Mike,
It all depends on what you want. You can save money initially by just
purchasing the muffler. No other cost, no other expense. You could install
a cat-back system. More initial cost, but it will last much longer, and
give you both an increase in gas mileage and power.
I replaced my stock exhaust with a cat-back system, and watched my gas
mileage take an instant 18% increase. I supposedly gained an additional
5-8hp to boot. This is on my '96 CC 318.
Weigh the differences and see where you stand. Good-luck.
Rich - Ashburn, VA
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Crumley [mailto:mcrumley@airmail.net]
Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 1:38 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Exhaust Advice
At 03:53 PM 8/22/99 , you wrote:
>I've got a 96 V6 Dak. I was looking at just replacing the stock muffler
>with a Flowmaster Deltaflow 50 Series.
>
>My plans were to keep the rest of the stock piping.
>
>Can any one give me any reason why I should do any more?
The muffler companies need the extra money they make off of your buying the
whole thing from them :-) Actually, the pipes you get with an entire cat
back system are mandrel (sp) bent rather than crimped like the factory
pipes. The advantage is that the bends are smoother on the inside and the
exhaust gasses flow out faster producing more power. This all sounds like
a big steaming pile of marketing hype to me but somebody will probably post
dyno results that show a real gain with mandrel bent pipes. You'll have to
decide for yourself if it's worth it.
Mike Crumley 97 V6 Auto
mail to: mcrumley@airmail.net
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