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<p>[QUOTE="W923, post: 12377901, member: 329699"]Definitely need some flex pipe as others have mentioned. Another problem that wasn’t mentioned was putting too much stress on the turbo exhaust housing.</p><p>I actually know of one where the back of the housing broke off from a rigid exhaust. It was on a farm truck that gets abused and had sloppy engine mounts but I can’t see a road truck being immune to such problems. I also think the turbo housing might have been a cheap reproduction because it sure seemed pretty thin. As far as reusing the band clamps it can be done successfully if they’re not stretched funny. I generally won’t do it on a customer truck but have done it several times on my own trucks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="W923, post: 12377901, member: 329699"]Definitely need some flex pipe as others have mentioned. Another problem that wasn’t mentioned was putting too much stress on the turbo exhaust housing. I actually know of one where the back of the housing broke off from a rigid exhaust. It was on a farm truck that gets abused and had sloppy engine mounts but I can’t see a road truck being immune to such problems. I also think the turbo housing might have been a cheap reproduction because it sure seemed pretty thin. As far as reusing the band clamps it can be done successfully if they’re not stretched funny. I generally won’t do it on a customer truck but have done it several times on my own trucks.[/QUOTE]
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