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Re: What did you do to your coach (Dave K's resonator upgrade) today.

Reply #25 –
I like my upgrade too.  It works well and I did get better milage on a trip I take all the time....
2025 Wanderbox Outpost 32 on F600 Expedition Motorhome
2015 Born Free Royal Splendor on Ford 550 nonslide version  for sale
Former Coaches  covering. 360,000 miles
1999 34 U270
2000 36 U320
2001 42' double slide U320
2018 Jeep Rubicon

Re: What did you do to your coach (Dave K's resonator upgrade) today.

Reply #26 –
Dave K,
I am laughing about the added power and the idea of fuel mileage, while it has to be better, the ability to just run free, easy and faster, the mpg just gets lost in the wonderful experience of power.
While I now have about 5 K miles with the resonator change, I think I get about .3 mpg better, towing or not.  Just a guess as the actual mpg is not one of my major concerns.
I like the idea of the wrap.
Thanks for the pix etc.
Dave M

Re: What did you do to your coach (Dave K's resonator upgrade) today.

Reply #27 –
what did you wrap your exhaust pipe with?
Did you do it just the straight length by the condenser  fan.
2025 Wanderbox Outpost 32 on F600 Expedition Motorhome
2015 Born Free Royal Splendor on Ford 550 nonslide version  for sale
Former Coaches  covering. 360,000 miles
1999 34 U270
2000 36 U320
2001 42' double slide U320
2018 Jeep Rubicon
 

Re: What did you do to your coach (Dave K's resonator upgrade) today.

Reply #28 –
Quote from: John S –
what did you wrap your exhaust pipe with?
Did you do it just the straight length by the condenser  fan.

I wrapped it with the 2" fiberglass header wrap that the local O'Reilley's sold (I forget the brand).    Looks like quite good stuff, about 1/8" thick.  Easy to do - wet the roll of wrap well, then wrap tightly.  Anchored it with several SS 4" radiator clamps.  I wrapped the whole straight pipe after the 90 deg bend out to the tail pipe, and also did the curved section after the turbo down to the flex pipe.  Haven't wrapped the clamps or the flex yet, since I want to tighten things after it has had a few heat cycles.  Will eventually wrap the whole down pipe up to the resonator, and all the pipe after the resonator.  Haven't decided about wrapping the resonator body yet.
Dave and Nancy
1999/2013 U270 36' Xtreme
Motorcade # 16774
2013 Subaru Outback
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