Did the same thing with another vehicle, and wonder if the mufflers are
just for decoration. Don't think there's enough room to run a pipe out in
front of the rr on a SWB Dakota (mine anyway) with the muffler on at
least.
Larry Elliott, '92, 3.9, 4x4, 5 sp'd, LE
On Sat, 14 Sep 1996, Dave Clement-LDC009 wrote:
> I can't speak to the magnum or v8 engines but I recently put a 2.5 cat back
> system on my 89 4x4 Dakota 3.9l. For yuks I fired up the engine with nothing
> behind the cat. There was almost no noise increase over the stock system. I
> could have saved some money by just going out the side of the truck from the
> cat with a piece of pipe.
>
> When I get ambitious I am going to replace the cat with a hi-flow unit.
>
> Dave Clement
> 89 4x4 LE
>
> ps: Check out the new Ford full size trucks. The exhaust exits infront of
> the rear wheels.
>
>
> _____________________________________________________________________________
> __
> To: dakota@csclub0.cs.fredonia.edu@INTERNET
> From: KMansfie@compucom.com@INTERNET on Sat, Sep 14, 1996 2:21 AM
> Subject: Where the pipe exits...
>
> On 9/11/96 at 6:16 pm, <TeamGTZ@aol.com> wrote:
>
> "Shoot them straight back and exit 'em however you want, AFTER the
> rear axle. This applies to the Club Cab..."
>
> TeamGTZ (your real name???),
>
> Why are you so adament about going out the back with a custom
> exhaust? Are there some regs. about that or are you concerned about
> the additional noise a shorter system (exit in front of the right rear tire)
> makes? Or is it not enough back-pressure?
>
> I saw a Dak 3.9 with the pipe exiting in front of the RR, but didn't get to
> hear it run. Wish I had stopped to talk to the driver.
>
> I have a '92 V-8 Mag and am about to install a 3" cat-back single with a
> Terminator muffler. I was thinking of dumping it out in front of the RR.
> Is
> 3" too big for a pipe that short on this motor? Should I go with 2.5"?
>
> The only other mod. is the K&N FIPK.
>
> Thanks,
>
> klm
>
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