

Geets

I made mine the other day out of PVC fittings. I found these adaptors at Home Depot that connect 4" PVC to Soil Pipe. So I took two of these which the outside diameter is 5.25", I cut the ends off that are used to connect to the 4" pipe leaving about 3/8" to allow a surface to join the two pieces together. I did have to dremel those surfaces down where they needed to be glued since they were never meant to be together. Once I was happy with the fit I glued them together with PVC cement which literally melts the two pieces together so no leaks will be present. I them threw a quick coat of flat black engine enamel on it. It looks like it belongs there. The diameter is just about an 1/8" larger than the stock housing and all I had to do was loosen the hose clamps further and the rubber fits so good on there it almost doesn't need the clamps, but of course I clamped them down. When I get a chance I will post some pics.