1997 Dakota 5.2L with Flowmaster and no cats.

[crc88colt]

LOL THATS A 2001!

[fangus503]

What do you do with the oxygen sensor when there's no cat? And is this mod illegal?

[johnyrebel188]

i think im gona do the same thing with mine...along with headers

[rider412719]

is that a single in dual out or a true duals?

[V6Recrute]

im not a flow master person but its not bad man...stright pipe it now that would be nice

[scaryjam8]

sounds good. your video inspired me to go with flowmasters as my muffler choice. i got a video up you should check out.

[FancyGapClawhammer]

Every time I hear something like this on the street, I turn off my radio. This is a much sweeter sound!

[TheKtmrider118]

how are dakotas with the 318 on gas?

[mahaffey08]

@TheKtmrider118 mines horrible but i also like hearing my exhaust. haha i average about 15mpg but i do a lot of city driving too

[jamierocks42]

@mahaffey08 i have a 97 dakota with a 318 v8 with straits i get about 13 mpg witch is horrible :P if i replace my sparc plugs i could probly pull 15

[plumcrazypurp]

MEAN

[TylersTruck]

Hey is that a single in/dual out flowmaster?

[aaminjoshi91]

first guy not to run to his car lol!

[favreisthebest4]

do you have to run both pipes down the right side or can you do one pipe on each side?

[YFZRIDR91]

damm, i want mine to sound exactly like that

[gangstanikka6]

hey wen u take off ur cat what do u do with the sensor that it has comeing into the cat?

[redneckford81]

awesome sounding. i got the same truck. what kind of flowmasters? i want mine to sound like that

[gearheadd318]

Anyone know if there is a stroker kit for 97' 318 dakotas?

[madtownmadman]

@gearheadd318 Yes, there is. Check ebay. Mopar smallblocks have a generous deck height, and a 4" crank fits easily in the block with no modifications. A 4" crank will take a 318 out to 390 ci. Another cool thing about 318s is the thick cylinder walls in the block. A lot of people don't know it, but most blocks can be bored out to 4.00" while still maintaining adequate wall thickness needed on the thrust side of the cylinder. A 4" bore, and a 4" stroke, yields a 402!

[gearheadd318]

I have the same truck in the same color except its RWD, I want to put straight pipes on it and have them end just in front of the rear wheel on the drivers side.

[TheAustinHenry]

Very good!

[jonx4x4]

That thing sounds sick. I cant wait to get the flowmaster 40 on my 318-powered Nissan Patrol with Hedman Tite-tubes.

[mahaffey08]

Thanks man. When you get it put on you should post a video of it on here so I can here it.

[JaketheCountryKid]

@mahaffey08 Exactly how loud is it?...I like the flowmaster super 40 and I am wanting 1 for my 99 dodge ram 4x4. But my truck is fairly loud right now and with just the muffler it seams like it wont do much...I think a straight pipe is to much, but i want everyone within at least two blocks to here my truck when i puch it, but I also dont want it to be deafining anside the cab when going down the highway...what do you suggest?

[madtownmadman]

@jonx4x4 318 powered Nissan Patrol? WTF?!

[fireamracing]

u can always take a sawsaw to them

[mahaffey08]

I will do that more than likely. I have headers that I need to put on and once I do that I will probably get my new tips and go ahead and put those on too.

[fireamracing]

i freakin hate thos coffee can size tips what the fuk is up with them thier everywhere!

[mahaffey08]

All they are are 3" tips. I was pushed for money when buying my exhaust so i had to go with these. I really wanted a rolled, slash cut, chrome 3" tips but as i said, money was an issue.

[kippdr]

how many cubic inches and whats cats

[mahaffey08]

318 cubic inches and a cat is short for cataletic converter.

[will4rae]

nice sound check mine

[lowdak97]

what kind of tips do you have on that? silverline perhaps? what size?

[mahaffey08]

Heartthrob 2 1/2 inlet 3 1/2 outlet. All stainless.

[DarrenWS6]

sounds mean

[riverviewpowerhouse]

how do you feel about taking the cats out? good idear? I gutted mine sounds better to me

[mahaffey08]

They were already off when i bought the truck but id rather just take them off. That way i know that it has no restricted flow from the motor to the muffler. Ive never heard a gutted cat so i couldnt tell you.

[pvtkavin]

I think its sounds a bit deeper with a gutted cat, my dakota sounded better after I did it then before

[garrittpwl]

if you remove the cat you have to buy a oxygen sensor bypass; it plugs into where the oxygen senor normally is; or else it will throw the CPU off and run your motor rich

[pvtkavin]

thanks for the tip

[garrittpwl]

yeah i did it with my 3.9l v6 and a thrush glasspack; check my videos; i thought it sounded great

[mahaffey08]

40 Series Delta Flow

[tabletpc31]

what kind of flowmmaster do u have? im looking to purchase an exhaust system with an agressive sound

[1995dak]

Sounds good dude! Hey, are those Ohio plates? I was up in Columbus for the 2006 mopar nationals. Nice state.

[mahaffey08]

Thanks, they sure are. It is a nice state but the weather sucks most of the time! Haha

Getting headers soon, ill have another (final) video when they are installed.