Need new exhaust! Help?
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Need new exhaust! Help?
So I am needing to get a new exhaust system for my 93 Dakota with a 5.2l 318 V8. I have looked at magnaflow and flowmaster but cannot find full kits, only mufflers. Anyone know of anywhere to buy a nice system that will bring out the beast in my truck? Thanks in advance!
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Ah ok lol Well I was thinking the Super 40 from Flowmaster... Is there anything else that goes on with it or just the muffler itself? Sorry Im getting new to vehicle parts and stuff :P Im just trying to get my truck ready for the car show next year so I can tool it up and down the strip xD
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Basically your exhaust system breaks down into different components on these trucks. Starting at the engine end you have: Headers/manifolds, Y-pipe, Catalytic converter, muffler/Glaspak, Tail pipe.
Manifolds collectively gather exhaust into one chamber then funnel the exhaust down. Headers designate one seperate pipe per cylinder that individualy funnel the exhaust. As you can probably guess, the headers mean more power but also louder. Then comes the Y-pipe. Its called a Y-pipe because you have two individual pipes from the manifold/header coming into one single outlet. Then you go into the Catalytic Converter. Directly after the Cat. is the Muffler. You can also opt for a Glaspak instead of a muffler. Glaspaks are louder but can be a bit more difficult to install depending on which one you buy and who installs it for you. Lastly, you have the tail pipe.
I am actually considering doing some more exhaust work to my dakota. The shop that welded in my glaspak did a very poor job as it has broken loose twice now. Also I recently read in a mopar magazine that someone else with a first gen dakota made considerable HP gains by making a new Y-pipe. You may notice that the stock Y-pipe has several areas where the width of the pipe varies. I am thinking about taking the magnaflow cat off of my 98 318 ram to see if it matches up with my dakota as well.
Manifolds collectively gather exhaust into one chamber then funnel the exhaust down. Headers designate one seperate pipe per cylinder that individualy funnel the exhaust. As you can probably guess, the headers mean more power but also louder. Then comes the Y-pipe. Its called a Y-pipe because you have two individual pipes from the manifold/header coming into one single outlet. Then you go into the Catalytic Converter. Directly after the Cat. is the Muffler. You can also opt for a Glaspak instead of a muffler. Glaspaks are louder but can be a bit more difficult to install depending on which one you buy and who installs it for you. Lastly, you have the tail pipe.
I am actually considering doing some more exhaust work to my dakota. The shop that welded in my glaspak did a very poor job as it has broken loose twice now. Also I recently read in a mopar magazine that someone else with a first gen dakota made considerable HP gains by making a new Y-pipe. You may notice that the stock Y-pipe has several areas where the width of the pipe varies. I am thinking about taking the magnaflow cat off of my 98 318 ram to see if it matches up with my dakota as well.
