yea kyle i was thinking of having a tip exit at the rear corner. that might
look decent.. do you happen to have any pics?? i don't have a 4wd, so i'm
not to worried about snagging it on something. i just want something that
looks cool and sounds cool. thanks..
mike k
>From: "Kyle Kozubal" <grndak4x4@home.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: DML: Re: exhaust tip location??
>Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 15:58:53 -0500
>
> > well i am finally going to redo my exhaust. the old cherry bomb is
>totally
> > blown out and its time for something new. i was going to put cat back
>dual
> > exhaust on. i have a 94 with a V6 (wish it was a V8), but the guy at
>the
> > muffler shop said that he has done a few and they never sounded good.
>he
> > suggested going with just single out. now the question of where should
>i
> > have it come out?? i was planning on using a big ole tip like 3.5" by
>18",
> > but not sure where it would look cool. i've already decided on a
>flowmaster
> > muffler, so i just need advice on exhaust tip location.
>
>Mike,
>I would highly suggest trying to keep the exit pipe(the pipe after the
>muffler) as short as possible. Originally, I had my Flowmaster welded in
>and
>kept the stock pipe after the muffler; as the 2.5" stock pipe size is
>really
>as large as you/I would need for a V6. The only thing I changed was having
>the 90 exit pipe cut off and had a 45 degree mandrel pipe welded on. So
>instead of have the pipe come out behind the rear tire, it exited at a
>45degree angle and came out right at the corner of the rear bumper. I put a
>Meg's Oval Stainless Steel Tip on it and it did look really sweet and
>sounded sweet. However, I always had to take the tip off whenever I went
>4wheeling, cause I didnt want to crush the tip on the trail, since it was
>right below the bumper. This past weekend, I fired up the angle grinder and
>cut off the 45degree pipe, just cause I was tired with messing around with
>the exhaust tip. I put a cheap ole $6 'turn-down' style exhaust tip on and
>put on a new hanger to the pipe from the frame and am done with it; nvery
>solid setup. The exhaust tone is the same and believe it or not,
>performance
>is definately up. I believe I cut off a total of about 28inches, including
>the exhaust tip; I guess the faster the fumes can exit the pipe(s), the
>better. I did really like the 45 degree exit location, but for my needs, it
>just wasnt working out. Maybe this would be the route to go. Good Luck!
>Kyle
>93 Dakota 4x4 V6
>
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