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Dakota52318
Dodge Dakota
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4/22/2004
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Just wondering what you all have.... Ive got a flow master right now, but I heard that they are some of the most restrictive mufflers that you can buy, but god I love the sound. With the SCer going on, what should I be looking to get? I love a fairly loud exhaust when you get on it, but mild while cruzing. I dont think that there is a better sounding car than a mustang.... what way would I want to go to get close to that?
TJ
dakota52318@toad.net
1992 Dodge Dakota 4X4
3.90 Gears, Long Bed
318, 46RH Auto
DT Headers, Functional RamAir Hood
K&N FIPK, Flowmaster Muffler
Custom Throttle Body
MP Computer
Viper Electric Fan
15.74@87.59 b4 fan.
4350lbs
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Rob C
Dodge Dakota
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4/22/2004
22:07:39
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I'm running a Dynomax Ultraflo S/S. It's got a mellow sound at idle and almost stock db at cruise but, if you get on it, it sounds the way a V8 performance engine should. The Ultraflo is stainless steel oval, straight-through design 2.5" in 2.5" out.
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wadak
Dodge Dakota
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4/23/2004
00:41:30
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I have a 1992 Dak 5.2 4x4. When I replaced my muffler I went with the Flowmaster Big Block 70 series. My stock exhaust was 3in in to the muffler and 2.5 in. out . The muffler I put in is 3in. in and 3in out. and about 24 inches long. I was amazed at the horse power and torque I picked up almost 20 hp according to my Gtech meter. I certainly like the Flowmaster sound. Based on my experience I would go with flowmaster again.
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sp
Dodge Dakota
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4/25/2004
17:25:44
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no muffler. the 4.7 sounds best without it, sounds really good through the rpms, rapps when its cold, and off throttle at high rpm. i love it. Its been heard over a mile and a half away. theres more interior resenoance with the windows closed than there is when they are open.
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GraphiteDak
GenIII
4/25/2004
18:21:10
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Flowmaster. It's about equally as loud at idle as it is through out the RPM's.
Therefore it gets attention just idleing through the parking lot.
I love doing this. Check mine out by clicking on the link.
http://www.paysonarizona.net/DakFlow.mp3
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My 99
Dodge Dakota
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4/25/2004
23:33:30
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'99 CC 318
MSD Ignition
Holley Air Cleaner
-->Gibson Cat Back <--
31"X12.5 Pro Comp AT's
(Soon to be Firestone Destionation MT's)
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Rob C
Dodge Dakota
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4/26/2004
20:49:20
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Dakota52318, listen to some of these guys. Like you asked which muffler is going to be as loud as possible all the time no matter what. Maybe some of these kids think thats great but, in the real world, that's very annoying.
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greendak
Dodge Dakota
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4/26/2004
21:39:29
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You sound like an old man. I like loud exhaust (except on ricers' cars). I think I'll like it less when I get old and decrepid but I have a long time 'til I get there.
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GraphiteDak
GenIII
4/27/2004
00:37:06
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The FLOWMASTER 40 series delta flow is quiet as sh*t with the windows up and just cruising at highway speeds.
But at slower speeds (in parking lots) or whenever you get on it the OTHER people sure as sh*t can hear it!
Those STRAIGHT THRU types (like a glass pack with baffles, etc) are probably loud as hell on full throttle but quieter at idle. Screw that. I'll keep my Flowmaster. I'll run two of them when I go duals.
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Ant.
Dodge Dakota
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4/27/2004
11:15:19
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I have a flowmaster with a turndown. Not sure what series. How can I tell? Its quiet at highway speeds. It can be heard comin down the road but its not loud. Now the Z-tube with the 9in filter is loud. It made my truck a lot louder when i get on it than the flowmaster did. Its a real sweet sound. I waste a lot of gas just listening to it.
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r/t killer
Dodge Dakota
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4/27/2004
14:41:15
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I run the apc muffler with the light up tip on my 99 5.2 magnum. Sounds good through all rpms.
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woody
Dodge Dakota
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4/28/2004
00:24:58
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I got the Dynomax Super Turbo(17749). I love it because it is just slightly louder than the factory muffler, but it is not annoying on the highway. I am still using the original exhaust pipe.
I had to cut several slits in the muffler to allow it to slide of the stock pipe, and then installed the new muffler with the inlet on the bottom and the outlet on the top at a slight angle. This allowed the original pipe to be attached to the outlet. I had to create my own mounts for the muffler but the end piping still used the original mount. I did not loose any low end power, but I am also running the HO cams so that may have made a difference.
I use to have a flowmaster 50-series single-in dual-out, but it was just too loud within the cab. I did loose some low end power with this muffler but gained some of it back with the HO cams.
I got both of these mufflers from Summit because they were the best price.
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Jeremy
Dodge Dakota
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4/29/2004
20:03:29
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GraphiteDak, are you running just a Flowmaster 40 muffler with stock pipes? Or a whole system? I was thinking but doin a complete cat-back, but if I can get away with just a muffler I might do that.
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GraphiteDak
GenIII
4/29/2004
22:33:50
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I have just the muffler with the stock pipes.
I welded in the muffler in place of the old one. The old one is LONGER so I had to extend the Flowmaster with some pipe.
Funny thing is I just got the truck at the time and picked up the muffler from Lopers. They looked it up (because I forgot to check it myself) for the pipe diameter. They said it was 3" so they sold me a 3" Flowmaster 40 series Deltaflow.
Sooo, I used 3" pipe to extend the length of the muffler to bolt back up under the truck and had to cut and weld gthe 3 inch pipe into home made reducers down to the stock 2 1/2" pipe.
I also welded on a chrome 3" tailpipe.
I LOVE the sound of this truck. It gets me HARD just listening to it especially in parking lots, freeway underpasses, parking garages, etc!
Just last night someone asked what I had for an engine in the thing when they heard my truck. People always ask.
Here's some pics.
Weight reduction from stock is a bonus here :-)
Extended the muffler like so.
Then I welded it back up like so. Notice that I cut a notch out of the 3" pipe near where it connects to the 2 1/2" pipe and as I welded around the 2 1/2" pipe I bent the 3 inch down to 2 1/2 inches making a smooth transistion and no reducer fitting needed thanks to a hammer and my welder.
You can see all of my pics if you click on my mods banner below.
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Jeremy
Dodge Dakota
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5/02/2004
09:47:16
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Did you notice any power difference with just the muffler? Another post said his cat-back didn't do sh*t powerwise.
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alf
Dodge Dakota
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5/02/2004
15:15:18
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I have an Areoturbine muffler and it is loud...almost too loud...Check it out @
www.aero-turbine.com
2001 qc 4x4 4.7
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GraphiteDak
GenIII
5/02/2004
15:32:12
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The Flowmaster is JUST perfect.
It's loud enough in parking lots to get LOTS of attetion and people come to me and ask what I have under the hood.
It sounds BAD a$$ in underpasses and garages.
And at highway speeds at steady throttle you can barely hear the smooth rumble.
Last time I went to the muffler shop to buy pipe, I looked at some of the cut aways from some of the newer popular mufflers.
Well some of those damn things are just straight thru designs using baffles in a muffler looking body. Not much different from a GLASS PACK! But costs a lot more. Those types are QUIETER at idle and get LOUD AS F#CK at high RPM's and on the highway.
I like Flowmaster. Never known anyone who had one and that didn't like it.
I've never really noticed performance gains from a muffler alone either. I'd assume you need to match the pipe diameter to your application and run true duals with headers to get much noticable gains. I've always had headers and true duals until I got my Dakota. It's harder with emmisions to throw that kind of stuff on :-(
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DennisO
Dodge Dakota
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5/02/2004
21:00:03
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I am basically looking for a unique sound that not many people have. Everyone has or has had the Flows including myself. Just wanting to be different. Alf is the aeroturbine worth the wallet smashing price or is it just another muffler. Looks pretty interesting, might be worth trying.
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Jeremy
Dodge Dakota
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5/02/2004
21:07:58
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Have any of ya'll put on a Flowmaster, Dynomax, or Magnaflow cat-back? I think that's the route I wanna go. I was listenin to Gibson's sounds on their site and I didn't like it. Any suggestions?
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DStarr
Dodge Dakota
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5/03/2004
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Cherry Bomb Vortex is the only way to go !
sounds different than anything else.
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mxrider
Dodge Dakota
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5/03/2004
16:17:56
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i have the same set up as graphite sound nice not too loud in the cab it is loudest in the cab around 2000 rpm.The best thing it only cost 140.00installed with a 3in crome tip.
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