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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 09:08 PM
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Mine is quiet while cruising but give it gas it roars to much
 
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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You were in fort Lauderdale? Wish I could of rode shotgun to meet yah and your truck man! Anyways that looks great, what grade steel did you use?
Also does it cracks when hot? Cuz mine does but I'm used to it now
 
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 09:44 PM
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That would have been cool. It's all 304. One weekend over the winter I plan to mirror polish the pipes to match the mufflers and tips. I did notice the cracking sound the other day. Not bad just a little.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 04:57 AM
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Looks pretty good. A nice install.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by twinskrewd
That would have been cool. It's all 304. One weekend over the winter I plan to mirror polish the pipes to match the mufflers and tips. I did notice the cracking sound the other day. Not bad just a little.
Yes there will be a bit of cracking, but its justified by the fact that it will never even build surface rust! Also I told my exhaust guy I was going to polish the pipes, he said not to bother, It will turn a bronze/brown metallic color from the heat in time, kinda like the same color as the x-pipe you have.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by twinskrewd
That would have been cool. It's all 304. One weekend over the winter I plan to mirror polish the pipes to match the mufflers and tips. I did notice the cracking sound the other day. Not bad just a little.
Borla has polish that is supposed to be made for T304 stainless steel.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 10:37 PM
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^^^ It works awesome... with a SS polishing kit with the different emory bars you can do some incredible work. I turned a trashed Roush muffler into a near mirror finish.
 
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 06:33 PM
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Cool, I didn't know anyone else around here was in to polishing up there stainless. Thanks for the tip on the Borla polish Jbravo. I love to polish metals. I use Norton wheels. A Convolute Wheel Metal Finishing P/N 55272 to start with. These wheels will get rid of most scratches and clean up welds and weld splatter very well. They will also put and edge on a knife you can shave with. Then I follow up with a 6" cloth wheel and a bar of white buffing compound. I purchase thinner wheels and then cut them to smaller diameters with various hole saws which allows me to get inside of tips and other tight areas. Heres some of my work on my buddies Hybusa exhaust and my fathers Accord. The last pic is my polished fuel rail and coolant crossover I polished up last year when I had the blower off. I'll pull together some part numbers for the other things I use and share with you guys.










 

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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 06:48 PM
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awesome.
 
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 07:38 PM
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Dude that is Freakin awsome. That is some of the prettiest work I have seen on exhaust pieces like that. You definately know what you are doing that is for sure.
 
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 09:10 PM
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Thanks! Much appreciated. I learned when I worked at Hatteras Yachts. Anchor chutes, rudders, stainless handrails, cleats, towers, and all sorts of hardware on the boats. I never worked in the metal shop that did that work but I made it a point to learn and then purchased the materials to do it myself. I use a 5" electric grinder for the large wheels and use a drill with the small wheels.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 03:31 PM
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Looks great, did you take a recording of the sound?
 
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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 05:58 PM
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Sure did.
In cab

Exhaust exit

And this one I shot of a start up and rev but the sound quality is poor. Little crackles. Pissed me off
 
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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 08:57 PM
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gorgeous truck twinskrewd.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 07:55 PM
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Sounds and looks great
 
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