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Mar
GenI
3/30/2001
12:31:26
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 Subject: Cat back company
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What do you think is the best company to buy a cat back system for your dakota. Meaning instalation, power increase and sound.
MaRty
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RonW
Gen III
3/30/2001
14:14:04
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I'm partial to Borla but they are definitely the most expensive. As far as installation, I opted to have a professional muffler shop (not one of these idiotic national chains either) install it. They welded everything from the cat back. No clamps, no leaks. T-304 stainless all the way. Warranted for life. The tip is a phantom tip. Noise level? Don't try to sleep when I roar by.
Ron
00 PB SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
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Bernd
GenIII
3/30/2001
19:29:35
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Gibson, Flowmaster, Borla, Dynomax...they all work exceptionally well. It mainly depends on the sound you want and the tailpipe configuration. However, Dynomax, Gibson, and Flowmaster all stated the same thing: "A single exit system will work much better." (In twenty words or less.)
Why? Because the exhaust pulses don't have to fight each other to get out of a dual-exit (muffler) configuration. Exhaust is mainly based on pulses rather than flow (although flow ratings do matter...to a point). Most mufflers are rated on Flow Ratings which were done on a flow bench with a steady (regulated) stream of air. Your exhaust isn't a steady stream...it's a bunch of pulses. (Not to get too picky...flowratings don't mean a whole lot if the rating was done on a steady, regulated, test.)
So...pick what you like for looks and sound...not on who's got the best flowrating.
Bernd D. Ratsch
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT
Supercharged w/Nitrous
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