I’m truly impressed with my Flux 125. This second one, (gun gave out on first one within 40 days), has been phenomenal. I use the 10 lbs., Lincoln Electric wire and man let me tell you...keep up the great work and vids .
Thanks for the informative video. I’m playing around with the idea of upgrading the muffler on my truck. I’ve never done one before. I am a welder so that aspect I have covered.
Bro that is my whole point for learning how to mig weld so i can do my own exhaust and of course help out a couple of Hotrod buddys ...they save a little coin i make a little coin works out just fine.......i been at it for 4 months and my skills are getting better each day and your tips are a great help....even put ( nice strong welds) single in dual out system on my 2005 Chevy Blazer just a few days ago and i suprised myself i should have started welding exhaust long time ago.....Thanx for the tip.
Great job, love the sound. The stock mufflers on these trucks are huge. I just yeeted mine into the trash and went with flowmaster’s super 44 series. Keep up the great content man!
Thank you for this video!! We are hollowing out our busted Z cats today and going to weld in a similar setup to replace the stock muffler. Off to HF for some Chineaseaum tools. Keep up the great content and humor, the world needs it!
You guys give me a great idea and courage to tackle the exhaust on my 4runner 4.7 V8. Planning to do a Doug Thorley headers and flowmaster 44 mufflers by myself. Thanks very much for sharing this project! More power to you guys!
It’s pretty good, but those bends are pretty restrictive. Mandrel bent piping would be much better. But you showing how to do it, is definitely helpful! Thanks for your video! 👍
You have just shed some light on how I can build a 3" over the rear axle true dual system for my 2004 Silverado 1500 using two 3" mufflers and over the axle already bent pipes, I know there will be several mild bends needed and how I can cut the end of the Y pipe and turn it into two 3" pipes going into an X pipe before the two 14" turbo style mufflers before the two pipes go over the rear axle and exit behind the right rear tire, a Speed Engineering inspired knockoff! Thank you for the great content, I now feel I can actually do this.
I'm wondering if you did your Chevy truck exhaust?? Was told the x pipe configuration works with the exhaust valve pressure pulse waves syncronizing the flow resulting in noticeable power increase . Lets hear about your results .. thanks..
Practice makes perfect 👌🏼 For all the do it yourself people just remember where you started & never forget. Thank you for sharing & I jus subscribed 💯👊🏼🇺🇸🏴☠️
You can use any welder really at work we have a miller 235 I think the model but a cheap harborfreight flex core will do the job but not as nice as a welder with gas
been having a bunch of exhaust issues as my car coming up on 200k :D I used to work on cars with my dad when I was young and know we have a harbor freight welder like this. I didnt even think of adding a cherry bomb to save space! I have low clearing between heat shields with my new locations for hangers after mine rusted off. I had one on my first little truck and loved it. Already tried new exhuast brackets , replacing broken manifold bolts and what not but I am going to get that welder going and with the small exhuast fix this thing up and maybe even weld on new flanges and stuff.
I have a 97 ford f150 flare side, single cab, and a 4.6 v8. I was thinking of true duels with cherry bombs and a boom tube off the side but now I'm reconsidering because that (in the video) sounds good for cheap.
I like that exhaust system it sounds great and your method of installing the different pieces looks very doable. I may try that with my harbor Freight MIG welder on my F150. Actually I am on my second Harbor Freight 90 Flux welder after I got it I tack welded a friends exhaust in place went to my Moms funeral someone broke into my garage stole my welder and my 1 kw generator. I didn't buy this one until a couple years after I got to Nevada.
Danny, Danny Chevy is the truck or maybe a Ram diesel.. but a ford.. well.. ok if you have to.. Steve I am going to try and make my first cnc machine and have been watching your video.. one thing I agree with you is that you are a strange fellow.. glad I found you in the "Normal" world.. now I can get some relief.. ok.. carry on!
I find that sometimes people need an escape from reality. I feel Strangers like me help with that. Good luck with your CNC build! It's a fun world, and truly addicting once you get started! If you need advice just give me a shout!
Well this was great because my van is supper loud and I would like to make it quiet when I start it because everybody knows when I am coming so I can’t wait until I buy the welding machine to do it myself to save money and I can do it I just to believe it thank you
As a dealer tech, we were told that pre-cat tubing is 300 series because of the heat. My personal experience, these last decades. I own a 84 Era MIG 150 amp and ran miles of wire thru but never “Flux-Core”. I want to repurpose pre-cat pipe on a project and watch videos to learn. As an ASE Master Tech since the 70’s, Retired and thrifty. So welding with mild steel wire and a tank of 25/75, should I have any issues? I really just need to take samples and practice. I like flanged “V” bands but realize they may warp a little. I don’t care about rows of dimes or some rust. I clean well before & after but use CRC Cold Galvanizing spray with no burn off or rust yet in the rust belt, even from 2 & 3 years ago on my wife’s car. Thoughts? Thanks for interesting video! It takes work to video, sound & edit. My truck!
This is super helpful. Are those premade pieces of pipe that you get from the store made of steel or stainless or what? I'm curious what kind of welding i'd need to be set up for.
Made up my mind on how I'm going to do my exhaust finally I just got a Scion xB but still I appreciate your video and I can tell you get nothing but s*** comments and that just sucks thanks for sharing man
Question, I’m thinking about welding up a way to make it where I can switch between open manifold completely straight piped and then another pipe which will have the cats and a simple quieter muffler, do you think it’d be better to have some cherry bombs like that on my pipe that will have nothing? I personally think the louder the better and don’t mind the popping that I have now ( 4.7 L V8 05 tundra true dual straight pipes with cats still on)
@@StrangeGarage I have everything I just got to weld it up now It's all dry fit in place now welding in the morning iI wanted to look at better way I like the way you ran them I have Flowmaster supper 10 Thanks man
Why didn't you just put duel exhaust on it? I mean since you took so much out. Yes, I'm aware of the drivers side crossing over in front of the transmission. Then "Y" piped to tie into the pass side. I have an F150 4x4 myself. I did this same job. Although I put in true duels with an "X" pipe. I'm not criticizing your work but no means. Just curious is all.
Should I pay 150 for my flex pipe from my car exhaust to be cut off and weld a new one or should I buy a 125 flex welder and learn myself and do it myself. They both about the same price
Did u remove the cats ? Bout to do my exhaust and thays what I'm doing will the cherry bomb make it louder than what it already will be ? Contemplating on putting on a muffler cuz I don't want it to be too loud.. doing this on a 3.0 ranger
5:47 "Ford thought it was ok.." does not fill me full of confidence about Fords decisions on anything. I own a 2006 F450. Ford thinking something was ok has cost me about $20,000 dollars so far in repairs.
@@StrangeGarage exhaust clamps I'm sure are fine. It's just the EGR cooler tolerances, the FICM durability, the tendency for the turbo to grenade, the plastic pipes to the turbo to explode, the frequency the IPR valve needs to be replaced.... this list goes on.
Yeah, your problem is obvious. You got the navistar 6.0. It has serious issues. As much as I love ford, that 6.0 is why I got the duramax instead, sadly. If I could change the world I would make the factory ford diesel a cummins or Isuzu from the get go.
@@StrangeGarage Emissions destroyed this engine. The 2000's could run fudge through them with no problem. The 2005 and on are little pink picky princesses.
Couldn't agree more, but I think it still would have head gasket/ficm/IDM/HPOP problems. Ford did cut corners on their execution of systems, but the bones of the 6.0 are awesome. It's a sad story honestly.
Nice vid, but is that a huge gap [@ 9:00 min mark] I'm seeing where you clamped on the Cherry Bomb to the stock exhaust ? It don't look like you used an adapter to make it fit good, and you used plenty through out the job. Why not there? Does it leak?
That welder has a min and max ampage. try 15 to 20 volts "or min setting" and about 20-22 on the wire speed. You want a nice even sizzle sound with no sticking and no popping, but you don't want it so hot that you burn back either. If possible, try adjusting the welder settings while you're welding or possibly have a friend adjust the setting while you weld.
Just a tip but you should never show the before and after of any video Until the End giving people the results right at the beginning of the video makes it less likely that they will watch the full video
Whats the difference between a glass pack or cherry bomb or thrush mufflers then just a plain piece of pipe ? I will tell you almost nothing in less then a month thats all it is is a piece of pipe Im not saying there is anything wrong or negative about it if you like loud i guess its great but after a while it gets old I have had a few cars with that type of exhaust to me it s noise pollution now i know i got old thanks for vid
Glass pack does muffle a little bit. Takes away the crackle. I actually enjoy the sound, as long as the rest of the exhaust is still factory. A full straight pipe is ridiculously loud and not enjoyable to me.
I don't think it's a good idea. The exhaust outlet is in front of the rear tire, which will cause overheating of the tire, reduce the life of the tire, and even bring safety problems.
Whelp here I am rewatching a year later. Getting ready to do some exhaust work on my work pickup. Thanks again for the great video!
That is exactly what I wanted to do to my 89 F150 5.8. Of course I loved that remark about the salt and vinegar chips! The icing on the cake!
Ok, that yeah counter cracked me up
Yeah....lol
Every time he says yeah, say strawberry shortcake
@@OtherDalfite nah I said “daddyyyyy” everytime
I’m truly impressed with my Flux 125. This second one, (gun gave out on first one within 40 days), has been phenomenal. I use the 10 lbs., Lincoln Electric wire and man let me tell you...keep up the great work and vids .
You be welding mufflers? And body parts?
Thanks for the informative video. I’m playing around with the idea of upgrading the muffler on my truck. I’ve never done one before. I am a welder so that aspect I have covered.
Bro that is my whole point for learning how to mig weld so i can do my own exhaust and of course help out a couple of Hotrod buddys ...they save a little coin i make a little coin works out just fine.......i been at it for 4 months and my skills are getting better each day and your tips are a great help....even put ( nice strong welds) single in dual out system on my 2005 Chevy Blazer just a few days ago and i suprised myself i should have started welding exhaust long time ago.....Thanx for the tip.
Great job, love the sound. The stock mufflers on these trucks are huge. I just yeeted mine into the trash and went with flowmaster’s super 44 series. Keep up the great content man!
instaBlaster.
Band clamps are great! You can crank them down, and they do a great job of sealing. You just need to make sure your exhaust is well supported
This Challenger keeps using my street as his drag strip. Think I'm gonna go make him a custom exhaust with my Harbor Freight welder when I find him 😂
Just kick a ball out into the road. Bet he stands on the brakes thinking a kid will be chasing that ball!
@@jagboy69 I use to keep balls in the front yard to kick into the street
@@spidaman0112 Yup, it does work.😉
My fault🤣
Just use a Banana! Its faster and a whole lot cheaper 😂 🤣🙈 🙉 🙊
Bro keep doing what makes your life better 😊
Thank you for this video!! We are hollowing out our busted Z cats today and going to weld in a similar setup to replace the stock muffler. Off to HF for some Chineaseaum tools. Keep up the great content and humor, the world needs it!
got me with the vinegar and chips haha. Awesome video and very informative man thumbs up! Sounds great
You guys give me a great idea and courage to tackle the exhaust on my 4runner 4.7 V8. Planning to do a Doug Thorley headers and flowmaster 44 mufflers by myself. Thanks very much for sharing this project! More power to you guys!
Cooooool. 😎. That inspired me to repair my RV muffler this weekend. With my harbor freight 110 plug-in. Thanks guys!
You got this! Remember, get those adapters so the pipes slide together, makes EVERYTHING better!
It’s pretty good, but those bends are pretty restrictive. Mandrel bent piping would be much better. But you showing how to do it, is definitely helpful! Thanks for your video! 👍
the "yeah counter" is a funny edition I didn't know I needed
You make great videos. And you are well spoken and nice to listen to.
Hey, thanks a lot! I put a lot of effort into my videos and I'm really glad you enjoy them. Thanks for watching and commenting!
You have just shed some light on how I can build a 3" over the rear axle true dual system for my 2004 Silverado 1500 using two 3" mufflers and over the axle already bent pipes, I know there will be several mild bends needed and how I can cut the end of the Y pipe and turn it into two 3" pipes going into an X pipe before the two 14" turbo style mufflers before the two pipes go over the rear axle and exit behind the right rear tire, a Speed Engineering inspired knockoff! Thank you for the great content, I now feel I can actually do this.
I'm wondering if you did your Chevy truck exhaust?? Was told the x pipe configuration works with the exhaust valve pressure pulse waves syncronizing the flow resulting in noticeable power increase . Lets hear about your results .. thanks..
I have the same Harbor Freight welder and I'm learning how to use it and you thought me how to put the nozzle when I'm welding. Thank you
Yes I am going to try using the nozzle for a brace to steady my wire feed while eating some vinegar and salty chips and laying down a Smokey Bead ✌️
Practice makes perfect 👌🏼
For all the do it yourself people just remember where you started & never forget. Thank you for sharing & I jus subscribed 💯👊🏼🇺🇸🏴☠️
Thanks. This may seem weird but this will help me trip out my riding lawn mower!
Didn't seem like a big change but, man, what a sweet difference in the sound! Great vid --thanks for sharing!
In muffler shop we tack weld the exhaust together in hard to reach areas and take it out to weld, other then that we do it all in the vehicle
You can use any welder really at work we have a miller 235 I think the model but a cheap harborfreight flex core will do the job but not as nice as a welder with gas
been having a bunch of exhaust issues as my car coming up on 200k :D I used to work on cars with my dad when I was young and know we have a harbor freight welder like this. I didnt even think of adding a cherry bomb to save space! I have low clearing between heat shields with my new locations for hangers after mine rusted off. I had one on my first little truck and loved it. Already tried new exhuast brackets , replacing broken manifold bolts and what not but I am going to get that welder going and with the small exhuast fix this thing up and maybe even weld on new flanges and stuff.
I have a 97 ford f150 flare side, single cab, and a 4.6 v8. I was thinking of true duels with cherry bombs and a boom tube off the side but now I'm reconsidering because that (in the video) sounds good for cheap.
Whenever im feeling guilty about something, i do eat some salt and vinegar chips to atone
Awesome job..Luv the sound
I like that exhaust system it sounds great and your method of installing the different pieces looks very doable. I may try that with my harbor Freight MIG welder on my F150. Actually I am on my second Harbor Freight 90 Flux welder after I got it I tack welded a friends exhaust in place went to my Moms funeral someone broke into my garage stole my welder and my 1 kw generator. I didn't buy this one until a couple years after I got to Nevada.
Danny, Danny Chevy is the truck or maybe a Ram diesel.. but a ford.. well.. ok if you have to.. Steve I am going to try and make my first cnc machine and have been watching your video.. one thing I agree with you is that you are a strange fellow.. glad I found you in the "Normal" world.. now I can get some relief.. ok.. carry on!
I find that sometimes people need an escape from reality. I feel Strangers like me help with that.
Good luck with your CNC build! It's a fun world, and truly addicting once you get started! If you need advice just give me a shout!
Well this was great because my van is supper loud and I would like to make it quiet when I start it because everybody knows when I am coming so I can’t wait until I buy the welding machine to do it myself to save money and I can do it I just to believe it thank you
Nice job. Sounds good. I think you had a leak in the connection from the cherry bomb to the pipe behind it. Hopefully you guys got that resolved.
Cool video going to do this on my truck
Need to fix that manifold leak before worrying about an exhaust system😂
New sub!! Yeah count had me crying hahahaha
9:05 little over tightened you mushroomed it sounds like she’s leaking a bit great welding tips tho !
Hey! Salt n Vinegar Chips taste great! 😋 🍻
This was a great vid! I’m confident to try and do my exhaust now!!
SUBBED JUST FOR SHOWING ME HOW TO INSTALL A GLASS PACK RIGHT. NEVER PAYED ANYMIND TO LEVELING! 😁
Glad I could help, lol. Back in the day it was popular to install them backwards because it made them louder until they changed the design.
As a dealer tech, we were told that pre-cat tubing is 300 series because of the heat. My personal experience, these last decades. I own a 84 Era MIG 150 amp and ran miles of wire thru but never “Flux-Core”. I want to repurpose pre-cat pipe on a project and watch videos to learn. As an ASE Master Tech since the 70’s, Retired and thrifty. So welding with mild steel wire and a tank of 25/75, should I have any issues? I really just need to take samples and practice. I like flanged “V” bands but realize they may warp a little. I don’t care about rows of dimes or some rust. I clean well before & after but use CRC Cold Galvanizing spray with no burn off or rust yet in the rust belt, even from 2 & 3 years ago on my wife’s car. Thoughts? Thanks for interesting video! It takes work to video, sound & edit. My truck!
the "yeah" part killed me🤣
Great all around instruction vid bro
Woulda been nice to see you guys include set of nicer dual tips and bring them out a litte more for show.
I actually like the crackles
Sounds good!
This is crazy. I have to same truck and didn’t expect it
What did you set the welder at
This is super helpful. Are those premade pieces of pipe that you get from the store made of steel or stainless or what? I'm curious what kind of welding i'd need to be set up for.
Just the way I built my exhaust!!😊👍👍
Made up my mind on how I'm going to do my exhaust finally I just got a Scion xB but still I appreciate your video and I can tell you get nothing but s*** comments and that just sucks thanks for sharing man
Question, I’m thinking about welding up a way to make it where I can switch between open manifold completely straight piped and then another pipe which will have the cats and a simple quieter muffler, do you think it’d be better to have some cherry bombs like that on my pipe that will have nothing? I personally think the louder the better and don’t mind the popping that I have now ( 4.7 L V8 05 tundra true dual straight pipes with cats still on)
Dude great tip wit tip
What setting were you using on the welder for this?
This was a good video man all the way around
I won't spend big money on an exhaust. I usually buy 100 bucks worth of stainless from my local supplier to make my exhaust. Don't need a welder
Does it make a difference on the wire you use to weld exhaust pipe thanks
LMFAO "FORD seemed to use one so dont worry" lolol, fords have been messing shit up for ever...
Not bad at all man I need to do the same thing to my truck
Go for it, you got this. One thing, always have a plan and get your supplies before you start cutting. Good luck!
@@StrangeGarage I have everything I just got to weld it up now It's all dry fit in place now welding in the morning iI wanted to look at better way I like the way you ran them I have Flowmaster supper 10 Thanks man
Wish you build one for my civic 2012 🎉
Why didn't you just put duel exhaust on it? I mean since you took so much out.
Yes, I'm aware of the drivers side crossing over in front of the transmission. Then "Y" piped to tie into the pass side. I have an F150 4x4 myself. I did this same job. Although I put in true duels with an "X" pipe.
I'm not criticizing your work but no means. Just curious is all.
Very informative video but the underside of that truck has some serious rust going on
Should I pay 150 for my flex pipe from my car exhaust to be cut off and weld a new one or should I buy a 125 flex welder and learn myself and do it myself. They both about the same price
Did u remove the cats ? Bout to do my exhaust and thays what I'm doing will the cherry bomb make it louder than what it already will be ? Contemplating on putting on a muffler cuz I don't want it to be too loud.. doing this on a 3.0 ranger
Salt and vinegar chips are amazing.
That’s cool. Be cooler if you tigged it 🤤
Can I use 4mm thick steel tube instead of stainless?
What size wire did you use??
The "yeah" count😂
Salt and vinegar chips are bomb.
What is your heat setting in your welder
And now your right rear wheel will turn colors and corrode fro the exhaust. (Not a problem if you keep it washed and waxed)
Good thing the head gasket is leaking on this truck, it will keep the exterior near the pipe steam cleaned all the time.
⬇️Yeah counter⬇️
Nah
3:00 I like the crackles ^^
What settings do you use on the welder?
5:47 "Ford thought it was ok.." does not fill me full of confidence about Fords decisions on anything. I own a 2006 F450. Ford thinking something was ok has cost me about $20,000 dollars so far in repairs.
Yeah, I knew someone would say that, lol. I completely agree, but everyone else uses clamps too.
@@StrangeGarage exhaust clamps I'm sure are fine. It's just the EGR cooler tolerances, the FICM durability, the tendency for the turbo to grenade, the plastic pipes to the turbo to explode, the frequency the IPR valve needs to be replaced.... this list goes on.
Yeah, your problem is obvious. You got the navistar 6.0. It has serious issues. As much as I love ford, that 6.0 is why I got the duramax instead, sadly. If I could change the world I would make the factory ford diesel a cummins or Isuzu from the get go.
@@StrangeGarage Emissions destroyed this engine. The 2000's could run fudge through them with no problem. The 2005 and on are little pink picky princesses.
Couldn't agree more, but I think it still would have head gasket/ficm/IDM/HPOP problems. Ford did cut corners on their execution of systems, but the bones of the 6.0 are awesome. It's a sad story honestly.
Great video 💯
i am dying to do this just needed a vid like this to get my confidence up thanks bro good shit!
Yeah man, you are welcome! Good luck!
Thank you!
I’ll make sure to use this after work.
Yeah...yeah?
Yeah...yeah!
This be good welder for a beginner learn on do own exhaust work
Great sound
Nice vid, but is that a huge gap [@ 9:00 min mark] I'm seeing where you clamped on the Cherry Bomb to the stock exhaust ? It don't look like you used an adapter to make it fit good, and you used plenty through out the job. Why not there? Does it leak?
I herd glass packs can damage your fuel pump on a ford 🤣 great vid bro keep it up
Don't worry bro, that truck don't have much life left anyway. Lol.
I heard the State of Commiefornia deems glass packs can cause cancer. 👌
I burned through the exhaust 😂 I am still trying to figure it out prevent burning holes.
Nice
Thank you for the video 📹
I have a harbor freight welder, but it's the smaller cheaper one. Still in the box.
Nice growl
What were your welder settings for the exhaust? Min/max and wire speed
Minute 8:37
Wire feed was 7
@@prmcollin doubt it was that high or idk but seems too thin for 7
That welder has a min and max ampage. try 15 to 20 volts "or min setting" and about 20-22 on the wire speed. You want a nice even sizzle sound with no sticking and no popping, but you don't want it so hot that you burn back either. If possible, try adjusting the welder settings while you're welding or possibly have a friend adjust the setting while you weld.
I have a Cherry Bomb on my 6 Cylinder Chevy S10. When its running ... it sounds like a loud motorcycle engine... LOL
love it do more pl and how is the l125 vs hd welder and where did you get the glass pack pl
I like cars and guns that don't make any noise.
I'm very aware of this. I like people that don't make any noise, but that's life.
@@StrangeGarage 😂😂
Plus their is only a gap in the middle so it’s shouldn’t be hard
What welder was that?
Wo wo wo. Are you knocking salt n vinegar chips? Theyre delicious
I said you can eat them if you want to. I picked my wording carefully.
Just a tip but you should never show the before and after of any video Until the End giving people the results right at the beginning of the video makes it less likely that they will watch the full video
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Whats the difference between a glass pack or cherry bomb or thrush mufflers then just a plain piece of pipe ? I will tell you almost nothing in less then a month thats all it is is a piece of pipe Im not saying there is anything wrong or negative about it if you like loud i guess its great but after a while it gets old I have had a few cars with that type of exhaust to me it s noise pollution now i know i got old thanks for vid
Glass pack does muffle a little bit. Takes away the crackle. I actually enjoy the sound, as long as the rest of the exhaust is still factory. A full straight pipe is ridiculously loud and not enjoyable to me.
Was that a 4.6 in the truck? Love the video.
I don't think it's a good idea. The exhaust outlet is in front of the rear tire, which will cause overheating of the tire, reduce the life of the tire, and even bring safety problems.
YEAH
Very impressive and good information man !
Does it matter what part of pipe goes in due to flow direction 🤔
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