RE: RE: RE: Re: Frank's TB Vol. #1

From: STRICKLAND, Tate (tstricklan@shl.com)
Date: Tue Nov 24 1998 - 10:03:15 EST


Weird - I have the same setup???? If you need a stock muffler, I can
provide you with one, Sam!

Tate

        -----Original Message-----
        From: Bridges, Bruce [SMTP:bbridges@alarismed.com]
        Sent: Monday, November 23, 1998 2:38 PM
        To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'
        Subject: DML: RE: RE: Re: Frank's TB Vol. #1

        Tate,
        As a witness to Sam's exhaust (and many other HP ssytems) His is
LOUD!! It
        sounds like a big block dodge truck with blown out Hemi mufflers and
before
        the axle dumps. It makes people stare! Sams truck is a "sleeper"
and its
        definitly strange to hear so much sound out of the truck. It
definitely
        wasnt that loud with the stock Cat...It was a very surprising
result...Then
        again I've never seen such a tiny cat with such a big inlet and
outlet...I
        find it hard to believe theze trucks are so susceptible to
"lowering" the
        exhaust back pressure. My small block cuda seems to love it...
        BKB

        -----Original Message-----
        From: STRICKLAND, Tate [mailto:tstricklan@shl.com]
        Sent: Monday, November 23, 1998 12:20 PM
        To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
        Subject: DML: RE: Re: Frank's TB Vol. #1

        Sorry to hear you had bad luck with that setup, Sam. My experience
has been
        the opposite. I dropped about two tenths off of my average 60 foot
times
        with the exact same setup - and I wouldn't classify it as "VERY"
loud. In
        fact, I honestly wish it was louder, sometimes. Hope you find the
missing
        link that will make the exhaust live up to your expectations.

        Tate

                -----Original Message-----
                From: Sam Parthemer [SMTP:srp@home.com]
                Sent: Sunday, November 22, 1998 5:10 PM
                To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
                Subject: DML: Re: Frank's TB Vol. #1

                -----*snip*
>My thoughts - more horses could probably be made by those
who have
        less
>restrictive exhausts. I still have the stock exhaust,
except for
        my JBA's,
>which are beat up. I'll talk about that in a different
post....
>
>Overall I'm very happy with the power increase! I won't
metion
        fuel
>mileage, cause my right foot has been stuck to the floor!
>

                Be carefull with too little restriction though, as I think
I've gone
        too
                far. I've
                got one of Frank's Stage II's, DT headers, 3"collector-- 3"
pipe, 3"
        in/out
                CAT, 3" pipe, 3" Ultra FLO (aka Straight pipe w/no packing),
and
        finally
                a 3" tailpipe... VERY loud, and I believe has killed my low
end
        (1500-2500
                rpm)... Best mileage was 16.5 so far, mixed city/hwy
driving...
        City
                driving
                now yields 13-14 whereas I got 15.6-16 consistantly
previously
        (before
                the 3" CAT work). The TB works fine, and I've adjusted my
driving
        for the
                off idle surge that occurs....

                Sam '95 SLT

                



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