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Has anyone RE-routed their exhaust upwards? After reinstalling my cooler lines I went down a rabbit hole on this existing exhaust pipe routing. I assume SS put it down there bc of the spare tire location? Trouble is, the parade watchers get a face full of exhaust as I drive at 1 mph. Might be nice to route it up and have a vertical stack, shorter line and freer flow.
I notice there may be room to route a 4" pipe below the cab cradle and starboard of the intake pipe. I'd have to have the turbo flange modified but that seems doable. I was thinking of moving the spare tire cradle down to the area where there's typically a winch on some trucks. Then the spare could just flare out horizontally with the cradle and then lower with one of those cable cranks? Just brain storming right now.
not sure if Id reuse the existing muffler. Also, does anyone know if the exhaust diameter MUST increase right after the turbo as it does with the existing 90 flange downward? I'd be changing it to go up at a 30 degree angle thru this opening in the pic below, then flanging into a muffler or pipe going left then another 90 going up. No muffler? I like free flow!
Also, why is there an exhaust gas return into the intake? Is that needed?
![17E811B2-7C95-4878-B070-9B94153FE8F3.jpeg 17E811B2-7C95-4878-B070-9B94153FE8F3.jpeg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/682/682280-9909d82234fa8994f69516329ecaaf8e.jpg)
![46ECDF74-42C5-4AB2-B6C9-9082EC77149E.jpeg 46ECDF74-42C5-4AB2-B6C9-9082EC77149E.jpeg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/682/682281-fa1438e547ea00e1b0d414c2128d3383.jpg)
I notice there may be room to route a 4" pipe below the cab cradle and starboard of the intake pipe. I'd have to have the turbo flange modified but that seems doable. I was thinking of moving the spare tire cradle down to the area where there's typically a winch on some trucks. Then the spare could just flare out horizontally with the cradle and then lower with one of those cable cranks? Just brain storming right now.
not sure if Id reuse the existing muffler. Also, does anyone know if the exhaust diameter MUST increase right after the turbo as it does with the existing 90 flange downward? I'd be changing it to go up at a 30 degree angle thru this opening in the pic below, then flanging into a muffler or pipe going left then another 90 going up. No muffler? I like free flow!
Also, why is there an exhaust gas return into the intake? Is that needed?
![17E811B2-7C95-4878-B070-9B94153FE8F3.jpeg 17E811B2-7C95-4878-B070-9B94153FE8F3.jpeg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/682/682280-9909d82234fa8994f69516329ecaaf8e.jpg)
![46ECDF74-42C5-4AB2-B6C9-9082EC77149E.jpeg 46ECDF74-42C5-4AB2-B6C9-9082EC77149E.jpeg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/682/682281-fa1438e547ea00e1b0d414c2128d3383.jpg)