Exhaust Noise

From: jim miller (jmiller@texnet.net)
Date: Thu Sep 03 1998 - 23:11:26 EDT


I tried a turndown right behind my muffler but I didn't like the noise in
the cab. Does anyone know if the noise would be as bad if I run the pipe
out the side of the truck just in front of the rear tire or do i need the
long tailpipe to control the noise.

droopie wrote:

> MY 98 R/T has a clunk on tight radius turns, but my dealer shrugs and
> claims
> he can't duplicate the problem therefore it doesn't exist, just like my
> tranny
> overheating / slipping problem from a few months back.
>
> Anyway, this strange abnormality seems to occur only in parking lots or
> other
> areas where you have low speeds, less then 20 mph, and turn a bit
> tighter
> turning radius then the usual. I guess pulling into my driveway is where
> I
> notice it most often.
>
> Chris Sobaszek
> 1998 R/T CC
>
> There is a TSB out on the new body style about a bad cab mount bushing
> something or other. Only happens at low speed in a sharp turn that
> induces body twist, like turning into a driveway. It is number
> 23-65-97A. Dated Dec. 97. Someone posted a link here that led to
> alldata.com and they have a database to search manufacturers for recalls
> and TSB's. I used it to search for my 98 4x4 dak, my brother's 98
> Durango and his 97 Ram Cummins 4x4.
>
> --
> Drew Schofield
> 1998 Sport 4x4 5.2 CC Black
>



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