All three Dak's I ran have a true 3" turn down after the muffler. The sound
emminates from all directions on the truck, less weight and black stuff on
the rear.
Kuk
----- Original Message -----
From: "hoegen" <hoegen@kersur.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 9:08 AM
Subject: DML: Re: One last exhaust flow question -f/u
> Basically do I need the added compression that may be added by the 2.5"
pipe
> after the muffler?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hoegen <hoegen@kersur.net>
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Date: Sunday, April 16, 2000 8:53 AM
> Subject: DML: One last exhaust flow question
>
>
> >Ok,
> > I don't want to beat a dead exhaust, but I have a question regarding
> >exhaust flow. A friend of mine has a Jeep which he has placed a
performance
> >muffler (I think it's a Dynomax) on. He does NOT have any exhaust pipe(s)
> >after the muffler though, and I gotta say it sounds good. Even though he
> has
> >a V6, you'd swear it was an 8.
> >
> > My question, or rather my plan, was to get a flowmaster muffler
> designed
> >for my 99 V6 Dakota. Single in/Dual out. For the OUTLET, instead of the
> >standard 2.5" I was gonna go with 3" at least. I understand that normally
a
> >3" exhaust would seriously deprive a V6 of low end perfromance, but does
a
> >larger pipe size matter AFTER the muffler? I figure that all the
> restriction
> >needed was being done by the muffler, CAT, and the 2.5" pipe going back
to
> >the exhaust manifold. I also assumed that if I simply had no pipe after
the
> >muffler, my performance would remain the same.
> >
> > Your help is appreciated as I think the less restriction after the
> >mufler, the deeper the sound, which is always a plus for us V6ers.
> >
> >Thanks
> >
>
>
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