DBXL DDM Dominator Pipe fitment

[Bryan K.]

My China/FID exhaust just took a crap. The Vibrations tore up the mounts and I just don't feel like fixing it. I just took advantage of DDM's sale price of the Dominator and finally ordered one up. I've read of some people having issues with it melting the cage, is this still an issue? I think the current one is a newer version or V2? Has that issue been addressed? Worst case scenario I'll put some exhaust wrap on it, but if it's not needed, I won't bother. It looks better without it. My 30.5cc CY motor really needs more low-mid range grunt. It takes too long to rev past the flat spot in the power curve and higher revvs really aren't that useful for bashing on the grass. I've read this exhaust really improved that low end.

 

[21bangbang]

It melted a small part of mine. Not much at all but did. I completely wrapped mine cuz getting burned sucks and I could care less how it looks. Got mine about a year ago if tjat tells you what version I have

 

[Bryan K.]

I'm not sure. For a while they kept advertising them as "V2 Dominator pipes". I haven't seen that for a while now, so I'm not sure what the differences are between them. That sucks that it melts the cage though. That's one of the reasons why I bought that china pipe. It left lots of clearances for the cage. I've burned my hand several times from turning off the battery power switch, definitely not fun. It leaves a mark. I've never used exhaust wrap before, does it stick on with glue or just clamp the ends? I've seen something that looked like metal zip ties, but they're pretty expensive. Can I use a worm gear clamp?

 

[Striikar]

The wrap I bought from ddm came with the metal zip ties. They're not that expensive on Amazon or eBay. You just have to find the smaller packs unless you need 50 or 100?
You could use other clamps if you want.

 

[DougStar]

The wrap I bought from ddm came with the metal zip ties. They're not that expensive on Amazon or eBay. You just have to find the smaller packs unless you need 50 or 100?
You could use other clamps if you want.

I used hose clamps??

 

[Seandonato73]

Mine melted the cage a bit, I had it wrapped then when I rebuilt the dbxl that last time I tweaked the mounts and got it to sit down a bit lower. No more wrap. It's a v2 as well for whatever that's worth.

 

[21bangbang]

It only melted a tiny part and not all the way. Any auto partz store will have rap for significantly less than ddm

 

[Seandonato73]

Mine was not quite half ish through till I noticed it. don't thinking really hurt the cage. Taken plenty of tumbles since and never had an issue.

 

[Bryan K.]

I just added the Titanium ones from DDM to my order. I still don't feel comfortable with the pipe touching the cage, wrap or no wrap. Thanks for the info guys. Compared to what Amazon wanted for 5 metal ties and exhaust wrap, DDM was a steal. Cheapest I found on Amazon for wrap was $20 then another $25 for 3 metal ties, what the hell? DDM was $15 for all including shipping.

 

[21bangbang]

I just added the Titanium ones from DDM to my order. I still don't feel comfortable with the pipe touching the cage, wrap or no wrap. Thanks for the info guys. Compared to what Amazon wanted for 5 metal ties and exhaust wrap, DDM was a steal. Cheapest I found on Amazon for wrap was $20 then another $25 for 3 metal ties, what the hell? DDM was $15 for all including shipping.

That Amazon price is insane. NAPA is my go to for such things. Not sure if you have those around you. I think I paid under $20 for a 50' roll but didn't use the zip strips, just pipe clamps. You wont melt if you wrap it, atleast mine doesn't anymore.

 

[Seandonato73]

Jeez I thought summit was a rip off ?

 

[Bluetickduke]

You better expect to spend 30-100$ for wrap in auto part store..

And it's wider than 1" which looks stupid imo..

Never been as issue on my 5iveT2.0 but it was a pain to get on ?

 

[siblues]

you can find them in 1 inch width in black for around ten bucks on Amazon and Ebay for cheaper sometimes just make sure they are US sellers

 

[Jshaff16]

Mine melted the cage a bit too...but like everyone else said not enough to care.

 

[Polar_Bus]

I fitted the v2 silenced pipe to my Rovan 2wd truck and dam that was a PIA! Very tight fit and i had mounting headaches as well. I too am seeing some cage rail melting. I tried to get ny pipe to clear all obstructions but in the end i just could not get a perfect fit.

https://www.largescaleforums.com/threads/ddm-dominator-v2-pipe-install-on-a-rovan-truck.23412/

 

[21bangbang]

You better expect to spend 30-100$ for wrap in auto part store..

And it's wider than 1" which looks stupid imo..

Never been as issue on my 5iveT2.0 but it was a pain to get on ?

Huh? I definitely didn't pay that much. It is 2" wide but i think it looks ok. Where are you seeing it for anywhere close to $100? Is it a 1k ft roll?

 

[Bluetickduke]

Autozone out here and oreileys all the wrap is between 40-100$ for a roll of 50 foot and it's all 2 inch or bigger

I don't set the prices ??‍

 

[21bangbang]

Autozone out here and oreileys all the wrap is between 40-100$ for a roll of 50 foot and it's all 2 inch or bigger

I don't set the prices ??‍

Huh, normally shits way more in CT than KS, thats a absurd price.

 

[Bluetickduke]

You can get it for 25-40 it just depends on what they have in stock. Everything in store is 40-80$ currently

 

[21bangbang]

? gotta stop in NAPA a bit later, ill check their current prices.