Cheap VS Expensive Exhaust | Straight Piping My 2nd Gen Cummins! 

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I worked for Diamond Eye for 17 years. We tested just about every brand out there and Dyno results showed pipe is pipe.

that is the cleanest frame i have ever seen

“My frame is pretty rust free” like bruh you could eat dinner on that frame

I’m sure we can all appreciate how clean that truck is. Very nice build sir.

Literally the cleanest 2nd gen I’ve ever seen!!

I’m really disappointed you only have 39k subs, you deserve way more. Keep it up brother!

Your camera work and editing is boss level. Had to share my experiences with this. I’ve had my second gen for 14 years. It’s my daily. I live in New England. I’m on my second aluminized exhaust. I got the mbrp installer series twice. I painted both systems, so I scrubbed down the entire exhaust, used a whole can of high temp primer and a whole can of high temp black paint, clamps, everything. The first exhaust lasted 8-9years! Like 200k miles. I know 4 guys that were putting on flashy polished stainless exhausts on their trucks, of varying manufacturers that year and they were all rusting off in that same time frame. They were understandingly PISSED. One of my previous mechanics, was one of the very first guys to get 1000hp out of a single turbo vp44, no nitrous. This was 10-12 years ago. The trucks name was misery. On his quest, he tried multiple exhaust set ups to unlock any ponies as possible. I remember that they concluded that with diamond eye, he lost 15-20hp. They did three pulls for any change they did, put a different exhaust on and he got it back. That being said, dynos were not what they are today, also I wasn’t there. But I thought it might be relevant.

Hard to beat the sound of those old 5.9s lol. Sweet truck, man!

my exhaust is 20 feet of electrical conduit i got from lowes, and a tractor muffler i got at rural king. in total my exhaust cost me $45 and a hour or two welding. in my opinion it sounds pretty damn go- shitty.

I have a straight pipe on my 01 and I love it. It is my daily driver and I smile every time I get on it. When towing up hills with a good size load it is extremely loud. I had a HX35 turbo rebuilt by Turbo Labs of America with a 67MM CW/TW and it whistles big time. I will never get rid of this truck.

Been waiting for a video like this

I am a fan of your production value and the format. Earned my subscription

I strait piped my 6.7 and you finally described it perfect! An “angry tractor” hahaha love it. Good vid man keep it up 👍🏼

sounds amazing i’m currently running a 5 inch exhaust to some 8 inch smoke stacks right behind the cab on my 2001 dually’s and yes i daily drive it i absolutely love it, albeit i have installed dynamat sound deadening as part of a sound system i also have in it

I got a stainless steel diamond eye on my 7.3 zf5, the two piece down pipe went in with ease. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting a system for an obs powerstroke. Also I used a miter saw with a grinder style cut off wheel and that gave me nice straight cuts to work with

Great video as always Andrew!

That frame is cleaner then my 2017 Chevy Silverado’s frame with only 3k miles on it perks of living in mn everything rusts

I don't personally own a 2nd gen but my dream truck is a 2001 dodge 2500 single cab long bed (either a v10 or 24 valve or swap a 12v). This truck is extremely beautiful too. Definitely something to admire

Sounds so much better love it

Sounds great, man.

That sounds sooo good

Shoulda opened the rear sliding glass window for the tunnel exhaust. But what a clean truck! Sounds nice man

Love those wheels and the content thanks

My wife ordered me a five inch ss exhaust last year for under $350 from some off the wall web site. Sounds great looks good. Only draw back was, I had to cut and swap the flange where the down pipe bolted to the turbo. 2015 408 cid with manual transmission 3500 drw

I don't drive a diesel but damn you make me want one your content is very informative good job keep up the good work!!

I have a stainless 4in MBRP down pipe and stainless 5in MBRP pipe all the way back. I love it sounds amazing.

My 5 inch aluminized Magnaflow system came with instructions, quality band clamps, and welded on hangers. All for a whopping $250.

Truck is mint man congratulations I love it

You'll never get tired of that exhaust on 2nd gen 24v now was best mod I ever did

I have a straight piped 06. Love it solo much . mines as clean as yours . lol. Great videos !!!

I daily drive my 05 5.9 and ran straight pipe for about 2 years. It did not bother me. When we started camping, going on long trips, My wife said it gave her a head ache after about 2 hours. So I put a muffler back on. I think your truck sounds great. I really wish you would have done a before and after dyno run.

Thanks again for helping me out today.

controversial statement here- second gen 24 valves sound better than 12 valves in both engine noise and exhaust noise

Hell yeah that truck sounds badass

I was buying aluminized kits for about $350 every other year until I bought a $750 magnaflow T409 stainless steel kit and it’s been on there for 7 years now with zero issues and barely any rust at this point. I live in mid Missouri so we get a little of all sorts of weather. Also my 3rd gen is my daily so it sees a lot of use. Stainless is always the way to go!

my MBRP is very similar. Love the video

Andrew is teasing us at 3:00 ... Steering an HD pickup like that on traffic filled mountain roads, with the light touch of a finger on the wheel or two 😂 I swear this channel has become somewhat of a digital vision board for me. Thank you.

I have the mbrp 4 inch straight on my 01 very good for the price and has band clamps so you can take it apart.

Put the stainless 4” FloPro with muffler on my 2018. Sounds mean as hell no rumble or drone in the cab and fit like it was installed at the factory. Hot damn your 2nd Gen is clean

Thanks for the cool video.

Those wheels on the 2nd gen are So Nasty old school cool👍 I never thought pipe would sound different but maybe fit and finish..?

Wow that truck is clean 👌

I've got a '94 2500 with the 12 valve Cummins. First thing I did was put a "cold-air" intake (big-ass filter) on it. And then I had the muffler and cat taken out - just straight-piped it with 3 inch pipe. It is loud, but pulls great when I pull my 8500 pound modified 2 horse trailer/workshop. I also have a 100 gal tank in the bed - so 130 gallons gets me a range of about 1800 miles. I think I'll keep my $7500 truck (w/70K miles) over one of those Tesla trucks any day.

I have a stainless diamond eye on my 6L and ive never had any problems taking it back apart after those clamps have been tightened. Its been off a couple times too.

New subscriber. Good video, and beautiful truck.

Glad you’re back. I have 06 3500 Dodge but can’t beat 2nd gen 24 valve sounds I had a 01 also

Awesome. I"m actually installing the stainless MBRP on my 97 powerstroke OBS crew tomorrow so hope it all goes together well. With all the salt and snow here in Utah it is a must to go stainless.

That truck looks brand spanking new underneath. Nice job!

That iconic sounds of the 1st & 2nd gens 👊👌

I have a 4th Gen with a 5 inch straight pipe with a 7 inch tip... sounds and looks amazing my brother has a 4th gen with a 5-in exhaust and an 8-in tip could not believe the difference that made he now has a 7-in tip on his lol

Thank you my first 2nd gen and truck I did a muffler delete and I’d never seen those hangars because I’m really new to this stuff and i had to cut the rubber pieces off with a recip saw I never knew there was a tool for it

Daaaaang, that is one clean truck!

I cant wait to get my 2021 Ram 3500 cummins. 👍💪

I have a 2000 with 150000 on it and I'm the 2nd owner .it a my work truck but super pampered . I dont even eat in it it's to clean and ORIGINAL.. love the sound of a vp truck..

Sounds clean... looks badass 😎 🙌🇺🇲💯

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Dream truck

Magnaflow...perfect every time

Hell Yeah Brother

Why does this man only have 40K subs?

Pipe is pipe you are correct sir. Go with your gut! Only time you may hear a difference in different type of pipe (mostly titanium) being used is in high reving gas applications.

Classssic 24v sound 🤘🤘🤘🤘

I used to love straight piped exhaust. As I get older the less and less I like it. Electric cut outs are awesome so you can be loud when you want to be

I bye Dimond eye in stainless steel and tig it together works well

Can't wait to get my 2nd gen gasser out of the shop,

Muffler shop 4in turbo back straight pipe👌

A straight pipe exhaust always looks nice but remember the idea of a diesel is to evacuate the heat as soon as possible so aesthetically it may look nice but I still rather have the pipe coming out the side half the distance of a straight pipe . Also, there’s been much research about heat build up with a straight pipe when towing between the trailer and the back of the truck that’s not my opinion it’s just what has been researched

That is the all around cleanest 2nd gen I’ve ever seen. I bought a grandpa owned 95 12v with 110,000 miles on it and the interior was spotless but frame is no where that clean

Your living my dream lol

Beautiful truck! Looks better than when it rolled out of the factory. What size tires are on there? I have a 2000 24v 4wd that I am about to put 305-70- r16s on and I am hoping they won't rub.

Jesus Chris how is your 2nd gen so _damn clean?!_

The thing I love about old diesel trucks is that you can daily drive them. While modern diesel trucks are only used by people who tow or haul there truck for a living.

Looks good, nice install, but it sounds the same on camera, and in person maybe a bit more raspy. I have a 12 valve p pump And a 6.7 cummins straight pipe. A bigger pipe is the only upgrade worth while. Keep egts cooler

my step dad had a 24 inch 3/8 extension and he told me trust me there will be use for it lol

Well now I know the replacement windshield in my ‘99 is missing the blue band on top.

My Flo Pro exhaust wasn’t dented. They put nice foam inserts in the box to protect it

I’ve been told that running your exhaust out behind the quad door L shape Might be better since you are allowing the heat to Escape faster Which I was told benefit in the long run.

Lol I have a 2001 and its straight piped and I'm towing 6 days a week haha have for the last 5 years. So many heads turn to be like "why is a there a semi here" and then "oh its a dodge" lmao. You should paint the grey part of the front bumper, make it black, I did that with mine and it makes the front look so much better.

Turbo back MBRP kit on my 2006 Ram 3500. Stainless is the way to go. Had to get an exhaust because I couldn't live with the stack coming out the bed that came with the truck..

Could’ve went with a 5” exhaust to a 5” tip. My 6.7 that that until I upgraded it

I have a 5” magnaflow with a muffler on my 06, wish I had a 4” straight pipe though. Can’t find anything now that includes a down pipe thanks to the epa

My buddy has a thru exhaust on a 5.9 07 dodge , way too much drone while towing , while my strait pipe Duramax sounds great at about 1750 rpm while towing

I’d love to have your truck!

I’ve been running diamond eye 5 inch on my duramax for 3 winters in Utah and none of my pipes are rusting, my clamps yes rusted. Buddy of mine has been through 2 different stainless systems on his, both rusted out.

I feel like a stainless steel exhaust system will last longer though but idk I’m in South Carolina so I don’t think it would make much of a difference

Holy fuck I need that hanger remover thing!

I made my own straight pipe…. I went to a local exhaust shop and ordered a 12ft peice of 4in pipe for like 90 bucks and then ordered a down pipe 110… then a tail pipe online which was 110

For towing/ hauling it actually is better for it to be a straight pipe. It flows easier

I want a first generation Cummins with a manual trans so bad

On my 98 24v I keept everything stock just had my muffler cut off and keep all the other pipeing as well as the resonator

I use mbrb and they are better than the cheap ones they have the hangers wielded on the pipe as will

I had a 99 2500 24v ISB 4x4 with 4" exhaust. I'm now re-doing a 1995 2500 4x4 12V 6BT and it came with a 6" exhaust. Honestly, the 4" exhaust sounds wayyyyyyyy better, much less ratty. Soon. I'll be putting a 4" on the 1995 6BT

They make a 3 fr extension so you don’t have to use 47.. 3 inchers.. put together

Lol I live in eastern Canada and my jaw dropped when I seen the underneath of that

That frame was like new

Hi need some kind of muffle because so loud you can not think in second gen so I did not use tow haul as a much when towing took out my transmission with heavy hauling

That kit has the same clamps as the aluminazed one I got from Amazon for my 6.7🤣

Nice

After some more timing driving the truck, how loud do you find it? I'm looking to get a new exhaust for my 12V and am trying to decide of between straight pipe or muffler. I drive the truck quite a bit but it's mostly driven on weekends and roadtrips. In you opinion what would you go with? I love the sound of the straight pipe