Yikes. That makes sense, the cat gets pretty hot. By the time it goes
through the muffler it's not too bad though.
I'm thinking of getting a 2.5" coupler, hacking off one of the tips, and
using it as a redneck downturn. I think it's so loud and resonant since
there's no pipe at all after the muffler. A friend's ultraflow muffler
was a lot quieter with even just a couple inches of straight pipe coming
out of it.
I'm looking for a rental house with a large garage or shop... once I
ditch the wife I'll have a bit more money on hand and can do a 3" cat
and gibson catback.
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Subject: Re: DML: Unplanned Exhaust Modification
From: Don Rey <radon220@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, July 21, 2010 6:40 am
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Funny timing Matt, my 89 just did this to me too. Not the first time
its happened though. I'm gonna drive it around like this till
registration is up and I have to get it sniff tested again.
I also drove it around for a while with no muffler (no pipes at all
behind the cat). The exhaust there is a little hotter and it burned a
hole in my floor boards.
Don in CT
89 Dak Vert 318 NV3500 4x4
74 Dart Sport 340
98 Jeep ZJ
81 Kawasaki KZ440
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 2:15 AM, M.B. <mailinglists@moparhowto.com>
wrote:
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> Well, my '95 Dakota tonight got tired of waiting for me to put 3" exhaust on it, and sheared off the tailpipe at the exit of the muffler. I was wondering why it was getting louder. ;)
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> Can anyone think of anything bad that will happen with the muffler pointing at the passenger side rear axle tube for a while? I'm in the middle of a divorce and looking at moving costs, I can't afford to drop $370 on an (amazingly overpriced) Gibson exhaust for the thing, and I don't think there's enough pipe left on the muffler (rust) to weld up another tailpipe.
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