Jon,
I finally got mine lastFriday, now I won't have time to put it on until mid
October.
KW
Jon Steiger wrote:
> At 09:16 PM 9/25/98 +0000, you wrote:
> > Hello DAKsters (& Jon)
> >
> > I just got off the phone with ATR about their Dakota "Y" pipe - not
> >good news at all! They (due to sudden demand) raised the price from
> >$179 to $295! I, for one, refuse to be "price-gouged" (at least until I
> >can get some particulars). Does anyone know for sure whether they will
> >fit the R/T? I do realize I'll have to change the cat convertor, but
> >had planned to anyway. I'm concerned with clearance under the trans and
> >oil pan, as the pipe was designed around a '95 which didn't have the
> >46RE trans. Wasn't someone in SC (near ATR) going to volunteer their
> >R/T for a fitment check? ATR said they are MORE than willing to do
> >this. Lastly, does anyone out there have an ATR pipe they want to sell?
> >
>
> Is that why they're raising the price? (I heard that the lower price was
> a misprint but they would still honor that price.) If so, that really sucks.
> They were going to discontinue it because of lack of interest, then we
> express some interest and they raise the price? Pretty stupid, if that is
> indeed what is really going on here.
>
> Anyway, yeah I've got my Y pipe installed (I paid $179) on my '96. It
> clears the 5 speed tranny just fine on my truck (there's not a whole lot
> of clearance, but it *does* fit without touching). The one complaint I have
> with it is that the 3" neck is longer than it needs to be, and it exits
> very close to a crossmember, which will require a sharp bend to clear. I
> plan to cut it down somewhat, but there's a limit to how much material I
> can take off due to the O2 sensor. I'm not sure what the pipe by itself
> did since I took my cat off at the same time, but it appears to have given
> me about 2 tenths. Don't take that to the back quite yet, I still have
> some bottlenecks to take care of like the crushed flexible exhaust tubing
> to clear the crossmember and an obstruction downstream. After I clean
> up the exhaust I'll know better what difference it made.
>
> -Jon-
>
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