Exhaust System Upgrade - Camp Wheezy

Notice how high and tight the Hushpower mufflers tuck into the Ford’s framerail. You won’t be draggin’ these mufflers no matter how low you go!

The next step is to install the muffler. I fabbed a pair of turndowns using one of the bends from the U-Fit kit and welded them to each Hushpower muffler. With the turndowns as close to the rearend as possible to cut down on the cab noise as well as the smell created from the exhaust, I measured the distance from the cutout hookup kit to the muffler.

One little trick worth mentioning is how I marked the pipes to ensure that they got welded up properly. This was extremely important when it came to the union at the collector and the S-bend as well as where the turnouts met the mufflers. Three or four simple lines ensures that everything lines up just how I wanted…

…then the three pieces were mated together using a Lincoln 110V Power MIG welder.

A pair of exhaust hangers was picked up from the local auto parts store for each side, one at the hookup kit and one at the turnout.

The cutouts operate via a switch mounted under the dash and connect using the provided wiring harness. Note the band clamp mating the hookup kit and the rear portion of the exhaust. I opted to do it this way in case Danny decided to modify the exhaust, he could simply disassemble it in portions.

Here’s the exhaust cutout in the closed “respect thy neighbor” mode…

…and in the open “there goes the neighborhood” mode.

And there you have it! A couple days worth of work and you’ve got yourself a great sounding, simple exhaust and probably saved yourself a few hundred clams. Not bad for a weekend’s time, eh?