OBS F150 gets a custom built exhaust

[@bobwise1347]

i have a 95 single cab 2wd flareside with 4.9 and 5 spd. drove it off the lot on 17th bday. i am 42 now. it is still my new tk.

[@shadowopsairman1583]

2003 Sierra V6 i bought in 2006, in 2012 if i hadn't wrecked it, I still would be driving it. But I bough a 2007 Classic Silverado, had 75000 on it, currently has 146000 on it.

[@craigschulz1852]

I had a 1994 F150. It was a F150 4x4 Ext Cab 302 5 spd. Bought it new & when I sold it, it had 780,000 miles was the best pickup I have ever owned. Mine had both cats deleted, cold air intake, & new muffler. Mileage went from 15mpg to 22 mpg. I ran it on full synthetic oil, synthetic diff fluid front & back, synthetic trans fluid. Even synthetic fluid in the transfer case. I live in Northern Alberta where in the winter can get down to -40. I finally got rid of the truck after 13 years. The body was getting like Swiss cheese. Man, I miss that old truck.

[@jameshall4385]

Looks good. When you said you got a client, I imagined Janine from Ghostbusters yelling “we got one”. Nice job

[@jasonjackson329]

Seeing the guy I watched everytime your showed air TV : Even KZbin and watching you actually work from a reg garage with very minimal tools. Just gives me that much more confidence in all my at home truck projects I do.

[@LawrenceTolman]

thanks! thats the goal, is to help others be able to try working on their stuff!

[@jasonjackson329]

@@LawrenceTolman I’ve definitely learned a lot watching power block / truck tech. Power nation etc. but once KZbin got big my skills grew 10 fold and it’s cause guys like you! We appreciate you!

[@TheSlim93gt]

This generation is one of the best trucks you can buy today. I've worked on, owned and driven all and this body style is so far ahead of what GM and Dodge produced. Keep up the awesome content!

[@markbremmer8642]

Yes, GM had a decent body style,but their interiors sucked from 88-95.

[@TheSlim93gt]

@@markbremmer8642 I thought they built a good looking truck. The styling was on point, but I didn't feel the quality was there.

[@markbremmer8642]

@@TheSlim93gt true, the quality was lacking. The dash was a joke until 95/96, when they put the cassette player with the radio, like it should have been from the start.

[@ZackNakazora1]

It'd a regular cab Ford. Therefore I love it

[@rlessmeier]

I have a soft spot for these trucks. My friend had a '91 with dual exhaust when I was in high school. That truck sounded perfect. I remember doing burnouts in that truck on the way to the lake. Good times.

[@bigredracer7848]

10👍's up LT thanks again for having us all along with you for the great show

[@deadbrian9247]

I've got a bricknose f150 I've been working on for the last 4 years. Old trucks are just a lot of fun

[@joeymccullough2716]

Always nice to see a craftsman that takes pride in his work. And we know how much you love building exhaust, LT. Great job my man!

[@Boots_And_Slicks14]

Got a little excited when I saw the thumbnail in my subscription notice and thought you were going to turbo this thing to.

[@Jim_Lawrence]

FYI, shorty headers are a cosmetic upgrade. Even equal length. They don't add power. Long tube headers will add power everywhere. Good to see a Ford!

[@RJon2006]

Looking forward to the updates in this truck. I’m a Ford guy so I’ll enjoy this truck! Congrats on the first customer of 2021!

[@jeremysharp5436]

At 13 minutes "He better line those seams up. HE LINED THEM UP!!" love watching your work man, keep up the great content.

[@FortyTwoAnswerToEverything]

Had a Bassani cat-back for my 1998 Cobra quite a few years back. Sounded damn good. Even came with resonator baffles in case I wanted to quiet it down for a long drive

[@lessayers8653]

I am so glad you keep your background music at a sensible level. Too many creators blast out the music which is so annoying. Good content and enjoyable to watch. I wish you every success for the future.

[@billknight5578]

I had a 1996 Ford F-150 302 long box regular cab with Flowmaster Super 40 muffler. It had a 6-inch lift and 35-inch tires. That truck was awesome.

[@landonenmen3371]

1992-1996 in the f-150 1992-1997 in the f-250 and f-350 had this body style. They changed the body style on the f-150 in 1997 Sharp truck! Looks good!

[@35057]

Man I love those boxy F150s. Last great trucks Ford made. I had a 95 and drove it across the country twice. Loved that truck and still have a soft spot for them.

[@2000blackstang]

I'm a life long Ford truck owner and have never seen one with only a rear tank! Especially a351 regular cab!

[@_eli.173_]

Only regular can short beds have one tank

[@_Frank_the_Tank]

The front tank wasn't an option on reg cab/short bed 4x4s, simply because there isn't any room for it. The transfer case and front drive shaft take up about 2/3s of the space, would of ended up with a extremely small tank if they tried to wedge one in there. You could get the dual tanks on a 2wd reg cab/short bed, but again because of space the front tank is smaller/shorter then it is on a long bed or extended cab truck.

[@dandrenth9931]

Given the amount of oil leaks I wouldn’t want to weld underneath there either lol. I’m a Ford guy so I understand oil leaks, one repair / upgrade at a time. Nice content

[@LawrenceTolman]

yeah, my garage floor is gonna need a thorough cleaning after this one

[@roadrashburns1914]

I got black window window makers on my 1982 f150. loud as hell. Also its a 96 351w out of an f250 so its a roller with big cam after market heads. running a fitech for injection and a torque storm super charger with mishimoto intercooler. finishing up some wiring and it should be good to go.

[@tizdizzley]

Looking forward to more videos with this truck. Definitely my favorite generation as well.

[@beetlebuilder5882]

That is a nice truck. I wish that I could find them that clean around here.

[@sean5comet]

I have three different sizes of the exhaust pipe expanders. Best method for me was to insert the tool further in the pipe. After it is in the pipe, expand it as much as you can within reason and shape the outside with a hammer. Expand more, loosen and turn it slightly to get the metal pads on a different part of the pipe. Keep opening it up and hammering it. Eventually, you may need to make some relief cuts, but they should atlest be an inch or so long if you have the space. Four cuts around with reshaping with the hammer will open it up. Tack weld each relief cut in the beginning of the cut and the end. Do this while the tool is still expanded. Shouldn't take longer than 10 minutes each. You can do a series of tacks to close the gaps and sand them smooth to fit inside the pipe and sand the inside with a tootsie roll sanding roll to clean the inside.

[@GoFastGator]

Windsor firing order! Unique to the 351W/400M and of course, the 5.0HO.

[@frankdodson3534]

L T. I'm a GM man but hay thay all need some love I'm not that biased Years ago I used to buy what was called a Royal Scots muffler made by WALKER it looked kinda like a glass pack but it was baffled the one's that I bought had a header flang and whith no pipe on them man thay sounded sweet

[@jwg34]

Very cool, just got done working on my sons same vintage Bronco. Wish you were closer!

[@chrisgardner1431]

Had a blue 93 4x4. Can’t wait to see what you have planned👍

[@WBOS72]

Nice job LT! Cant wait for next part.

[@paulbryan5685]

One of my favorites body styles

[@dakotahicks6725]

I believe the reason for the different size pipes is the pipe length to the y of the pipe to get even exhaust pressure

[@CJColvin]

Awesome truck brother I have a 1996 Ford F150 with a 5.0L (302) Windsor V8 with 209,000 miles on it and still going strong.

[@JMRRebuilders]

heck freaking yeah love these bodies. So much we coyote swaped one, crown vic ifs swap and complete resto mode build. OBS FORD FOR LIFe

[@fordsandbeagles]

Excellent videos on this old Ford. I like how you gave info on the parts. It always seems like most videos are "here's our pile of parts, we'll stick em together, 30 second montage DONE" and it's not enough for the guy at home. This and the other video had great tips and I appreciate it. Keep it coming man!!

[@kelevra558]

9th generation buddy. I live in Reno Nevada. Its probably the best climate to find old clunkers without rust. Yes we get snow, but no salt just sand.

[@skylarscales9922]

I love my GM products but these older Fords are pretty cool too can’t wait to see the headers !

[@kevinkruegar6802]

Love these exhaust building videos!

[@georgedubois76]

Great work! Trick flow heads would be a big upgrade and pass emissions.

[@matt4051]

I had the same in longbed, 2.5 duals out each side at 90 deg. no crossover, 18" glasspacks offset a couple inches on the longer pipe. Also had a red ugly truck with 6.0. You are cramping my style Lt. Lol

[@The_Crasher-xj4el]

As a GMT400 driver I can confirm that the 1988-1998 is an OBS Chevy

[@LawrenceTolman]

thats what I thought for years until I started getting comments that said OBS was meaningless lol

[@The_Crasher-xj4el]

@@LawrenceTolman obs -> old body style. I’ve always heard them called OBS chevy’s so I wouldn’t sweat it. Big fan btw bro

[@The_Crasher-xj4el]

@@LawrenceTolman keep up the good work man!!

[@Really658]

Nice shop Lawrence, and good job.

[@erichildreth7562]

Nice work on this exhaust! I have watched older videos that you have done in regards to building exhaust systems and you really have an eye for this! Can't wait to see it all together and hear it run! :)

[@LawrenceTolman]

thanks! for some reason, exhaust's are my favorite thing to do, I enjoy it a lot

[@deraculandrac917]

Cool build & your first customer of the year! Of course Ford has that reputation of doing things different. Still those year trucks were cool at that time. I had many friends in high school driving them around Jacked up on 40" tires. GReat times till all the land got developed & beaches were closed up to drive on due to accidents & calls to get unstuck from the rising tide on shore. Those were crazy times.

[@jameshood3692]

Wish I lived closer, in a need of an exhaust built on my 351w swapped 96 bronco😫😫

[@teaguegearhart9851]

Not really a Ford guy either but I love exhaust. Clint wait to find out what this brand sounds like.

[@anthonysgarage]

Love your work! The headers will be a nice touch. I put shorties on all my small block Fords. They seem to benefit across the board. I've never sprung for the equal length though.

[@JOHN-that-is-me]

Good show. Look forward to more. Welcome to Utah my friend.

[@seabasschukwu6988]

Badass vid !

[@tomp3981]

Watching you here and your on my TV at the same time. You're working red pickup on powernation.✌🤘

[@helvetesfonster900]

Well talk about timing, looks like the cats are failing on my mom's 5.4 super duty and instead of buying that real expensive y-pipe with OE cats I was going to replace them with legal high flow cats so looks like this video came out exactly when I needed it to. I think you made the right choice going with shorty's, on my '89 f350 460 I put long tubes on it before I eventually ended up deciding to go a turbo route (not done yet) and the long tube collectors are right in line with the radius arm brackets. My long tubes actually tuck up very tightly in the frame rail but it did require a longer run before it was able to be merged back into a single 3". I currently don't have cats because my truck is 32 years old and I live in a place where emissions testing doesn't happen but I definitely understand going with shorty's to get your merge closer to the engine so that you can put on a single cat that works more efficiently than having to potentially add two cats because of the run before they merge. Also I kinda figure any tubular manifold/header will outperform a cast log manifold.

[@geipelstoys9923]

Awesome! I've got a 94 F150 myself. gonna be doing an exhaust on it here soon. It's only a 300ci I-6, but I've got an idea. Up here in Michigan, we don't have any emissions testing. so, I picked up a dual-in, single out 2.5" Magnaflow 14" body I'm gonna use as basically a y-pipe and a resonator, then step it up to 3" to a Jones performance two-chamber muffler, basically almost identical to a Flowmaster 40 series, and run a 3.5" dump right before the rear axle. it should have that nice classic Flowmaster style rumble but I think the Magnaflow will tone it down enough to be pretty tame for every day driving.

[@300blkaac]

Black widow, corsa, and spintech ftw

[@oleford8424]

Those 92-96 models are called aero noses which was also the last model the 300 6s came in and i think the 460bbf

[@uneducatedwhitemale4538]

Yep,, you right on both

[@ghanascam2412]

I love square body 90's trucks!

[@albertoluna2339]

Felicidades por tu primer cliente. Significa que eres bueno. Continua forjando el éxito./ Congratulaciones on your first client. This mins that you are good. Keep the effort tours success

[@LawrenceTolman]

thanks so much!

[@b.s.adventures9421]

I’ve been looking for one of those in that same configuration.

[@lysdexicsoftheworlduntie1881]

OBS is 87-97. 80-87 were "Bricknose", 73-79 were "Dents" and 67-72 were "Bumps".

[@daisbestDA9]

Obs is 92-97, 87-91 is bricknose,, 80-86 is bullnose

[@EricErnst]

Looks pretty good. You do great work. I've always heard that equal length headers are tuned for a specific rpm. Regular headers might lose peak torque at one rpm, but the different length primaries are tuned for a broader range and equal out over the powerband. I've always been more of a gm guy, but I'm a gearhead above all else, so it's nice to see varying content. The different sized collector pipes are strange. Maybe Ford did that to broaden the powerband a little. Keep that torque curve super flat. I've got an Edelbrock intake manifold for a 2.8L v6. The driver's side intake runners are almost square and the passenger's side runners are practically twice as tall as they are wide. It's not quite that exaggerated, but there is a definite size difference. I think that was to flatten the torque curve as well. The engine needs low end, so the smaller runners help power with off-idle port velocity and as they are running out of breath, the larger ones pick up the slack with higher flow up in the powerband. Their dyno result graphics show a super flat torque curve. Can't wait to see (and hear) the rest of the system.

[@richardcoleman9645]

Don't forget to drill the hole and put the o2 sensor back in.

[@pnwchris2000]

Technically that’s an Aeronose Ford. The OBS Ford term was coined when they came out with the Super Duty trucks to distinguish between the the older Aeronose 7.3 Powerstroke and the new chassis 7.3 Powerstroke. Hope this helps 👍🏼

[@BobSmith-mc7uq]

They must not do a full emission component check in Utah. Slap the probe in the tailpipe & test. Going from 2 cats to a single usually gets you a fail. Either way, nice job on the Y pipe.

[@Tonydelossantos1121]

If you made that kit for sale, I would definitely buy one for my 1993 bronco with a 351.

[@bm9860sts]

Nice work LT

[@kaitlynrich5540]

1980 to 1986 was the bullnose 1987 to 91 was the square front end 1992 to 96 and bronco 1997 it was all new front Expect the f250 kept the same front till later

[@elmerfudpucker3204]

F250 switched in 1998. 1997 F250 still had this body.

[@sethl6626]

I personally have a Black Widow Widowmaker (the second loudest i believe) attached to my 2005 Silverado 5.3. I swapped to that from a flowmaster super 10 and i havent really looked back, although id much prefer for you to do my whole exhaust,

[@MrJiblack]

"Sawzall" when you break that out, you know you adding 15 more hp to you truck lol

[@brianmarceaux1807]

Milwaukee adds 15-20 hp, dewalt only 5-10 from the dyno's ive seen

[@MrJiblack]

@@brianmarceaux1807 knew I was close, just needed a dyno lol

[@redman715]

You and me like the same thing's and yes i agree that the small block ford does sound the best

[@shadowopsairman1583]

My 262 Vortec sounded like a boss stock lol.

[@jerryburdick8051]

Fun truck. Nice to see one with the 5.8! I would love to add some gloss to that paint. Looks like it had a Flowmaster 70 - did I see that right? It actually sounded nice, although to my ears it sure seemed like the stock cat was really plugged.

[@LawrenceTolman]

you're probably right on the 70 series, it was a little larger than I remember the 40 series being.

[@DXFXmc]

Still a Great video....

[@elmerfudpucker3204]

I own three of these trucks now. 1989, and two 1994s. I know the 89 is considered another generation, but 1987 thru 1996 F150s all have the same basic designs. I built one of my 94s to tow with, replacing the 5.0 with a torque based 5,.8, and replacing the Mazda 5 spd with the ZF out of a 250. I wouldn't take anything for this truck.

[@russelltrupia4479]

OMG LT it's a Ford but I agree I do like that body style . This could be interesting Ford can use all the help you can give it.

[@leefhead1]

During youre voiceover while working on the truck (14+ minutes) i couldnt hear basically anything you said. Youll have to lower the volume on the video when doing voice over. Great video, love seeing a real ( ;) ) OBS on the channel!

[@adubbelde1]

You'd enjoy my project. I'm stuffing an L83 in a 37 Chev PU. I've already put a FATMAN MII front end in and a TCI spring kit. I've got a 99 Explorer axle with 3.73 gears, but it's open. I'm pretty sure Im going to need some sort of positraction. I've never set gears. Hell, I've never done anything I'm doing, but I'll give it a shot. Right now I'm adding boxing to the frame.

[@JonOffgrid]

grate video man that, s cool i didnt know about them cats i need to put one on my k2500 i am bulldog cheers nice job

[@mattneaderhiser4658]

I’d loan ya my 1st Gen Lightning if you need another project hahaha! All of the tough stuff is finished already.

[@1509archy]

Comment for the algorithm 👍

[@dbrandon4528]

Nice

[@joeashley7477]

LT my friend, you need a lift. I’m sure I’m not the first to say that. They’re not that expensive and you may find a fan to sell you one used from a garage somewhere. 👍 Keep working brother.

[@LawrenceTolman]

I do need one badly, but the ceiling height makes it hard to get one in my space

[@craigchiddo2794]

More length and bends in the driver's side tube the passenger side is a straight shot

[@ObsErnesto]

Ik we all wanted him to start it with each piece he took off 😂

[@TylerDuysen]

ok maybe

[@jonniessink1]

Awesome!! I got a 94 bronco with the 351w. It gives me some ideas of what I can do it. Also is a possibility to see what the gas mileage increase/ decrease would be after the modifications. My bronco is getting 9.8 to 10.5 mpg right now and I would like to bump it up to at least what my90 bronco with the 302/ 5.0, which was around 13mpg on the hwy

[@bennapier9260]

If you look at a cutaway of these mufflers. You can see the thousands of hours of R&D that must have went into the design. 😁

[@xavelongoria7457]

Want to do that to my xlt 👽

[@nicholassmerk]

What TIG welder are you using in this video? I need to start building stainless exhausts. I just spent some good time building an aluminized steel system on my Tahoe. Dual thrush glasspacks merged into a single tailpipe. I know the MIG welds may only last a few years.

[@howardhudson7214]

Don't know if anyone spoke up yet. But your suburban body style is the GM "OBS" and the ugly truck is considered the NBS or new body style.

[@casperscustoms1578]

Next you should do my Comanche exhaust

[@AndyR1982]

The weaksauce factory cam and low compression makes for a lackluster exhaust note. I have a 95 f150 with one cat, no muffler dumped in front of the rear tire. And at wot you can still hear the airbox and fan over the exhaust. Maybe going to an aftermarket cat will help but just a heads up if its not what you expect

[@waynemontgomery8484]

i think the flathead sounds best, but i'm an old guy

[@JonnyCrash]

Where did you get the mandrel bend kit? I think I could possibly pull something like this off. Albeit MIG’ed instead of TIG. Very nice work!

[@keepthelikesat710]

Start building another obs

[@4BillC]

I tried those pipe expanders too, not even a week ago. They didn't work very well for me either.

[@hugieflhr03]

They look great but they are a nightmare to work on. The cab mounts are shot we can see

[@schwanzmunster2503]

This brought back memories of the 95 Bronco I had in high school. Though it had way more rust lol

[@LawrenceTolman]

they're classics!

[@schwanzmunster2503]

@@LawrenceTolman yes they are. Miss that truck but as all rigs end up in the north....rust killed it

[@krnwhitlow]

do i need an engine oil cooler on my 05 sierra 1500 towing 6500lbs i have not seen a video on truck tech about this ..i have no way of knowing the temp .truck does not over heat ..i know 6.0 have a factory cooler..but i have never seen one on a 5.3, any thoughts LT

[@johnpurdum8126]

Think I'd like to find 250 in this series. I can't afford any of the newer trucks.

[@thomasjohnson1142]

Off topic ? A while ago for PWN you did awd Chevy truck well doing research trying to see if it’s possible to turn off awd in 2012 Denali Yukon ? I haven’t looked to see if mechanical or electric it’s just for burn outs before making passes at the track. I can tune out any limp modes I hope if it’s electrical driven. With Hp tuners obviously if it’s mechanical not gonna happen. Love the channel I’m one of Kyle’s Patreon’s at GRG sorry for the wired question. God Bless !

[@LawrenceTolman]

I'm not positive how the transfer case works on the 2012, but I'd be willing to bet its not just something you can turn on and off with a tune, its likely a mechanical part of the transfer case

[@thomasjohnson1142]

@@LawrenceTolman yeah I was going for a more manual approach or electronic but that would be nice if I could do it with my laptop lol . I’m going to take a look at it again if it has an acuator I’m assuming it would be possible. But might have to tell the computer it’s fine for it to be off cause I’m pretty sure it would put him into limp mode . But that’s the fun of it lol thank You keep up the awesome content .

[@fireresq3226]

I have a 5.8w in a 94 bronco. I did hooker long tube Comp headers. They fit perfectly, but I want the performance without the loud drone and popping. Any suggestions? High flow cats and muffler?

[@loganrorabacher4444]

So I noticed that you didn’t back purge your pipe when tig welding, I’ve read when welding stainless that back purging is essential, what are your thoughts on that?

[@Randomgearhead]

Bypass the smog pulley. Remove all accioated tubes and canisters on passenger side inner fender. Take off the cross over tube on the rear and flip it to block the ports on the heads. Will make engine pay look alot cleaner. Keep all solenoids plugged so no cel.

[@kw535075]

They have emissions testing on UT.

[@mplante7352]

Also bare in mind broadcasting your removing an emissions system that is federally mandated on a vehicle on youtube is likely gonna get you in trouble if it gets spread around. If they do etests there it may fail a visual if they see anything missing. look at diesel brothers and their 850K lawsuit...

[@Randomgearhead]

@@mplante7352 ouch. It's kinda funny how some states dont do emissions and some do. Even In the states that do sometime half or more of the counties only do safety inspections. How in the world does that even make the air cleaner? They should compensate the vehicles owners that leave their car stock and have all the emissions working and have it tested. Would be an incentive to make the air better.

[@mplante7352]

@@Randomgearhead I don't understand it either but the way things are going I can see them bringing back emissions testing at a federal level or outlawing polluters, they were saying by 2035 you won't be able to buy a gasoline powered car any more so i can only guess is they'll clamp down on older cars and trucks of this vintage on LT's channel will be taken off the road by 2035, in either fashion the govt. makes billions off of it were gonna pay one way or another.