You don't need to replace the pipes. Most people IMO only replace the
pipes so that they can ensure they'll be around for years to come. Or
ie: They won't rust out.
Chad Clifton
mcc@negia.net
'95 Dak CC v6 5sp
jesse wrote:
>
> I don't understand the cat-back exhaust upgrade. I looked under my
> Dakota and found that the exhaust from the CC back are at least 2.5 to
> 3 inches in diamater, but the pipes from the engine were a lot smaller
> (maybe 1.5 to 2 inches). It seems that if I were only going to do a
> cat-back upgrade, I could save some money and just upgrade the muffler
> (free flow) and not get the piping. Does this make sense? Does anyone
> know if the stock pipes are mandrel bent.? Does it make that much of a
> differnce for a soon to be slightly modified truck? Any comments?
>
> 1997 cc v6 auto
> soon to have 10" 360 degree air filter w/2.5 k&n filter, Jet power
> module, Gibson cat-back (depends on answers from post)
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