New guy need some advice

What’s up everybody just picked up my first mighty max/d50 it’s a 1990 Dodge Ram 50 2.4l 5 speed and I’m loving it all stock besides stereo and speakers. It still needs some things but that’s all part of the fun. One of the problems is my exhaust system is completely toasted looking for some advice and what size exhaust I should be running and what mufflers sound good with these motors. Also I’ve been digging through the forums trying to figure out what header I could throw on here some people are saying the header for the 2.0 will fit some say it won’t if someone could steer me in the right direction for a header that would be great. Any help is much appreciated thanks!!!

Hey, cleanmoney (I assume you laundered it) and welcome to the forum. My mother hailed from Indianapolis, and I have some very fond memories of that city.

I have no recommendations for you - when I had my exhaust replaced, I simply let a shop do it. Mine is due for replacement, and I'll do it myself, this time. I'll use a standard-issue muffler, whatever the manufacturer recommended.

Lots of info on headers, hang around and someone will be by soon to fix ya up.

Again, welcome to the forum, and post up some pictures !

Yes I did launder it!!! Lol I’m trying to figure out how to post some pictures but it has me stumped.

launder it - lol
oem 2.4 manifold not a bad flowing design (if u got a good one that ain't cracked)
if u could weld? I've swiped good factory exhaust piping + muffler from bigger displacement later model junkyard cars
~2-2.25 inch diameter, mandrel bends. They're actually good quality. Quiet with a nice mellow growl too... n cheap (throwawy stuff)

I'm not sure of why the 2.0 headers won't fit the 2.4 (fouling on the chassis/floor somewhere :shrug:) 2.25" pipes with a good flowing muffler box and the catalytic converter having a holiday (in Florida lol) and a resonator so it doesn't sound like it has a bellyache. As long as you have somewhere to screw the O2 sensor in.

Where you located in indy? i live here lol

Thanks everyone for the advice. Jsuydam1 I live about 30 minutes from Indy