Im trying to help my stepdad out with his install of his bullydog exhaust.. it didnt come with directions and we are now at a stand still.. i think its a 2000 but its a dodge cummins 5.9l turbo diesel extended cab short bed.... any help with the install would be greatly appreciated

 

What in particular is the problem?

 

well we got to hanging the stuff and nothing lines up right.. and we have a long piece that we could cut but we want to make shure that there isnt something we are missing before we hack it up... so basically none of the hangers line up

 

It's a different year truck and brand of exhaust, but I did have to cut about 4" out of the center pipe on my truck to get everything to line up right. If shortening one pipe makes everything work right, that's the way to go. I think they give a little extra length on one pipe so it works on all wheelbases offered.

 

I have not used the bullydog stuff, but in my past experience, some modding/changing of mounts was required on nearly all of them.

Is your dry fit layout correct? All the angles where they need to be?

Hope someone with your exact setup will chime in. Good luck.

Ed

 

ok thats cool... but what am i goin to do about all the hangers not lining up.. they just dont fit right

 

You should have one hangar back by the turbo, one on the long section between the turbo and the muffler, one on the front of the muffler, one at the rear of the muffler, and one somewhere on the tailpipe. With that said, you could probably skip one or two without much problem. Just don't skip one that holds the muffler up. That sucker is heavy.

Most exhaust systems are made to fit both long and short bed trucks, so the chances you will have to cut a section of pipe out are good, depending on which you have. However, when everything is test fitted under the truck, all of these hangar points should line up without too much force. If they do not, you may have gotten the wrong exhaust for your truck. Remember, a little force is OK, but not too much force. Attach the exhaust to the turbo and tighten that end first. Everything else should fall in place. You do not want to put too much pressure on the turbo by forcing your exhaust pipe side to side too much. That is how things break. Good luck!

 

Have you checked their web address? Should be some tech tips on there. Nat

 

The only two fixed items are probably the tailpipe section (put it in place as much as possible) and the other fixed item would be the down pipe. Everything else is fair game to be adjusted (trimmed off to fit) , as AK indicated. I guess your using your stock downpipe as it is 4" with an adapter flarring out to the 5" for the exhaust, so that would make the exhaust pipe on one side or the other of the muffler the place to trim. I'd line up the hangers if they're welded on the pipe and then measure from there. Remember, ...measure twice and cut once. Good luck.