Well I'll be danged. You know, listening to it now the 5.2 liter Dodge clip sounded more like what I had (but stronger). A real low, beefy burbling, where the 5.7 was 'beefier' (a totally unquantifiable term). I thought the *first* one sounded more Zoomers-like. Shows to go you how subjective this all is.
Perfectly understandable. My exhaust system mutated three times, and I'm talking about all stages of it here and there I guess. See the four stages of bliss at that link I posted further up in this thread (where stage 1 was stock and stage 4 is Zoomers... and like I said, that stuff is still in draft although I may get to work up the Stage 4 page tonite). At the present time I have a full Zoomers catback and I have no intention of changing it, ever. Next stop: headers.
Thats very kind of you, but I'm afraid I can't make it. I love the drive (who doesn't in this car) and it'd probably be fun to do PCH on the way back up, but a)I didn't have a clue it was even going on and b)I got work scheduled thats gotta get done. One of the criminal elements of owning your own business is you don't get weekends off a lot of times. Gotta take the billable hours while they're dangling in front of you as you never know if they'll be there next quarter...

Life ain't all bad. I'm taking the laptop up to my Mom's in Monterey this weekend. The dealer is next door in Seaside and its time for my 6000 mile oil change/tire rotation on Monday morning. I'll be working at my other office for at least a couple hours this weekend.

http://mysecretbase.com/Workplace.cfm

I really do put in a few hours there. Technology is an amazing thing.

 

M.R.,
Checked out your web site. Nice work area! Played Pebble, Spyglass, & Spanish Bay back in 86 just a couple of weeks before he US Open. What a spot. Understand about the "owning your own business" reference. Had 3, sold 2 in 1997 and now just do an annual RV show in Quartzsite,AZ. (see www.quartzsitervshow.com BTW - I built the site myself with no experience so don't be too critical!) Well, when I get my SRT8 I'll be picking your brain some more.

Thanks for all the great info you provide!
KK

 

I think I'll need to drive it several hundred miles to properly assess it

 

I listened to both exhausts and liked them both. I am very uneducated about exhausts, about cars in general but want to hop up my ride. Can you guys answer me a couple questions in layman's terms...

I know there are headers, pipes, catalytic converters, mufflers and resonators and tips. What would I need to do to both gain performance and that throaty exhaust I heard in those clips. Would the complete Magnaflow exhaust do it, I have read the Borla system is built for performance rather than sound. Would these questions be better directed to a muffler shop. If so, which ones rank better for this kind of work (loaded question, I know). Should I stay away from the chains and stick with a small shop? Lot's of questions... thanks y'all.