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Flowmaster
10
45.45%
Cheery Bomb
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9.09%
Dynomax
4
18.18%
Borla
3
13.64%
Gibson
0
0%
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4.55%
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9.09%
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Best exhaust set up for dakota

Old Mar 5, 2012 | 12:22 AM
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heres mine been running it like this for a year , and i love it !!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z4iNvxDpXM
 
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 07:06 PM
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thats without a muffler I had that from the PO on my v6 and it sounded aggressive but also to loud at times. I'm trying to figure out what muffler will give me a deep sound and not sound ricey at any point with a v6?
 
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Earlrabbit
+1 for the Dynamax muffler. On a another Dakota forum several years ago I read an extensive thread that said that the stock exhaust pipe size was adequalte for the 3.9 and the best improvement (and bang for the buck) was to just replace the restrictive muffler. I bought mine off the internet and $25 later you're driving out of the muffler shop with a nice sound. Add a stainless steel exhaust tip for a custom look and you've got a nice exhaust system.
which model dynomax did u go with?
 
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by mgaither0
thats without a muffler I had that from the PO on my v6 and it sounded aggressive but also to loud at times. I'm trying to figure out what muffler will give me a deep sound and not sound ricey at any point with a v6?
Sorry my friend but that's not going to happen. Even a stock muffler on a V6 will have a little 'ricer' sound. You will never get a V6 to rumble like a V8 regardless of the brand of muffler you use. Just the nature of the beast.
 
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 08:51 PM
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Just Throw on a Cherry Bomb glass pack and call it a day. I have a Thrush glass pack on my 4.7L and at times it sounds like it has a freakin V-10 in it.
 
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Old Mar 6, 2012 | 06:25 AM
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I've heard alot about how gibson will give you that real deep good sound even with a v6. Anyone have any experience with this?
 
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Old Mar 9, 2012 | 10:32 PM
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I have a thrush welded 2.5 in/out sounds great up to about 2800 then gets ricer crack, but when driving with just a little throttle people ask me if its a diesel. Oh and it has a gutted cat.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2012 | 06:25 PM
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I picked up a thrush welded muffler for my 3.9, thing sounds awesome
 
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Old Mar 10, 2012 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by mgaither0
thats without a muffler I had that from the PO on my v6 and it sounded aggressive but also to loud at times. I'm trying to figure out what muffler will give me a deep sound and not sound ricey at any point with a v6?
That will not happen. Simply tis what tis, a v6. At some point, no matter what you go with, it will sound ricey. Having said that, a glass pack would sound pretty good
 
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Old Mar 10, 2012 | 06:50 PM
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not a glass pack fan they are to loud. I wonder if i went with like a 50 series flowmaster or a delta flow like 40 series if it would sound better because it wouldnt get as loud?
 
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