I was installed some nerf bars on my 2500 when I finally got to take a peek under the truck.

Gotta love all the made in mexico parts lol (like the rear leafs). Also, I love how they use TAPE to cover some of the holes in the body. TAPE! I guess rubber body plugs cost too much. I would love to see the bean counters cost reduction sheet or just the COGS (thats cost of goods sold for you non egg head types) on a 3rd gen RAM. Or then again, maybe I don't.

Anyhoo, I was looking at the exhaust system and found a large, bowling ball size canister between the muffler and the turbo. Good god is that our CAT? If it is that thing is HUGE.

The funny thing was I could not find any sensors around the area of the CAT, like in a gasser. My other gas vehicles had an O2 sensor right near the Cat. Either I am blind or I guess we don't need one.

 

Is it a resonator?

Mine had a resonator, not a cat. Maybe that's what yours has too.

 

if it is an 04.5 or later it is a cat. . .mine ran away a few months ago and hasnt come back home

 

Well what ever the heck it is, I want to cut it off and replace the bowling ball and the muffler with an Aero 4040 and a tip like Jake's. I wonder if we have to bring our 06's in for smog checks in CA? Anyone know?

 

Smog checks and Ca-LEE-fornyAA seem to go hand in hand.

 

Very good, sound it out nice and slow mayfair and you'll get through the big words

 

I think that is Mayfair's Arnold impression.

 

I still can't believe how he fell apart ...