Re: Muffler Suggestions..

From: Bill Day (billday@otecom.net)
Date: Thu Feb 02 2006 - 00:03:42 EST


Thanks Jason, will look it up.

On Wednesday February 1 2006 5:08 pm, Jason Bleazard wrote:
> On Tue, January 31, 2006 10:35 am, Bill Day said:
> > Well, my muffler has a lot of miles on it and has started rattling pretty
> > bad(internal rattle). I havent changed it sine I got the truck used, so
> > it's time to replace it. w as wondering what I should replace it with.
> > The CAT and all the plumbing seem to be in good shape, just a rattling
> > muffler. Keep in mind this is a 3.9 Magnum single exhaust system, at
> > least until I do my engine transplant. I'm not after anything "loud" or
> > kewl, but some sort of sound would be alright.. Would hate for it to
> > sound like a shit-10 or turd-wrangler popcorn machine.
>
> Bill,
>
> Your truck is a '95, isn't it? Summit sells a Dynomax 2.75" cat-back
> system for $120, which is a pretty good price for everything it includes.
> I know you just wanted to replace the muffler, but I thought I'd mention
> it.
>
> I put one on my '95 V6 a little over three years ago, and it's looking like
> I'm due for another one. The durability isn't great, but what do you want
> for the price? I can buy 4 of these systems for the cost of one Gibson.
> If you're doing an engine transplant soon, you might not care how long it
> lasts.
>
> As for the sound, it sounds pretty decent for a V6, IMHO. The rest of the
> powertrain is pretty much bone stock, so I wasn't expecting it to sound
> fantastic. And it seems to have helped out in the low-end torque
> department slightly, which is always welcome.
>
> I mostly went with this system as I figured I was going to be due to
> replace all the pipes soon after the muffler anyway, and the price was
> right. I'll be replacing it with the exact same thing, so that'll tell you
> I don't have any major complaints.

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Bill Day

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