Re: Exhaust question?

From: Aaron (acolona@i-55.com)
Date: Fri Aug 13 1999 - 19:48:39 EDT


you didn't read the whole message did you. I plainly said I THINK I WILL
NEED A BETTER EXHAUST WITH THE NEW MODS I HAVE COMING. I'm gonna be putting
in a camshaft and roller rockers within the week and after that I'm getting
my heads and intake ported. you skipped reading class when you were younger,
didn't you?

----- Original Message -----
From: Bernd D. Ratsch <bernd@texas.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 5:59 PM
Subject: RE: DML: Exhaust question?

> Major modifications fall under Cam, Heads, Pistons, Crank, Porting (Intake
> and Exhaust head work), etc. Bolting something on such as headers and a
TB
> are still minor.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Aaron
> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 5:13 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Exhaust question?
>
>
> minor, what more do you want me to do......bore and stroke the engine.
Other
> than that, there isn't a lot more I could do to pull in more air.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bernd D. Ratsch <bernd@texas.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 9:19 AM
> Subject: Re: DML: Exhaust question?
>
>
> > Any of the standard Cat-Back systems will be more than adequate for your
> > mods. (Those mods are actually minor)
> >
> > Flowmaster, Gibson, Borla all make good systems.
> >
> >
> >
> > At 07:56 AM 08/11/1999 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Looking for a little input here. Right now I have the factory exhaust
> pipe
> > >all the way to the single 2-chamber flowmaster I installed. I cut off
the
> > >cat and put a piece of pipe in it's place of the same diameter as the
> rest
> > >of the exhaust. Once in the muffler it comes out as dual pipes, still 2
> 1/5
> > >diameter. My question is that I think I'm going to need a better
flowing
> > >exhaust with the mods I plan to be adding. I have an idea of what I
think
> > >I'm gonna do but I'm no exhaust wizard so I was looking for someone who
> > >knows this stuff. These are my current mods: (just the ones that affect
> the
> > >engine anyway):
> > >
> > >1. Electric fan
> > >2. crank pulley
> > >3. 14" open air cleaner
> > >4. R&D Throttle Body
> > >5. The exhaust sytem I mentioned above
> > >6. I have a resistor in the IAT sensor.
> > >7 brass cap and rotor
> > >
> > >: First thing, is my exhaust big enough for just that? These I have
> ordered
> > >allready/planned allready and will done within the next couple weeks:
> > >
> > >1. New Camshaft
> > >2. 1.6 Roller Rockers
> > >3. Bored out intake manifold and heads
> > >4. Headers
> > >
> > >: After that about 6 months to a year away I plan to supercharge it.
What
> > >size exhaust am I gonna need to go to with all this and when? I was
> thinking
> > >of waiting till everything is done and then running 3 inch exhaust all
> the
> > >way from the headers and then split into two 2-chamber flows. Would
that
> be
> > >sufficient or am I talking tru-dual exhaust here. Any comments would be
> very
> > >appreciated. Sorry about the long post, and anyone that would like to
> e-mail
> > >me privately I would appreciate it.
> > >
> > >Aaron C.
> > >99 5.2 Manual
> >
> >
>
>
>



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