Exhaust upgrade (3")
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Exhaust upgrade (3")
I read in multiple locations that the 92-93 exhaust manifolds, y-pipe, and exhaust is bigger than 94 and up. That is true and I have the pictures to show the differences.
On the 92-93 exhaust, after the muffler, it shrinks down to 2 1/2". The junk yard cut out the cat destroying the exhaust so I didn't bother getting the whole exhaust. I got the important parts, the manifolds and the y-pipe. I looked inside the y-pipe and there was some serious lack of quality control on assembling the y-pipe. I had to get in the pipe and grind out all the extra metal inhibiting flow.
Before
After
The cheapest 3" exhaust I could find was $380. So I decided to build my own. I bought 3-90* and 3-45* mandrel bends, a 10' stick of 3" pipe, and a Flowmaster 50 series muffler. I spent about $250. It took me about a day and a half to make but that included swapping manifolds, grinding the crap out of the y-pipe, and staring at the y-pipe trying to figure out the best way to adapt the 3" pipe.
The factory Chrysler exhaust isn't a true 3".
I tapped a ring onto the exhaust and welded that to the factory pipe.
Then I welded on the straight pipe. It just made it easier. I also used the factory hangers.
I love the sound of this exhaust. It's a little loud when you get on it but it's quite (low pitch rumble) at idle and at cruise on the highway.
http://youtu.be/uuUXL0cku44
A.J.
On the 92-93 exhaust, after the muffler, it shrinks down to 2 1/2". The junk yard cut out the cat destroying the exhaust so I didn't bother getting the whole exhaust. I got the important parts, the manifolds and the y-pipe. I looked inside the y-pipe and there was some serious lack of quality control on assembling the y-pipe. I had to get in the pipe and grind out all the extra metal inhibiting flow.
Before
After
The cheapest 3" exhaust I could find was $380. So I decided to build my own. I bought 3-90* and 3-45* mandrel bends, a 10' stick of 3" pipe, and a Flowmaster 50 series muffler. I spent about $250. It took me about a day and a half to make but that included swapping manifolds, grinding the crap out of the y-pipe, and staring at the y-pipe trying to figure out the best way to adapt the 3" pipe.
The factory Chrysler exhaust isn't a true 3".
I tapped a ring onto the exhaust and welded that to the factory pipe.
Then I welded on the straight pipe. It just made it easier. I also used the factory hangers.
I love the sound of this exhaust. It's a little loud when you get on it but it's quite (low pitch rumble) at idle and at cruise on the highway.
http://youtu.be/uuUXL0cku44
A.J.
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