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Now, don’t be alarmed…

Your exhaust just seemed to have quite a bit of moisture, like it was burning off coolant.

One of the more experienced folks on here might be able to tell if the level of moisture looks normal to them or not.

Mentioning @airline tech , @RangerBill , and @ctechbob to see if they have any insight.
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Now, don’t be alarmed…

Your exhaust just seemed to have quite a bit of moisture, like it was burning off coolant.

One of the more experienced folks on here might be able to tell if the level of moisture looks normal to them or not.

Mentioning @airline tech , @RangerBill , and @ctechbob to see if they have any insight.
Gotcha. I'm no expert at all, to me it's just condensation. I'm in Dallas, it's always humid as fuck. I got the truck at the beginning of the year as a certified pre-owned. I remember I checked and from What I remember the level hasn't changed any. It's good you mentioned it though, I'll keep an eye on it.
 

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Yea, just condensation likely. Water is one of the products of combustion is my understanding of it.


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Not uncommon for a tiny bit of coolant to evaporate though. I've topped mine up maybe 2-3 times in 65000 miles. Maybe a grand total of a quart of distilled water.
 

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Yea, just condensation likely. Water is one of the products of combustion is my understanding of it.


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Not uncommon for a tiny bit of coolant to evaporate though. I've topped mine up maybe 2-3 times in 65000 miles. Maybe a grand total of a quart of distilled water.
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At first, it looked a tiny bit like when the mechanic at the garage where I worked part-time in high school, used to pour Carb Out (maybe Gumout) into a carburetor, slowly, then, pour the last half quickly, choking it out. It would be left overnight, and started up in the morning, and the enormous white cloud that came out the exhaust was as big as a house!
 

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How is the exhaust after a few months?
 


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Still sounds good. Nice and mellow, not super loud. No drone.
The Bold Performance exhaust is on the top of my list. I like the 304SS and the few video clips on here sound good. Not a big fan of exhaust burble.

My biggest hesitation is the FOMO of “should I have went with a full 3” exhaust”
 

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The Bold Performance exhaust is on the top of my list. I like the 304SS and the few video clips on here sound good. Not a big fan of exhaust burble.

My biggest hesitation is the FOMO of “should I have went with a full 3” exhaust”
I went with a full 3" system...
CVFab Downpipe, 3" Midpipe, and Roush Catback.

It was F'ing LOUD. In a bad way.

I like loud,,, but this was obnoxious. Little kids were flipping me off from their car seats. I was ashamed to be seen in it.

I went back to the shop the next day to cut off the 3" midpipe and weld the OEM 2½" midpipe back on. That saved it. Now, people compliment the sound.

 

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I went back to the shop the next day to cut off the 3" midpipe and weld the OEM 2½" midpipe back on. That saved it. Now, people compliment the sound.
Are either of these videos after you put the 2.5” midpipe back on?
 
 








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