Roush Off-Road Installed...Lots of Pictures
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I'm definitely a big fan of doing things yourself when it comes to cars. I've worked on and built so many motors and tuned so many cars it almost seems like it should be illegal to take a car in to be worked on 
I'm still picking dirt and grime out of my teeth and hair a day later as well as my arms and shoulders being plenty sore, but hey that's part of the deal
I just made a 200 mile trip in it today and almost couldn't hear it at all on the freeway. The MT's are louder for sure. I did notice it seems to already be a little louder, but that could be just my hope of it getting louder. I'd definitely like it to be louder than it is now. Hopefully the next month or so we'll find out
I'm still picking dirt and grime out of my teeth and hair a day later as well as my arms and shoulders being plenty sore, but hey that's part of the deal
I just made a 200 mile trip in it today and almost couldn't hear it at all on the freeway. The MT's are louder for sure. I did notice it seems to already be a little louder, but that could be just my hope of it getting louder. I'd definitely like it to be louder than it is now. Hopefully the next month or so we'll find out
Carl
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I'm about to add hi-flow cats to it here in a couple weeks and can't wait to see how much louder it gets then
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Correct, it's made by Borla, so you know its a good muffler 
On my next F-150, I am gonna buy the kit, sell the pipes and tips and have a shop use the muffler and duplicate the one I have now on this truck. Then I'll have two loud trucks 
On my next F-150, I am gonna buy the kit, sell the pipes and tips and have a shop use the muffler and duplicate the one I have now on this truck. Then I'll have two loud trucks
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Per the recommendations of a few others, I went with Woodhouse and ordered my Roush Off Road exhaust last week. It showed up this morning and I got to work on it.
Overall it fits very well. The hardest part was removing the stock crap that had been nearly welded together at the clamps. The install went pretty well and only took about 2 hours total. Unfortunately the tips don't sit perfectly even. The passenger side tip looks perfect, but the driver side one sits a little too high and slighty rubs the bumper. I plan on having that fixed soon enough anyway. Other than that it fits very well.
I don't have any video clips yet because it's so quiet as most know. Apparently this will get a little or a lot louder as time goes on, so I will wait until then to get any video.
All the spots and liquid everywhere is the Liquid Wrench I used on all the factory bolts, clamps, and hangers to make everything come off easier. I sprayed it about 2 hours before getting started and all the bolts came out pretty easily. Like I said overall I am very pleased with it so far, just want to get that slight adjustment made on the driver side tip and hopefully lower it a little bit. If anyone has this exhaust with a similar issue, I'd love to know how you solved it.
Overall it fits very well. The hardest part was removing the stock crap that had been nearly welded together at the clamps. The install went pretty well and only took about 2 hours total. Unfortunately the tips don't sit perfectly even. The passenger side tip looks perfect, but the driver side one sits a little too high and slighty rubs the bumper. I plan on having that fixed soon enough anyway. Other than that it fits very well.
I don't have any video clips yet because it's so quiet as most know. Apparently this will get a little or a lot louder as time goes on, so I will wait until then to get any video.
All the spots and liquid everywhere is the Liquid Wrench I used on all the factory bolts, clamps, and hangers to make everything come off easier. I sprayed it about 2 hours before getting started and all the bolts came out pretty easily. Like I said overall I am very pleased with it so far, just want to get that slight adjustment made on the driver side tip and hopefully lower it a little bit. If anyone has this exhaust with a similar issue, I'd love to know how you solved it.
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mikebaby
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Looks awesome! I noticed what looks like some rust on the end of the muffler. What is the life expectancy of these catback systems? I'd like to get one, but I don't want to shell out $400-$500 every couple of years. I live in Ohio so we do see some salt and brine on the roads every winter.
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mikebaby
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mikebaby
It is a full stainless system which is the best to use for anywhere with the salty roads. I don't live in one of those types of areas, but if I did, I wouldn't hesitate to put this system on that truck too.
