Well, the battery in my little digital video camera is deader than a doornail and I cannot find the charger. So video/sound clips are going to have to wait. However, following are some photos from the install. They aren't great because it was getting late and the light was not good, but it is what I've got.
This kit is for a 2001 CTD. It is the Farm Boys Diesel 5" budget kit with flow-thru muffler and 6" stainless steel weld-on tip. Here is the kit removed from the shipping carton. From left to right you can see the muffler, 4" down pipe, 5" front pipe with 4" flange for down pipe, 6" stainless tip (at top). And then on the right side from top to bottom you see the 5" mid-pipe, the 5" tail pipe, and the 5" over-the-axle pipe. All parts are of excellent quality.
Here is the box containing all of the clamps and hangers. The hangers are conveniently numbered from front to rear to make it simple.
The rest are installed pics. Here is the 4" down pipe looking up to the turbo outlet flange. Not much room left up there. A 5" downpipe would not fit on my truck for sure.
This photo is looking from front to back of the joint between the 4" down pipe and the 5" front pipe. You can also see the hanger that must be welded to the front pipe. We used a torch to bend the straight hanger around the pipe for more weld surface contact. Note that the clearance between this 5" pipe and the frame cross-member is pretty tight. However Gus was thoughtfull enough to pre-crush/crimp this pipe just enough to clear the cross-member. All you need to do is orient the pipe so that the crimped area is lined up with the cross member, and it fits great.
Looking from back to front, these is the front and mid pipes. You can just see the 5" clamp on the far side of the frame cross member. You can also see part of the hanger on the front pipe that was shown in the previous pic. The hangers all have fender washers and are cross-drill for a hitch pin so that the hanger does not pull out of the rubber hanger bushings.
This photo is from front to rear. You can see the clamp at the front pipe to mid pipe connection, and the muffler to the rear.
This photo is from the rear of the muffler looking towards the front.
This photo is of the over-the-axle pipe looking from in front of the axle to the rear. There is not much clearance between the pipe and the spare tire, but there is enough. You can increase this clearance by dropping the spare tire enough that you can swing it over to the left side. This will buy you about another half inch of tire clearance. Dropping the spare tire also makes getting that over-the-axle pipe into muffler flange MUCH easier.
This is the over-the-axle pipe looking from behind the axle towards the front. This shows the tight fit with the spare tire even better. Face it - 5" pipe takes up a lot of room.
The stainless tip is substanial, and impressive. However, I did not like the way that it looked pointing straight out the side at a 90-degree angle from the side of the truck. The tip is long enough that I didn't like how far it protruded from the side of the truck. So we cut off the last bend in the tail pipe and tucked it in underneath at a 45-degree exit angle. Much better - I like this alot!
This view is from the rear of the truck.
This view is from the side. Please excuse the dirt. This truck really needs a bath.
All in all, I am VERY happy with the FBD kit. This is a great exhaust system for your dollar. Thanks Gus! Another great offerring from Farm Boys Diesel.
