Dodginit71
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I am looking to upgrade my stock exhaust to a flowmaster 40 series. How hard would this be for me to do it myself?
Flowmaster Upgrade on 1st gen Ram 1500
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not hard, cut the original muffler out, replace it with new. Measure case of the original and get a new one close to that size
you will need some exhaust clamps unless you can weld.
I would strongly suggest you get something better than a flowmaster muffler tho. They flow like crap, sound terrible at anything more than idle, and they are pretty pricey for what you get
If your on a budget, look into a dynomax muffler, if you can spend a little more than a flowmaster, look into a magnaflow. Straight thru design, packing will never blow out, and stainless construction. Way better sound, performance and flow with a magnaflow for not a whole lot more than a flowmaster
you will need some exhaust clamps unless you can weld.
I would strongly suggest you get something better than a flowmaster muffler tho. They flow like crap, sound terrible at anything more than idle, and they are pretty pricey for what you get
If your on a budget, look into a dynomax muffler, if you can spend a little more than a flowmaster, look into a magnaflow. Straight thru design, packing will never blow out, and stainless construction. Way better sound, performance and flow with a magnaflow for not a whole lot more than a flowmaster
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I would suggest using band clamps and butt joints instead of the slip fittings. I've used the standard u-clamps on my exhaust originally, but when I decided to change things up with different mufflers I couldn't get the exhaust pipes apart. Swapping out a muffler is pretty easy, just need a saws-all and some clamps
Shadow_Death
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Yup, CUT the muffler off. Don't do what I did Sunday. These mufflers are clamped on so tight that even a edge won't knock them loose. Lol
Dodginit71
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Thanks for the info guys. I ultimately went with the flowmaster 40 series. the sound of it and the benefits that I have seen from it have been worth the money.
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