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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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'm going to manifold swap my 06 and run an s300 turbo. The exhaust sounds close to a second gen but you just can't beat the sound of a straight piped vp44 24 valve truck. In my opinion nothing sounds better!
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
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.
@@JustDiesels It was a major pain in the butt to get that downpipe to clear. I had to use a 5' long 2" pipe to lever between the engine and the firewall to push it out and that worked.
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 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!
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
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.
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.
I spent a lot of time cleaning it, but the real credit goes to the original owner who stored it in the garage since 99 and never once drove it in the rain!
Standard transmission trucks sound awesome straight piped, to much drone when pulling though. Automatics sound splatterey ( not a real word but..) just throwing that out there
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
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..
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..
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
My grandpa bought an 01 brand new in 2000. Truck had 2500 miles on it and he put a clutch, bigger injectors, an edge comp box, exhaust and kn air box. Doesn't sound like much these days but back then the diesel craze wasn't what it is now. Not a lot of folks around was messing with them like that and I can't tell you how many power strokes we would wax on the highway and their jaws would drop watching a Dodge leave them sitting!!
@@nolanfeller that's awesome. Thanks for the info. Also. Was your grandpas truck a 2500? I had to ask the questions about the mods for these back then cause I'm wanting to build a 2000 or 2001 dodge ram 3500 with new or remanufactured parts. And I want it to look and feel like it did in when these trucks were new
Ah yes the classic 24v Cummins... The diesel that non diesel guys know cause they never die and we all know that sound, from a school bus to dads RV I Got a LBZ myself, and still miss the 2002 2nd Gen i had......
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 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
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
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
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.
want the same exhaust I’m using? Get it here: www.nreperformance.com/products/omaj-exhaust-94-02-cummins-pickup
This link is no longer active. do they not still make this exhaust? Great video!
I worked for Diamond Eye for 17 years. We tested just about every brand out there and Dyno results showed pipe is pipe.
Stainless guys are like "well poop" after reading this haha
Most people don’t care about that. They buy stainless for rust issues and longevity of the pipe.
Long tube headers w no exhaust after flanges will give u better results every og on the track knows this
@@Bigdaddyy69 pipe is pipe but id rather have an exhaust that will outlive me and look pretty at the same time.
that is the cleanest frame i have ever seen
All frames in California look like that
I’m sure we can all appreciate how clean that truck is. Very nice build sir.
“My frame is pretty rust free” like bruh you could eat dinner on that frame
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!
Thank you!!
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.
ghetto fab i just cut mine after the cab and got a 90 dump so it goes in front of my rear tire lol
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.
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
I have a 2002 2500 single cab long bed 24valve with 190k on it and new built tranny. Ugly work exterior but lots of more life left I'll sell
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
I strait piped my 6.7 and you finally described it perfect! An “angry tractor” hahaha love it. Good vid man keep it up 👍🏼
Shoulda opened the rear sliding glass window for the tunnel exhaust. But what a clean truck! Sounds nice man
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.
My 2000 2500 drives like this.
I steer like this to but it aint easy on my 2nd gen 😂
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 am a fan of your production value and the format. Earned my subscription
My 5 inch aluminized Magnaflow system came with instructions, quality band clamps, and welded on hangers. All for a whopping $250.
Not bad at all! For whatever reason I’ve never gotten an exhaust system with anything other than a map of where the pieces go.
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 drive a diesel but damn you make me want one your content is very informative good job keep up the good work!!
You'll never get tired of that exhaust on 2nd gen 24v now was best mod I ever did
Been wanting to do it since the day I brought it home!
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
Great comparison video, thanks. Straight piped Cummins will never not sound amazing!!
You just can’t beat it!
Glad you’re back. I have 06 3500 Dodge but can’t beat 2nd gen 24 valve sounds I had a 01 also
I'm going to manifold swap my 06 and run an s300 turbo. The exhaust sounds close to a second gen but you just can't beat the sound of a straight piped vp44 24 valve truck. In my opinion nothing sounds better!
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
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.
Yeah stainless is a must up there! Best of luck on the down pipe section. It sucks on the OBS trucks!
@@JustDiesels It was a major pain in the butt to get that downpipe to clear. I had to use a 5' long 2" pipe to lever between the engine and the firewall to push it out and that worked.
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 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!
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
I have a 5th gen with 5x7 as well. On the 6.7 I think thats the sweet spot
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.
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.
Been waiting for a video like this
I have a stainless 4in MBRP down pipe and stainless 5in MBRP pipe all the way back. I love it sounds amazing.
Those wheels on the 2nd gen are So Nasty old school cool👍
I never thought pipe would sound different but maybe fit and finish..?
That truck looks brand spanking new underneath. Nice job!
I spent a lot of time cleaning it, but the real credit goes to the original owner who stored it in the garage since 99 and never once drove it in the rain!
controversial statement here- second gen 24 valves sound better than 12 valves in both engine noise and exhaust noise
Agreed
Damn right they do
Standard transmission trucks sound awesome straight piped, to much drone when pulling though. Automatics sound splatterey ( not a real word but..) just throwing that out there
@@mattriley6866 I think you mean choply
@@mattriley6866anything standard sounds better.
Have you been happy with the Thuren 2” coils up front, or would you recommend something different now that you have tried them for a short while?
Very happy with them. The Thuren and Carli products are seriously head and shoulders above everything else in terms of ride and build quality.
@@JustDiesels With the Carli coils being $130 more than Thuren, have you found a difference between the two?
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
I have a straight piped 06. Love it solo much . mines as clean as yours . lol. Great videos !!!
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..
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..
That iconic sounds of the 1st & 2nd gens 👊👌
New subscriber. Good video, and beautiful truck.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
Well I live in East TN stainless would last a lifetime. Normal steel used last about 10-12
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
Love those wheels and the content thanks
Great video as always Andrew!
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.
You can’t beat the sound of these 2nd gens!
I bye Dimond eye in stainless steel and tig it together works well
Could’ve went with a 5” exhaust to a 5” tip. My 6.7 that that until I upgraded it
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
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.
It doesn’t really make that much of a difference with a free flowing system like these! It is way louder with a cab exit though!
I cant wait to get my 2021 Ram 3500 cummins. 👍💪
Heard their gonna have a sale on 55 gal drums of whatever it is you put in new trucks to make it idle. DEF ?
Well now I know the replacement windshield in my ‘99 is missing the blue band on top.
Sounds great, man.
Truck is mint man congratulations I love it
my MBRP is very similar. Love the video
That sounds sooo good
Bruh he said angry tractor😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Magnaflow...perfect every time
Why does this man only have 40K subs?
Are you an outlaw? Did you get pulled over by the cop on your tail? Saw the cop light flash reflection in the chrome of your bumper!
Dude what paint do you use on the frame and axles looks great
That’s all original frame paint! This truck has been garage kept in arizona since 99 and only has 58k miles!
@@JustDiesels lucky dog
Thanks again for helping me out today.
No problem!
Muffler shop 4in turbo back straight pipe👌
My Flo Pro exhaust wasn’t dented. They put nice foam inserts in the box to protect it
Just a dumb question. Did they have horse power mods for these back when these trucks were new?
Yup! Even the 12v have mods (my buddy's got one). They are more mechanical performance mods than tuning
Yeah these 24v trucks were the first computer controlled cummins, so that’s where the whole tuning world first started!
My grandpa bought an 01 brand new in 2000. Truck had 2500 miles on it and he put a clutch, bigger injectors, an edge comp box, exhaust and kn air box. Doesn't sound like much these days but back then the diesel craze wasn't what it is now. Not a lot of folks around was messing with them like that and I can't tell you how many power strokes we would wax on the highway and their jaws would drop watching a Dodge leave them sitting!!
@@nolanfeller that's awesome. Thanks for the info. Also. Was your grandpas truck a 2500? I had to ask the questions about the mods for these back then cause I'm wanting to build a 2000 or 2001 dodge ram 3500 with new or remanufactured parts. And I want it to look and feel like it did in when these trucks were new
@@oldcroneysgarage9739 no he bought the 3500 dually.
Ah yes the classic 24v Cummins... The diesel that non diesel guys know cause they never die and we all know that sound, from a school bus to dads RV
I Got a LBZ myself, and still miss the 2002 2nd Gen i had......
Hell yeah that truck sounds badass
my step dad had a 24 inch 3/8 extension and he told me trust me there will be use for it lol
Jesus Chris how is your 2nd gen so _damn clean?!_
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
Daaaaang, that is one clean truck!
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 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
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
Classssic 24v sound 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Loudest straight pipe I’ve ever had!
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
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
4in is pretty moderate, 5 in is definitely louder and drones a little
Can't wait to get my 2nd gen gasser out of the shop,
Holy fuck I need that hanger remover thing!
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.
What’s ur tire size I’m looking to go with a wheel similar to urs an love the way ur tire sets in the truck
These are 35/12.5/17 tires!
What was the emergency lights behind you when you first took off straight piped?
They make a 3 fr extension so you don’t have to use 47.. 3 inchers.. put together
Wow that truck is clean 👌
Bro? You in Bisbee? Just saw your tunnel.
Lol I live in eastern Canada and my jaw dropped when I seen the underneath of that
Was that the tunnel by deer creek?
I want a first generation Cummins with a manual trans so bad
When did you buy the 2nd gen?
A few months ago!
Sounds clean... looks badass 😎 🙌🇺🇲💯
For towing/ hauling it actually is better for it to be a straight pipe. It flows easier