Truth about exhaust please?
From : fred wilson
Q: on tue 01 feb 2005 041759 gmt tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote i talked to a guy today that has an f250 making about 550hp & 700ft/lbs. he said it will run a sub-10sec 1/4 mile. snip hell a light-weight chevy with a turbo 6.0l gas engine making over 600hp made a best run of 10.91. how do you figure a heavier truck with less hp can run almost a full second quicker slick 50 dj k&n babee!!! -- moparman---remove clothes to reply! --scud coordinates 32.61204 north 96.92993 west-- .
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From : jason g
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From : patrick prafke
on tue 1 feb 2005 trucksinwi wrote how hard is it to find parts for this truck. not hard. they were made for many years all the mechanical parts are still readily available and most of the cosmetic and body parts arent hard to find either. i am consideri=adng bidding on one. the wisconsin department of military affairs has tw=ado of them for online auction at wisconsinsurplus.com. they say they a=adre not running how hard are these to work on would i= t be a good =adproject they are very easy to work on and would make an excellent project. ds .
From : mike simmons
on tue 01 feb 2005 233312 gmt tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote i was just listening to an add on tv about the ford tow packages are including the brake controllers as well. that is something new i would imagine all of them will jump on that. its not just that theyre including them - the brake controller is an integrated unit now - which means full pcm management fully integrated with abs etc. this is a definite plus and is something the other two should jump on as well. for sure... its a great system and very inexpensive... i was talking to a ferd salesman about it and he said that it was such a simple idea that all trucks would offer it in a few years... i asked him what if i want to use my protege controller instead and he said that while he agreed that the protegee was the best add on controller it wasnt nearly as effective as the built in system... ymmv mac please remove splinters before emailing .
From : bob
thank you for clearing this up for me. when i heard this i was about 9 or so. or 20 years ago about. and again thank you for the info. patrick patrick prafke wrote fred wilson wrote hello all i have another question about my 96 b250 conversion van. i had a new 360 put in last summer after spinning a bearing in the last one. i tow a camper with this van and i am pretty close to the max combined vehicle weight. anyway a guy at work got dual exhaust and flow master stuff put on his 00 ram 1500 he says it mad the world of difference in tq. how true is this it can make a difference but a world of difference may be an exaggeration. one of the problems is that over time the cats get clogged and dont work as well. its such a gradual change that most folks dont notice. then you swap in new parts and it wakes up again. would it be possible to put dual exhaust on this van is it legal to mess with the exhaust or change it from factory standards yes an no. federal regs state that you cannot change the factory configuration of the cats. if yours is one in and one out thats the way it has to stay. after the cat you then split it to make a dual cat back system but that is generally done for looks and not performance. there is very little - if any - torque to be gained there. if you have the original exhaust on there its probably time to think about at least changing the cats. and if you do thats your chance to add an aftermarket unit with larger ports and bigger pipes for the rest of the system. i know i could verry well be wrong about this let me just say that for now. but i thaught i heard a long time ago that selling the vehicle was iileagle with the modified exhaust but you can in some states have no cats on. like in states that dont have mandatory checks. i thaught that the rules in those states you could remove the entire exhaust and run a true duel exhaust but could not sell the vehicle without putting the or equivalent back on. i would love to know if this is true in any state or not. does anybody know thank you not exactly true. cats are federally regulated not state. federal regulations require that they be in the factory configuration and functional. you not only cant sell a vehicle without the cats but you cant even operate it on a public road or on public land. now if you live in an area that does not require a smog check you can do whatever you like. whos going to know but a smart buyer will take one look and back off or ask for a serious price drop. obviously some mods are allowed. headers and manifolds are controlled by federal law. ca law also adds additional requirements. as long as you buy headers with an exemption number on them its perfectly legal. i think head pipes also have an exemption number but not exactly sure. mufflers resonators spark arrestors and exhaust pipes are not smog controlled. of course sound and quality of life regulations are a whole different story. -- .bob 1997 hd fxdwg - turbocharged! 2001 dodge dakota qc 5.9/4x4/3.92 1966 mustang coupe - daily driver 1966 ffr cobra - ongoing project .
From : patrick prafke
patrick prafke wrote fred wilson wrote hello all i have another question about my 96 b250 conversion van. i had a new 360 put in last summer after spinning a bearing in the last one. i tow a camper with this van and i am pretty close to the max combined vehicle weight. anyway a guy at work got dual exhaust and flow master stuff put on his 00 ram 1500 he says it mad the world of difference in tq. how true is this it can make a difference but a world of difference may be an exaggeration. one of the problems is that over time the cats get clogged and dont work as well. its such a gradual change that most folks dont notice. then you swap in new parts and it wakes up again. would it be possible to put dual exhaust on this van is it legal to mess with the exhaust or change it from factory standards yes an no. federal regs state that you cannot change the factory configuration of the cats. if yours is one in and one out thats the way it has to stay. after the cat you then split it to make a dual cat back system but that is generally done for looks and not performance. there is very little - if any - torque to be gained there. if you have the original exhaust on there its probably time to think about at least changing the cats. and if you do thats your chance to add an aftermarket unit with larger ports and bigger pipes for the rest of the system. i know i could verry well be wrong about this let me just say that for now. but i thaught i heard a long time ago that selling the vehicle was iileagle with the modified exhaust but you can in some states have no cats on. like in states that dont have mandatory checks. i thaught that the rules in those states you could remove the entire exhaust and run a true duel exhaust but could not sell the vehicle without putting the or equivalent back on. i would love to know if this is true in any state or not. does anybody know thank you not exactly true. cats are federally regulated not state. federal regulations require that they be in the factory configuration and functional. you not only cant sell a vehicle without the cats but you cant even operate it on a public road or on public land. now if you live in an area that does not require a smog check you can do whatever you like. whos going to know but a smart buyer will take one look and back off or ask for a serious price drop. obviously some mods are allowed. headers and manifolds are controlled by federal law. ca law also adds additional requirements. as long as you buy headers with an exemption number on them its perfectly legal. i think head pipes also have an exemption number but not exactly sure. mufflers resonators spark arrestors and exhaust pipes are not smog controlled. of course sound and quality of life regulations are a whole different story. -- ..bob 1997 hd fxdwg - turbocharged! 2001 dodge dakota qc 5.9/4x4/3.92 1966 mustang coupe - daily driver 1966 ffr cobra - ongoing project .
From : tbone
fred wilson wrote hello all i have another question about my 96 b250 conversion van. i had a new 360 put in last summer after spinning a bearing in the last one. i tow a camper with this van and i am pretty close to the max combined vehicle weight. anyway a guy at work got dual exhaust and flow master stuff put on his 00 ram 1500 he says it mad the world of difference in tq. how true is this it can make a difference but a world of difference may be an exaggeration. one of the problems is that over time the cats get clogged and dont work as well. its such a gradual change that most folks dont notice. then you swap in new parts and it wakes up again. would it be possible to put dual exhaust on this van is it legal to mess with the exhaust or change it from factory standards yes an no. federal regs state that you cannot change the factory configuration of the cats. if yours is one in and one out thats the way it has to stay. after the cat you then split it to make a dual cat back system but that is generally done for looks and not performance. there is very little - if any - torque to be gained there. if you have the original exhaust on there its probably time to think about at least changing the cats. and if you do thats your chance to add an aftermarket unit with larger ports and bigger pipes for the rest of the system. i know i could verry well be wrong about this let me just say that for now. but i thaught i heard a long time ago that selling the vehicle was iileagle with the modified exhaust but you can in some states have no cats on. like in states that dont have mandatory checks. i thaught that the rules in those states you could remove the entire exhaust and run a true duel exhaust but could not sell the vehicle without putting the or equivalent back on. i would love to know if this is true in any state or not. does anybody know thank you .
From : frederick wilson
well guys its time to have a brake job. at 86xxx miles on a 2000 dak 4x4 they are getting paper thin. i went to a parts store to price out brake pads and got asked witch of the three i would like and i asked 3 organic metalic and what he said ceramic. there spendy but will stop your truck 50ft. sooner. sounded good. so group tell me the good and bad of the ceramic brakes other then there a tad bit spendy. are they worth it and how would ceramic pads hold up to a minnestoa winter. it gets cold here and ceramics can be brittle in the cold i have been told. thank you in advance patrick .
From : bob
actually a couple of c46s a dozen of c47s airbourne command a c47 gunshipspooky a c119 gunshipshadow and a bunch of dehavoland c7s twin radials developing 1475 hp ea supercharged pratt and whitney. henry when i go fishing i just cant understand why a fish wants to come by and disturb me. henry wrote interesting post in my mind. i wasas a young airman in danang vietnam in 1969. i was part of a maintenance group for f$ phantom jet aircraft.in short order was sent to the philipines for specialization on said jet aircraft. one week after return i was reassigned to asmall basephucat that wasnt large enough to have jet aircraft use and spent the rest of my year working piston aircraft that were built in wwii or any piston aircraft that came through...you folks think your autos used/leaked oil i guess you were left behind and i was forced behind... give me a 1000 hp radial any day. and by the way when cat fishing use a piece of pantyhose to wrap the bait and put on hook it is less likely to be robbed. henry you must be talking about the t-28 but not the sandy a1 they had a 2700 hp engine r-3350 and loved to drip oil every where. ;- .
From : ld
mac davis wrote on tue 1 feb 2005 103222 -0500 frank k. fkozerski@comcast.net wrote jason g wrote i just bought a 2000 dakota last week that came with the towing package. im having difficulty determining just what that means besides the hitch receiver. from my guesstimation and net research it means heavy duty rear brakes and a 3.55 rear end anything else i also put it to work this weekend hauling a yard of bulk topsoil. from what the guy said at the place it probably weighed around 1800 pounds so i know it was a leetle overloaded even though the 4.7v8 powered along like it was a piece of cake. the truck was very noticeably sagging on the ass end but more bothersome was when i went over a small water channel dip in the street at about 15-20mph and the damn thing bounced front-to-back like crazy even banged the rear bumper on the ground. so the question is do i need new shocks or springs or was this just because i had exceeded the specified load i did the bounce-on-the-bumper test and it seemed a bit loose but i dont know how bouncy these trucks are right out of the box. the truck has just over 100000 miles on it. thanks for any insight. the tow package for all three top sellers are just a little different. but usually consist of a wiring bundle that all you have to do is connect up the brake controller and you are electrically ready to hook up. of course the frame mounted hitch platform. some units have oil coolers and larger radiators as well as larger transmission coolers for auto trans. there are also the towing mirrors but are not part of the towing package on the 04 ram. the engine and rear end are matched more for loads or towing but can vary. i dont think the dakota would be revered as a towing truck quite like a ram. bill p. the tow package usually includes a larger alternator as well. my 04 durango does. frank yep.. and the tow package on our 99 ram includes the heavy duty alternator too.. mac please remove splinters before emailing i was just listening to an add on tv about the ford tow packages are including the brake controllers as well. that is something new i would imagine all of them will jump on that. bill p. .