Ok, here's what ya do. If you have a 4x4 or a stock height 4x2 then you
don't have the issue of ground clearance to be concerned with. Pull off your
stock exhaust. Save the piece of pipe that has the O2 sensor mount. As you
bend the (new) driver's side pipe to fit under the trans, fab an 'H' pipe out
of the old exhaust; use the part that contains the O2 sensor. Any custom
exhaust builder will tell you to put an 'H' pipe in anyway. Now you have
your duals on the passenger side. Shoot them straight back and exit 'em
however you want, AFTER the rear axle. This applies to the Club Cab; I don't
know about the standard cab (think length of tubing). I did some research on
this subject, here and elsewhere, and as long as you stay with 2 1/4 true
duals, the backpressure will remain at an optimum level. (i.e., low
restriction for H.O., enough backpressure for proper engine operation) And
it sounds great, to boot. If your Dak is lowered however, you'll have to run
the duals past the trans and bend the driver's side tube over the drive shaft
as soon as you can after the front u-joints. This also allows for easy trans
work, if necessary. Of course this doesn't apply to any post-new-OBD
emissions Dakotas. As long as you don't need an inspection (many
States/regions thereof don't! E.g., in Indiana most counties don't require
testing, and in those that do you can get around the test by getting #11,000
or RV plates for your truck) no one will know whether or not your cat is
gone. And in my experience, as long as you remove the cat yourself, most
exhaust shops will fab up a cat-free system for you. (hey, it's for
"off-road" use!) Just don't ask the shop to REMOVE the cat.
Government restrictions be damned! I want more horsepower!
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