which exhaust?

[02 Ram]

this is my first V8 so not really sure what to get. i have the 4.7L and the exhaust is rotting out and one of the tips fell off before i bought the truck. im looking for a loud and mean exhaust tone. not sure i want a muffler on it but theres a few vids ive seen and they didnt sound too good IMO with no muffler. i want it to sound deep and throaty. TIA!!

 

[Graygoose]

New Flowmaster 40 series, then dump right after muffler. Done, and cheap

 

[SmokedRam]

I'd put my money on a short Magnaflow...shorter=louder...only way I'd go with a Rustmaster, I mean Flowmaster is if it was stainless.

 

[02 Ram]

LOL pretty sure im not gonna go with a muffler

thanks for the replies. performance is a must too. was lookin at the Heartthrob Cat-Back Exhaust System. anyone have any experience with those? do they come in 2.5"?

 

[nim81]

You want deep and throaty go with true duals with X pipe , short magnaflows and e-cutouts

Or just hacksaw everything off at your existing Y pipe

 

[ercmesser]

Jba shorty headers. stock y pipe. After market res to kill the dorn. Gibson side exit exhaust. Put it on several of my costumer trucks and they love it, power, mpgs and sound. Runs about 1000 for the parts. And you can put it on yourself.

 

[Joshwaa]

Short Magnaflow

 

[02 Ram]

wow! LOL id love to spend the cash but im so far behind on things. thats why i was leaning towards the Heartthrob. i just registered the truck today finally and it was $530 with emissions so im tapped out for awhile

 

[LoneStar210]

Magnaflow 14 or 18" welded on then call it a day. Fairly inexpensive mod to do. I paid like $150 installed for mine.

 

[LoneStar210]

Sorry just read whole thread. Get new muffler then dump it then

 

[truckin151]

Check out this thread. Bunch of exhaust videos and sound clips.

http://www.ramforum.com/f50/ram-forum-exhaust-3rd-gen-clips-vids-12633/

I would avoid a straight pipe though, to much lowend loss.

 

[02 Ram]

thanks. that i wasnt sure about. dont wanna lose any power

 

[TheMaddog]

i love my super 40 series dumped.

 

[02 Ram]

such hard decisions!

 

[02 Ram]

opinions?

02-05 Dodge Ram Dual Mandrel Bent Exhaust w/ Flowmaster | eBay

 

[Hollabakzach23]

I just put a flowmaster hp2 on my 98 with the 5.2. Not quite the same motor as the 4.7 you have but I love that I have it dumped right at the muffler. Nice deep at idle and loud when you get on the gas.

 

[Budakane]

Cherry Bomb and dump it over axle

 

[02 Ram]

thanks for the feedback. liking the one i posted as it pretty cheap but was leery since its an fleabay special

 

[2003MOPAR]

Love these threads. They help me think without much thought (?). Any way, after taking a good look at my stock setup I see a HUGE muffler that is clamped to the tube followed by useless pipe that exits on the passenger side. I figure I can bash the rusted clamps and remove the muffler. Then grab a Magnaflow shorty, a dump pipe, and enough straight pipe to reach the rear axle and dump it. Using clamps the whole way. Is it really that easy? What about supports along the way?

 

[Hollabakzach23]

Heck yeah it's that easy! That's what I did minus even running any extra pipe I dumped it at about my bed but I have a single cab so it sits perfect with no cab drone!! You could hang it with a simple metal strapping kit from autozone or something and bolt it to the frame or even spend a little bit of cash and have an exhaust shop weld on hangers to use the stock ones.