Exhaust tip question

[ianacole]

I hate the raw pipe look for the 6.7L exhaust, and would like to clean it up. Poking around a bit there are a couple of options. So the question is: does doing something like the AFE DPF-back exhaust system provide any benefit to warrant spending the money on versus just putting on a bolt-on (black) exhaust tip and trimming back the stock exhaust pipe?

AFE product: https://afepower.com/afe-power-49-4...5-409-stainless-steel-dpf-back-exhaust-system

 

[BUzzard]

I hate the raw pipe look for the 6.7L exhaust, and would like to clean it up. Poking around a bit there are a couple of options. So the question is: does doing something like the AFE DPF-back exhaust system provide any benefit to warrant spending the money on versus just putting on a bolt-on (black) exhaust tip and trimming back the stock exhaust pipe?

AFE product: https://afepower.com/afe-power-49-4...5-409-stainless-steel-dpf-back-exhaust-system

I bought a black tip on Amazon about 6 mo ago (still holding up well). I cut the tailpipe shorter so the tip would be tucked under the truck more, and also painted the tailpipe with black high heat paint to give it a cleaner look... I haven’t seen any benefits to adding a DPF back exhaust...

 

[ianacole]

I found your post while searching which got me to thinking about "just the tip." I like that you painted the pipe black as well. How much did you cut off the stock pipe?

 

[AndreDW]

I bought a black tip on Amazon about 6 mo ago (still holding up well). I cut the tailpipe shorter so the tip would be tucked under the truck more, and also painted the tailpipe with black high heat paint to give it a cleaner look... I haven’t seen any benefits to adding a DPF back exhaust...

That looks great! I've been looking to do something similar on my truck, which Amazon exhaust tip did you go with?

 

[BULLSANDBUCKSHUNTER]

I just painted with hightemp black factory exhaust tip, looks way better than factory(i have a NE so no bare metal or plastichrome)and i know it will outlive that tip, can touch up when i want. This is critical: just the tip!

 

[Blackfin]

Painted mine with high temp primer and paint. Very easy job. Has held up well so far, 6 months in.

Painted the exhaust black, used high-temp Rust-Oleum paint and primer. Easy job and hides the cheap looking factory pipe.

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[BUzzard]

I found your post while searching which got me to thinking about "just the tip." I like that you painted the pipe black as well. How much did you cut off the stock pipe?

I probably cut 5-6 in off. I wanted enough off so the tailpipe doesn’t show too much inside the tip...

 

[BUzzard]

That looks great! I've been looking to do something similar on my truck, which Amazon exhaust tip did you go with?

This is the one I went with. It is holding up well so far with no chipping or anything. The truck doesn’t get driven a lot, so I’m not sure how it would look if I was running the miles up. I may buy a couple more to have on hand once this one doesn’t look good anymore...

 

[ianacole]

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This is the one I went with. It is holding up well so far with no chipping or anything. The truck doesn’t get driven a lot, so I’m not sure how it would look if I was running the miles up. I may buy a couple more to have on hand once this one doesn’t look good anymore...

$30 bucks is hard to beat, even if it needs yearly replacing. Thanks!

 

[Relentless]

Apparently, the raw pipe can be fine sanded and polished if so inclined