>From the man.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Hand [mailto:thand@kc.rr.com]
Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 10:05 AM
To: farichms@westol.com
Subject: Re: Dynomax muffler for 5.9
Tell him the hot rod 5.9s used a short Ultraflow leading into a 3" tail
pipe. I had the pipe from them and donated the Walker Ultraflow muffler to a
race team. The pipe is 409 st st and the muffler of course was st st. I
would use the longer version but the shorter one sounded and worked great!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael / Suzanne Farich" <farichms@westol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Cc: "Tom Hand" <thand@kc.rr.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 8:40 AM
Subject: Dynomax muffler for 5.9
> If you'd like a bunch of audio clips and flow bench data for a couple
dozen
> different mufflers, Tom Hand publishes a CD ROM with this for $10 called
> "Silent Power". It will let you make informed tradeoff decisions between
> sound level, tone and flow data. Either buy it at
> http://www.performanceyears.com/ or email Tom Hand at thand@kc.rr.com and
> he'll ship you one for the same $10. This is a Pontiac V8 community
> oriented product, and the author is also a long-time small-block mopar
> muscle enthusiast.
>
> My interpretation of the data was to use a pair of Walker Dynomax Hemi
Super
> Turbo 17749 and an "X" synchronizing crossover for the 2.5" duals on a
> "quiet" daily driver 455 Pontiac car, a Goerlich XLerator X140 or X141
model
> http://www.goerlichs.com/goerlichs/products/mufflers/gxlerator1.htm for
the
> 3" single exhaust on a small-block pickup with a "quiet" single exhaust,
and
> a pair of Goerlich X123's with an X for the "throaty" 3" duals on a
> mid-sized big-block muscle car.
>
> Mike Farich
> farichms@westol.com
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of Bill Knight
> > Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 8:13 AM
> > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> > Subject: DML: Dynomax muffler for 5.9
> >
> >
> >
> > Slightly OT but I don't think enough for the OT list. I just got a 2000
> > Durango SLT with th 5.9 engine. Traded in the 97 Dakota with the 3.9.
> > Loved the Dakota but family is growing and now so are the gas
> > prices. Well
> > the first tank I got 17MPG. I put a Dynomax Turbo on the Dakota
> > and and got
> > a significant torque and MPG gain for the cost. I'm looking at
> > one of three
> > Dynomax mufflers from Jegs.
> >
> > Boss Turbo: $16.99
> > HD super turbo: $62.99 (Primarly RV/towing)
> > Super Turbo: $34.99
> > Ultra Flo: $106.99
> >
> > Found the sound clips between the Flowmaster and Dynomax and
> > liked the Ultra
> > flo the best. The top three are oval and not sure if they will
> > fit easily.
> > I'm hoping for mainly MPG increase. I know that with the 5.9 I
> > can't expect
> > the 20MPG I was getting with the 3.9 but hoping for better. I'l
> > be getting
> > the plugs (3923) and putting my homebrew cold air intake on
> > today. If I can
> > get an average of 18-19 MPG with these additional mods I'll be
> > happy. I can
> > afford to get the Ultra Flo, I just want to make sure that would
> > be the best
> > purchase or if I should go slightly cheaper. Thank you for all input.
> > Bill
>
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