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Got the spark arrestor in and installed. Doesn't look great but not too terrible either, matches the "functional and not beautiful" demeanor of the truck. Sounds OK, got a bit of a burble to it.
For normal daily driving I'll probably pull the spark arrestor off and replace it with just a chunk of tailpipe. Haven't test driven it yet, if it doesn't restrict things too badly I may just leave it on all the time.
Tested a Flowmaster 40 series that I had laying around, just for grins. It was very restrictive and surprisingly quiet. If one just wanted quiet, this might work, but the engine lost all it's pep and blew a lot more smoke. Turbo took a lot longer to start boosting. Not recommended.
After building this truck on gravel under a carport that's open on all sides, I very much appreciate my nice enclosed insulated shop. Lots of light, heat if I want it, tunes. Concrete floor that I can use a creeper on. Started raining outside and all it did was make me grin, inside and comfy.
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617 swapped Toyota Pickup, 22-24 MPG, 50k miles on swap
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