I recently purchased a 2005 Dodge Dakota ST extended cab 4x4 3.7L and I have an exhaust question. Underneath it looks like it has a small muffler up front (doesnt look like a cat) then pipe, at the middle, large round, long piece (almost like a muffler), pipe, and then muffler, then tailpipe. What is this setup? After looking at the manual on here it doesnt look stock (looks installed professionally though). My old ranger had all the usual normal looking cat, pipe, muffler, tailpipe. The reason I ask is I am wanting to get a flowmaster 44 installed.

 

You have the exhaust manifolds, and down pipes running into your catalytic converters (you have two) and then come together into a "y" pipe. That single pipe runs all the way back into a giant resonator and then into your muffler.

 

i think your talking about the resonators

 

after the y-pipe is an exhaust resonator. its there to quiet noise in the cab, after that is the muffler, than after that is another resonator to quiet the noise coming out of the tail pipe, everyone cuts those out, but some leave the one under the cab for noise purposes. but removing the raer one just makes the truck a little rumbly not to much noise but suttle

 

Yeah I cut muffler and resonator off (the 07 only had one resonator) and installed a Cherry Bomb Pro...

You just have the stock setup on there...it should go: manifolds-cats-y-resonator-muffler-resonator-tail pipe

 

Thanks for the responses. I had never seen this setup b4

 

Once you get rid of the giant resonator and muffler, replace it with a performace muffler and see what a difference that makes.

 

I am planning on a flowmaster super 44. Any opinions? Money is a factor.

 

Personally I prefer Magnaflow over Flowmaster but it really comes down to the best deal you can get.

 

A lot of guys like the flowmasters, its all personal preference and like blown said, who has the best deal. I am either a Cherrybomb or Magnaflow person...