Exhaust upgrade, but not loud?
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From: Cape Carteret NC
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...some-help.html <pics here
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...lp-needed.html
give this a look-see.. I too have Cali, and I went true duals VERY easy.. pics included in the thread.. I used two magna flow high flow cats ($60ea), and a magna flow true x muffler ($80)... I couldn't be happier.. that Y pipe sucks hugely man..
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...lp-needed.html
give this a look-see.. I too have Cali, and I went true duals VERY easy.. pics included in the thread.. I used two magna flow high flow cats ($60ea), and a magna flow true x muffler ($80)... I couldn't be happier.. that Y pipe sucks hugely man..
Last edited by drewactual; Dec 28, 2010 at 05:30 PM.
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From: Cape Carteret NC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCpMvqXIzp0
you having Cali emissions makes it really easy for you to go true dual.. and still be legal as can be.. I wouldn't have a single issue passing a cali pipe-bagged test right now I'm sure.
you having Cali emissions makes it really easy for you to go true dual.. and still be legal as can be.. I wouldn't have a single issue passing a cali pipe-bagged test right now I'm sure.
Last edited by drewactual; Dec 28, 2010 at 06:44 PM.
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With twice pipes, you wouldn't pass in CA. The CA test is not just the pollutants at the exhaust pipe. It's also about having EVERY piece of original equipment provided by the manufacturer. Every (and I mean Every) modification to your intake, exhaust or emissions control systems is illegal (unless it has the CARB approval sticker).
True duals would not allow you to run both sides of your exhaust through that single cat downstream. Even if the cat is not monitored, you still have to have it and it must function in the way the manufacturer designed it to run.
You can't even put on an aftermarket air cleaner unless it has the CA Air Resources Board exemption! They check for all that stuff during the smog test (every two years). Every single upgrade we do here must be researched to ensure CARB has approved of it. It sucks.
True duals would not allow you to run both sides of your exhaust through that single cat downstream. Even if the cat is not monitored, you still have to have it and it must function in the way the manufacturer designed it to run.
You can't even put on an aftermarket air cleaner unless it has the CA Air Resources Board exemption! They check for all that stuff during the smog test (every two years). Every single upgrade we do here must be researched to ensure CARB has approved of it. It sucks.
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^I found that gif creepy when I first saw it years ago, and I still do to this day.
Around here you can do whatever you want with your truck as long as it passes emissions and safety...
On a non-related note, how hard is it to replace exhaust clamps?
Around here you can do whatever you want with your truck as long as it passes emissions and safety...
On a non-related note, how hard is it to replace exhaust clamps?