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I did it with a 2 vice grips and a set of channel locks. The first one took me about 30 minutes to get on, the 2nd less than 5. If I had small vice grips that didn't weigh much I would have been even better off. Just something to think about for next time.
I have the biggest and quietest muffler I could find that supported the air flow needs without too much restriction. I love it. I can now idle the truck in the driveway and it is no louder than my cummins dodge was. It has made my truck actually driveable as I hate vehicles or anything else...
That is the muffler I have, and the part number listed in my post.
I would have to put a top on the truck for it to make a big difference. But I will be looking at ways to quiet it down more once it warms up and I start driving it more.
This muffler is massive. More to come when I install it.
Also other mufflers cross reference with this one, but from what I have found they are the same in physical dimensions only. They are all straight through and therefore would not have the same sound reduction.
I had 2 goals when adding a muffler
1. As quiet as possible.
2. Not choking the engine so much that I burn something up.
The first step was figuring out the CFM of the exhaust.
I used this from donaldson's website to figure that out...
I wanted a muffler on my M35A2 because its just too **** loud. Talking to a passenger is impossible and my ears hurt for a while after a long drive.
I wanted 2 things:
1. The most sound reduction possible
2. Not adding additional restriction to the exhaust. From what I have read the engine...
Used engine oil? Is there anything in the oil that would eat the tires? I did it about 7 years ago on a set 37" military tires I have and I still haven't had any issues with them. Hello to free.
Getting these races out without damaging them is easy, the hubs are built for it. Just as the other 2 people said flip the races with the bearings. It is what every how-to post on the subject that I have ever read says to do, and what I will be doing in about a month.