Has anyone heard the truck with a muffler & resonator delete? So straight pipe vs spending $1300 on a system? Not sure if that would do anything in terms of passing an emissions test?
Shouldn't effect any emissions testing, you still have 02 sensors/catalytic converter etc...I personally don't understand the whole cat back craze, and don't like companies that only sell cat back exhaust as oppose to offering the muffler separately. Especially on these brand new trucks, you don't really need new piping and clamps like maybe you might on an older vehicle where a full system would be more beneficial.
I'm not here to tell anyone how to spend their money, but in the interest of saving $1,000+ installed, you can achieve the same goal by doing just a muffler swap (and resonator delete if desired). Most of us do these kind of things just for the sound, and even for performance I believe if you dyno'd a ram first with just a muffler swap and then with full catback, they'd be very close.
Or, if you are into doing the install on your own at your house, the catback I'm sure would be easier to deal with. Muffler swap, depending on your setup, probably a lot easier to take to a shop to do it. I think it usually costs me maybe around $100, if that, for install (been a few years) on a muffler swap.
