Re: Catback or Muffler Change...

From: Kenneth Berntsen (kberntsen@houston.rr.com)
Date: Sat Jul 29 2000 - 23:19:44 EDT


How are they doing the exhaust on the 4.7, is it Y pipe into the cat?
----- Original Message -----
From: <Ohm347@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Catback or Muffler Change...

> In a message dated 07/29/2000 7:34:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> patch@cdsinet.net writes:
>
> << Ok...I'm new to the list and just bought a 2000 Dak 4x4 club cab. I
> started
> making my poor boy intake and now am looking at either buying a catback
> system or just replacing the stock 2.25 inch muffler with a Flowmaster or
> some other free flowing muffler. The question is whether there is that
much
> of a difference in performance between the catback system or just
replacing
> the muffler? I'm sure that there is some but has anyone been through
this
> and noticed any difference? I had a Mac Exhaust catback on my mustang
where
> I went from 2.25 to 2.5" but noticed only a slight performance
difference,
> but a much more noticible sound difference which I really did like!
> Anyway...this is a great list from what I have seen so far. Thanks...
>
> David Albrecht
> Central Missouri
> >>
> welcome to the dml. i just put a three inch gibson catback on my 2000
> clubcab 4x4,4.7l and i noticed a major difference in the 2200-2400 rpm
range.
> it used to pull smoothly from idle on up. now it hits about 2200 and
takes
> off like a raped ape. and the sound. oh man what a sound.
> derek



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