RE: Re: Unplanned Exhaust Modification

From: knox.james@sympatico.ca
Date: Wed Jul 28 2010 - 18:13:37 EDT


Happy to hear you resolved your tail pipe problem .
 
Jim ; 91 Dak
 

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> From: mailinglists@moparhowto.com
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Re: Unplanned Exhaust Modification
> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:57:20 -0700
>
>
>
> I had to drive a friend home through a prissy part of town after
> finishing a rebuild of his Dakota's 9.25" rear end fairly late at night,
> and had another cop follow me for a couple miles as if he was trying to
> decide if it was loud enough to pull me over for. So I finally decided
> to stop stressing about it and just went to Meineke and had them fab me
> a new tailpipe from the muffler back for 95 bucks.
>
> It's not mandrel bent (I've asked, no one in Spokane, WA knows of ANYONE
> with a pipe bender that can do mandrel bends over 2.25" diameter) but
> it's not a horrible crimp-bent one either. It's about a stock
> equivalent.
>
> Once I get the divorce finished and move to a place with a garage I'll
> see about a performance upgrade.
>
> Thanks,
>
> M.B.
>
>
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>
> I looked at them for the 98 years ago... looked a little on the junky
> side to me.
>
> If it were me, I'ld find a shop that had a mandrel bender and get the
> pipes bent in stainless and then get a muffler (gibson or magnaflow).
> Probably spend about the same as the Heartthrob, and have a better
> setup.
>
> Gary
>
> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 6:05 AM, M.B.
> wrote:
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>>
>> Or, **in some rare instances**, they're busy "fixing" their version of
>> events when they know they screwed up. Been there, done that, got the
>> lawyer bill showing how much I paid to take care of it. As most lawyers
>> will tell you, "proving you were right is expensive". Which is probably why
>> I'm so paranoid now.
>>
>> Anyone have any experience with the "heart throb" exhaust for the 2nd gen
>> Dakota? I ask because it's half the price of the Gibson. But if it's half
>> the quality then that isn't much of an advantage:
>>
>> http://www.autoanything.com/exhausts-mufflers/61A2906A0A0A2151407.aspx
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> M.B.
>>
>> On 07/25/2010 03:04 PM, Josh Battles wrote:
>>>
>>> And remember, the reason they sit there after you leave is because they're
>>> writing down everything you've said, so say as little as possible and
>>> never
>>> admit you've done anything. The law allows you to literally not speak a
>>> single word.
>>>
>>> - Josh
>>>
>>> On Jul 25, 2010 4:25 PM, "Andy Levy" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Jim, in a lot of places in the US (can't speak for Canada), traffic
>>> tickets are a major source of revenue for small municipalities. In
>>> places like this, having a cruiser behind you for a while can often
>>> mean he's waiting to find a reason to snag you on a minor infraction
>>> just to pull another $75 plus court fees for the local gov't.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 10:21, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Matt : The policeman didn't ...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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> Gary Hedlin
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>
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>
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