Re: Exhaust for 98 Dak which is best

From: Mike Crumley (mcrumley@airmail.net)
Date: Tue Jun 30 1998 - 11:58:19 EDT


At 01:17 PM 6/29/98 , you wrote:

>I just picked up my new 98 Dak V-6 (couldn't get V-8 I wanted), SLT Plus,
Amethyst,
>Grey bottom, all the goodies except overhead console. Ordered new ARE CVX
cap for the back
>with factory matched paint, lights, clothes bars, etc. and installed
Duraliner in bed.

Sounds like a real nice truck. I know you'll like it.

>I have been reading the mail on the exhaust questions and trying to figure
out which one
>is best. The cat-back duals or the 3" single cat-back. How loud are they??
>I'm leaning toward the Gibson dual cat-back and wonder if anyone knows if
it will help
>with low end torque. My V-6 pulls good when running around 2800+ rpm,
>but would like to get a little more pull at 2200 rpm. Will the duals help
this??

No!!! Go for a more free flowing muffler for sure, but stick with a single
exhaust. Dual exhaust actually reduces back pressure too much and hurts low
end torque.

> Any other
>minor changes that will help the torque below 2500 rpm??

You might want to search through the DML archives to see what you can find
on this.

>Still can't find a K&N filter charger kit for this engine. Is there one
available??

No :(

--
Mike Crumley  mcrumley@airmail.net
97 Dakota  Regular Cab  Short Bed
3.9L V6   3.55 Auto  Rhino Liner
Bug Shield  Mud Flaps  DDBC



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Fri Jun 20 2003 - 12:08:59 EDT