the more i think about it and people tell me i had taken my muffler off so it was straight pipe to the tip and it just doesnt sound like any of the other dodges around me, my friend was saying my cat might be clogged, what is the best way to find out if the cat is clogged or if it would be another problem, plus i have been noticing it doesnt have the power it had when i got it. any ideas?

 

#1, it'll smell like rotten eggs out the tailpipe if it's breakin up/melting.
#2, you should have LOT's of exhaust flow at the tailpipe with a straightpipe.
#3, go for a highway speed drive, pull over and look at the cat/exhaust manifolds, if they're HOT (sometimes even red hot!) you got a plugged cat.
hope this helps ya and good luck !

 

alright thanks, yeah that was helpful im actually about to take it out and take it down the highway ill let you know how it goes. but another question has anyon here takin there cat off and put a glasspack in its place, and if it sounds good or not, thanks again

 

I'm not too sure how glass packs sound on dodges, but my uncle had one put on his C1500. Neither of us were big fans of the sound, kind of crackled when rev'ed up.

 

We used to remove cats and put a small glasspack in it's place, it helped to stop the "droning" sound in the cab, other than that, just seemed to make the aftermarket exhaust a tad quieter.

 

I have a gutted cat and cherrybomb glasspack, and it sounds pretty nice. It's a little loud but that's how ya want it! I've never heard of putting a glasspack up there in place of a cat....

A surefire way to check for a clogged cat is to temporarily remove the pre-cat O2 sensor and try it. If it runs better then you most likely have a plugged cat. This just gives the exhaust a place to go if it can't get through the cat...

 

I've ran glasspacks with the cat but don't know the sound without. I kept my factory muffler all these years and currently run a hollowed cat w/ stock muffler. It opened it up and has a great deep tone but not so loud you can't stand it. These days I like my truck a little quieter.

 

If you hear a hollow rattling sound when you idle and for about a second after you hit the gas, then your cat is clogged or breaking down.

 

you can take out your 02 sensors and see if that helps