I fabbed my own exhaust back when I had headers. I used a Flowmaster universal 2.5" exhaust kit #815936. It has everything you need for a true dual 2.5" system on our trucks. The pipes are flared on one end for a slip fit which can be sealed tightly with 2.5" lap-joint band clamps. You will definitely have to make some cuts for length/bends, so if you want to stay weld-free you can take the cut pieces to a muffler shop and have them flared for like $2 a piece.
I think my "fabbing a t70 turbo kit" thread has pics of my truck with the bed off so you can see the back end of my old system. I still have that system in the back yard if you want me to take a pic of the basic layout.
$1000 is an absurd price to fab a kit when they want $22 a foot for the pipe on top of that! You can get polished 2.5" T304 stainless, straight or mandrel bent for about $10/ft at allpurposepipes.com. The Flowmaster kit is around $380 and probably has 30 ft of pipe.
It took about 3 hours for me to cut, fit and weld in my system with truck on a lift. And that includes installing the headers.
I think my "fabbing a t70 turbo kit" thread has pics of my truck with the bed off so you can see the back end of my old system. I still have that system in the back yard if you want me to take a pic of the basic layout.
$1000 is an absurd price to fab a kit when they want $22 a foot for the pipe on top of that! You can get polished 2.5" T304 stainless, straight or mandrel bent for about $10/ft at allpurposepipes.com. The Flowmaster kit is around $380 and probably has 30 ft of pipe.
It took about 3 hours for me to cut, fit and weld in my system with truck on a lift. And that includes installing the headers.
