I have a 06 dakota V8 Mag engine with a cold air intake on it, i am taking off my TB spacer as i have been told it doesnt really help.. I was going to upgrade from factory exhaust next.. any suggestions?

 

flowmaster

 

The quick, easy and cheap(er) way - go to a local muffler shop, have them yank off everything from the Y-pipe back (both resonators, muffler....) Then, have them run 2.5" aluminized pipe from the Y-pipe into a Flowmaster 40, and exit it either out the factory location or in front of the rear wheel. Probably run you around $250 installed, give you a nice, deep, throaty roar for not too much $$$.
If you have some $$$ to spend, or choose to upgrade down the road, you could always go for the Flowmaster or Magnaflow stainless systems made for the truck. Mucho dinero for exhaust though, IMO

 

i was going to go the cheap way.. and i am thinking of keeping it factory on the exit point.. thanks for the suggestions

 

I just ordered my gibson exhaust last night

ill have video and pics when I get it.,

 

I just got my headers bolted up,I wasn't planning on a new exhaust but you know how it goes,if I go with a kit it'll probably be the Gibson single,otherwise tothe local muffler shop for a Flowmaster Deltaflow 40 or 50 series 2.5 in 3inch out single,it never ends more ideals than money,,,,,Happy New Year guys.

 

I just bought a used 06. For its exhaust, all it has is two "small cannisters" , one on each downpipe before the y-pipe, then the y-pipe, a long straight pipe to the rear axle, then a small muffler just as the exhaust goes over the rear axle, then out behind the passenger side rear tire. Is there not a catalytic converter after the y-pipe, before the muffler, or are the 'small cannisters" on each down pipe cats?

 

The small "cannisters" ARE the cats....

 

someone must have taken your muffler and front resignator off and left only the back one

 

Sounds like what you have is an aftermarket set-up, with both resonators already removed and an aftermarket muffler. In the factory system, those canisters are the cats, follwed by a Y-pipe, and then it goes into two 'gigantic' resonators, followed by a 'gigantic' stock muffler. Looks like your truck already had all that yanked out and a new muffler added, free of charge!