Great video! Thanks for all of the details of where to cut, how you worked through your issues, etc. I just got a welder, so I'll be doing this to my 2014 Expedition very soon.

Hey, man just tip for inexperienced welders. Slow your rate and slightly lower your volts you'll be able to take your time and lay a much stronger and wide bead

Currently doing this to my 17 5.0! Thanks for the video helped out a lot!

Sounds great man!

I just bought a '15 4 dr 5.0 Lariat and plan to cut the exhaust off at the same place you did and just put a turndown tip on it, a hanger and call it good....that's it. Cheap and effective. Good video!

@strikeforce_667

2 жыл бұрын

Is there any concern about exhaust fumes entering the cab with it being cut under the truck? I was thinking of cutting the muffler off in the same spot he did and leaving it there lol

@blmlol852

2 жыл бұрын

@@strikeforce_667 None. This is also not the first time I've done it this way as well as hundreds of other that have done it I'm sure. It's well worth the 10 bucks I spent...LOL....

Mans looks stoned af ngl, great video btw. Good ones are hard to come by

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

Might be... 🤷‍♂️🤣

Muffler delete but leave the resonator sounds nice. I might do that on my 2017.

@Smackalakin

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah leaving the cats and resonator. Sounds good enough lol

@patrickland8401

3 жыл бұрын

thats what I did with mine, I love it

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

I removed the resonator like 6 months ago and then yesterday put an aftermarket muffler back on it. Just posted the video. Still sounds good just less LOUD 😂

I weld like you lol. But really, nice delete job. Going to do this to my 2020 5.0. Sound is as nice as the Roush I had on my 2014. (had to put the resonator back on with the Roush. Kept setting off the neighbourhood alarms at could start ups lol)

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

Man it sounds so much better! Lol Had it this way a couple months now and still love it! It is so much louder on cold start lol Not to bad after it warms up. Thanks for watching!!

When you change it later on start at the collector ( where the two head pypes come together) cut it at 3 in diameter then go 3 in all the way back and you will decrease back pressure. You’re still at 2 1/2 in and the stock muffler is really lo restriction, just look through it. You will get no gas mileage increase with this set up but it does sound great! The increase will come when you go to a 3 in all the way back. I have two F 150s an 11 and a 16. It has worked on both trucks as well as a power increase!!!

@Smackalakin

4 жыл бұрын

I’d like to do that, and I might lol but my only concern is how much louder it would be. I already feel like it’s loud every time I start my truck at 5am lol

@thomasdaum1927

4 жыл бұрын

Just ad a 3 in magnaflow straight through and you will have the flow for mileage and power great sound and not to loud!

@Smackalakin

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a good idea. Will make a video about it! Thanks!

@thomasdaum1927

4 жыл бұрын

DailyDrivenRebuilds it worked great for me!

Sounds GOOD A+ can't wait to Do my Ig.Silver 18,F150 3.5 N/A MADDOGG Ja,Fl

Great video man just wish you'd captured the sound from inside at cruising as well as full throttle 4k+ RPM like when you floor it to get around someone doing 35 in a 45.

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I probably could of done a better job. I’ll make sure to do that on the next one 😂

That’s cool

I'm still in high school and I'm saving up to rebuild a truck that my family has it overheated bad enough it shutoff and won't start back up but I'm planning on getting an exhaust for it after i get it fixed up and do all the maintenance on it and i still need to get my license. The truck sounds awesome and keep up the good videos!!

@Smackalakin

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I really appreciate it! Hope everything works out for ya!

@01cummins24v

4 жыл бұрын

@@Smackalakin thank you

I did a muffler delete on my 5.0 f150 and it sounded good but it did not have the deep tone i was after. Once I took off the resonator as well, it sounded WAY better. It's your truck, whatever sounds best to you go for it, I'm just saying I think you would like it a lot better.

@Smackalakin

4 жыл бұрын

Curtis Wilkes hey I’m sure it does sound way better without the resonater but I think the way it sounds now is loud enough, I’m sure my neighbors hear me start my truck every day lol but I do like the way it sounds now, not to loud and not to quite. The cold start makes it sound cammed lol thanks for watching!

fack the haters.. nice work bro sounds amazing will do that to my f150 2015

this video is old but i’m looking to do the same to my truck. what kind of pipe do i need to buy to do the muffler delete? would a resonator pipe work? i know that’s what i need for the resonator delete.

If I lay down a good weld I'll be showing it off to everyone. If my weld looks like shit I'm grinding for dear life before anybody sees it lol

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way! Lol Just made some videos welding together a custom Offroad bumper and of course all the welds are on the inside of the bumper so I don’t have to worry about them being pretty lol

Sounds great !! Why change it ??

Not enough heat too much wire feed it needs to be just right but u did good

@Smackalakin

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Appreciate it!

what’s your suspension and wheel and tire setup?

How long is the pipe???

You should go buy a longer blade for that saw that was terrible to watch should been the quickest part 😃 sounds good tho im assuming that's a 5.0 v8 sounds like mine

has it thrown any codes? wanting to do this to my 2011 5.0

@Smackalakin

4 жыл бұрын

It’s probably been a couple months and I haven’t had any problems. No codes or anything. The only difference on the dash is better mpg.

My 2015 was bolt on, literally took my five minutes with a wrench

So did the mileage go down by much? If you drive ok it out actually makes it better? Different people argue differently...

@Smackalakin

4 жыл бұрын

Uga Dayka ever since I did this to my truck the dash reads around 15.2 to 15.6 mpg. Before I did this, for about a year it read 14.7 so I’m sure it made it better! Lol thanks for watching!

What wheel tire and lift do you have on yours? I have a 17’ 5.0 and it’s stock , and yes they are too quiet

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

I have a 6” rough country lift and I used to have (in this video) 20” fuel wheels with 35” Ironman mud tires. Now I have 37” gladiator pro comp mud tires and 17” drop force wheels.

@ :01 vs @14:25 for the side by side.

Did you ever recalibrate your speedometer when you got larger tires? That may be why your MPG calculator is saying you’re getting such low mileage

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

I have not done that yet. I plan on it when I get a new set of tires though!

Hey man , I heard the muffler has a 2.5” inlet and 3” outlet . Is that correct ? I’m about to do mine but I need to supply the pipe

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah thats right!

@thadeusburnham158

Жыл бұрын

Is this an inner diameter measurement 2.5 ID and 3 ID

هل يزيد استهلاك بنزين

did u keep the resonator?

Any check engine lights kick on? Sounds great

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

Nope. Been over 6 months and still hasn’t caused any issues. My mpg has gone up as well 😁

Just bought a 2017 f150 with the 5.0, this is my first Ford, I see you have 160k+ miles, hows the engine and trans held up in that time, any issues? Looking at what exhaust setup I should go with now,

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

So far the only thing besides regular maintenance I had one sensor go bad, think it was an egr sensor. That was right when I got the truck. Super easy sensor to replace. I’m at 190k miles now and I haven’t had any issues or anything failing on the truck yet.

@repairsreviews146

3 жыл бұрын

@@Smackalakin awesome, I appreciate the reply. I made the switch from a 01 2500hd Silverado to the 2017 5.0 f150 so I hope it's half as reliable as my old silverado haha

Does the odometer say 169k, I’m looking into getting a 2015 f150 here pretty soon, great job by the way.

@Smackalakin

4 жыл бұрын

It says 175k now lol still running like new! lol

Awesome video. Got mine deleted in my coyote 5.0 if anyone is interested. I have a sound clip on my channel.

Where did you get the pipe that replaced the muffler

@Smackalakin

4 жыл бұрын

I got it from a local exhaust shop. I just measured the length of the muffler and had them make me a pipe that was the same length. Any exhaust shop should be able to get you one.

Can I ask what lift / tires on your truck? (Sizing etc.) It looks damn good how you have it setup

@Smackalakin

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave I appreciate that! I have a rough country 6 inch lift and tires are 35/12.5/20. I need to buy new of road tires. I just put some all terrains on it and I’m not a big fan of the new look lol thanks for watching.

Did you have any issues not adding the hanger back? Sounds good!

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

Nah no issues so far figured the pipe is a lot less weight than the muffler and the resonator so probably not need anyways.

Whats the difference on deleting the resonator vs eliminating the muffler

@chakman1125

3 ай бұрын

Resonator removes rasp and drone. Mufflers job is just to quite down the sound.

I have a 15 5.0 also with 96k just got it , have you ran into any issues ? Not with the exhaust specifically but the truck ?

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

None at all besides it being a little sluggish in the lower RPM range. My truck has 200k miles on it now and still no issues. I loved the way it sounded but I went ahead and put a muffler back on it recently. After having it that way for about a year, the droning gets super old..

@natelamore7372

3 жыл бұрын

@@Smackalakin nice I only did a muffler delete I’m not gonna do the res, thanks for the vid

That welding though

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

Hey at least I call myself out on it. Probably the worst welds, ever lol I know I’m not a welder, I’m actually an aircraft mechanic 😂

هل يزيد الإنفاق على البنزين؟

I know this is 4 years old now but do you still have the truck? How long did you like it? I've been wanting to do this on my '16 since I bought it new but we tow a bit and I don't want my wife to be all "its too loud, I hate your truck!" Is/was there much drone? especially around the 2000-2200 RPM zone? Would you do it again?

@Smackalakin

4 ай бұрын

I sold the truck about two years ago. The guy I sold it to works at the same place I do so I see it every once in a while. I did end up putting a muffler back on it before I sold it. It did drone a bit and it didn’t bother me for a while but then I started to get tired of it. If you don’t take it on long drives I’d say go for it but if you have long drives every day I would advise not to do it.

@jadd6810

4 ай бұрын

@@Smackalakin Thanks for the quick reply! I hear trucks all the time driving on the highway and I think man, you are going to hate those loud ass tires after a while, or that drone from your exhaust is annoying when you are just cruising beside me. HAHA. I often think the sound of exhaust is better on someone elses truck ya know HAHA but having to deal with it everyday would get old. This guy at work had a mustang and I loved the sound of it while he was driving away but I never had to sit in the car for 30 mins on a straight highway.

What do u do when it is time for inspection

@Smackalakin

2 ай бұрын

There’s no O2 inspections in Kansas.

how tf u getting 28-30 mpg? i only get 17-18 and I got a 2016 f150

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

Was only saying that cause I had just reset it, its been at a solid 15.2 for months now lol

@Mike-ok1cq

3 жыл бұрын

@@Smackalakin Damn, you had me goin crazy for a min lol

Does it have any drone in the cab?

@Smackalakin

4 жыл бұрын

Not at all. I like the way it sounds when accelerating. But when I’m cruising I can’t hear it at all. Especially if I have any music on.

@paul_schuette

4 жыл бұрын

@@Smackalakin I was a little concerned about drone also when I first heard of doing this. But, several people now have said that drone isn't as issue at all. That blows my mind how removing the muffler completely doesn't result in horrendous drone. I guess the cats and resonator knock down the sound enough. What a cheap and awesome sounding alternative to a "real" aftermarket exhaust system.

Longer sawzal blade would of been best

@Smackalakin

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but it all worked out. Still sounds good and I get better mpg so I’m happy 😆

Wack the cats and the resonator dude!

@Smackalakin

4 жыл бұрын

I would if I lived in the country and didn’t have neighbors haha but I leave for work at 5am. Not sure how much my neighbors would appreciate it lol

Bro cover your license plate 😂 you’ve literally highlighted it at the end of vid

@Smackalakin

2 жыл бұрын

& Why should I cover it? 😂

Is your truck a 2.7

@willburr13

4 жыл бұрын

its a 5.0.... smh you think a 2.7 would sound that good

@Smackalakin

4 жыл бұрын

5.0

@chadmiller6487

4 жыл бұрын

Tje 2.7 might not sound as good but it'll walk you 0-100

@Durangort-mo9ls

4 жыл бұрын

Chad Miller no it will blow up before it gets to 100

Did this to my 2013 5.0 but I just clamped a little downpipe and it sounds nasty lol

Would it pass smog check or should find a a guy

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

I believe it would because the cats are still there but I’m not sure. I haven’t looked that up. In Kansas we only have to do that if it was an out of state vehicle being registered in Kansas. I’ve never had to do a smog test here before lol

Easy to overlook the "birdshit" welds, but the rainbow lights in the wheelwells just smack of ricer life.

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

Those are coming out 😂

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

But I can’t guarantee there won’t be anymore “birdshit” welds lol

You just made me cut my muffler 😎😎

So, Idling without moving drops fuel mileage? Who knew.....?

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

It does according to the truck lol

@pmassey2

3 жыл бұрын

@@Smackalakin SCIENCE!

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

😂

Idling apparently gets you zero mpg

Why did you unhook the battery to cut the exhaust?😂😂 that makes no sence

@Smackalakin

3 жыл бұрын

Well go ahead and cut and weld on your vehicle with the battery hooked up and see what happens...

Kansas?? I’m in ark city ks🤣😂

4s and 6s just don’t sound right with an exhaust system. They sound like an air plane. To each his own. If you like it that’s all that matters.