exhaust size

[custom 50]

hey guys i had post awhile back about my stock exhaust size every one was tellin me that its 2inch but i went and measured it several times then i cut it off went and bought a 2inch turn down and it still was loose i finally took it off and beat it in alittle and its on there for temporary but i was wonderin dose any one know where i can find a muffler that will fit directly into stock exhaust i mean it sounds good now just wanna put a little more back pressure i measured the exhaust and it was 1.75

[pennyman1]

You could get adaptors to match the exhaust pipe size to both a 2" muffler and the 1.75 pipes; or go to a reputable muffler shop and have a 2" set of pipes made and be done with it. 2" is fine for a 2.0, 2.25 for a 2.6. On my 1980 , I run a pacesetter header into 2.5 pipe to a free flow cat, 2.25 from there to a flowmaster that splits out to 2 2" pipes. Great sound and a good amount of backpressure to not lose low end torque. Also have a weber 32/36 carb jetted to match.

[custom 50]

do you know where i can find adaptors? i think i only need one maybe two ive been lookin for them but havin a hard time finding them i was just gonna put an adaptor the muffler and then a turn down on for right now eventually i wanna put a whole new set up like yours

[1987-bishi]

pennyman1,

I was curious about your carb upgrade. I see that you went with the weber 32/36 carb "jetted"..

1. what does jetted mean?
2. I have a 1987 mighty max I am trying to add some power too, nothing too wild (yet).. would you recommend a carb upgrade? Mine is running fine, I just want a little more umph...
3. I am thinking about having my exhaust done in the 50 series from the headers all the way back, are muffler shops pretty knowledgeable on what needs to go into my truck? Obviously they are muffler shops but do they really have the know how to say, "Yes, this will work good" or "No, yer stupid, this is what you need"

Thanks

[camoit]

pennyman1,

1. what does jetted mean?
2. I have a 1987 mighty max I am trying to add some power too, nothing too wild (yet).. would you recommend a carb upgrade? Mine is running fine, I just want a little more umph...
3. I am thinking about having my exhaust done in the 50 series from the headers all the way back, are muffler shops pretty knowledgeable on what needs to go into my truck? Obviously they are muffler shops but do they really have the know how to say, "Yes, this will work good" or "No, yer stupid, this is what you need"

Thanks

#1: Jetted means he changed the main and secondary jets in the float bole to a different size then what came in the carb. This was for turning to his application.
#2: A new carb is a good starting point. I see you are in Savannah, Georgia. We have a member out near you. Goes by the name of ‎ LethalEthan. You can find his thread in the other car section. You might want to pop in and say hello.
#3: Do what you can afford. There are some good off the shelf headers out there. You can find them on e-bay at times.

[1987-bishi]

Thanks Camoit for the info... it's an awesome starting point, and i'll take your advice and pop in to say hi to LethalEthan...

thanks again.

[Ramit]

I have seen all different sizes at Advance Auto Parts. They have all of the different size U-bolts to match.

[l.k.]

yeah i just grabbed a few for the truck at work from advance. autozone had them also if im not mistaken

[4doorciv]

I grabbed a few at napa before. They always hid them in the back though. You can also buy long lengths and cut to size you need. Of course they aren't the one ones with the section you can overlap if you buy the long lengths. But they do have the assorted angles and straight pieces.

[l.k.]

any luck .....

[custom 50]

havent looked yet lol been pretty busy

[l.k.]

havent looked yet lol been pretty busy

i know what you mean man...just checking on you..lol

[Ram50Man]

i need to redo my exhaust, i threw my back pressure off. I had a bright idea one day, that I would create less resistance, so i gutted my CAT, now my truck seems to accelerate like crap, and sounds like a tin can is tumbling around under my truck now! Oh well, i wanted to redo the entire thing anyways, now i just have more of a reason too, i just wont tell my wife its my fault!... lol

[l.k.]

lmfao.....^^^^^^^^

[4doorciv]

Hey. Things break all the time. Lol. You could always toss a flow master on there or a glass pack instead of getting a new cat.

[l.k.]

flowmaster....i would upgrade if i was in need of a repair also.

[custom 50]

alright guys getting ready to put exhaust on but having a hard time deciding what muffler i want.........

[4doorciv]

Flow masters are great. Smaller the muffler, louder the tone. Cheap ones like rapters are another option. Tone sounds a lot different though. Borla is another option.

[custom 50]

i cant decide between a flowmaster 40 or 50 series can any one help me??

[DroppedMitsu]

I have the 40 series but it is just a tad to loud for my tastes, when I replace this one I'm going to get the 50 series.

[custom 50]

ok 50 series it is lol

[custom 50]

do you think you might be able to post a vid of your truck Ive been looking around and no one else has any vids of a ram50 or mighty max with flow-masters on them and i just wanna how its gonna sound before i put money into it

[DroppedMitsu]

I would but I just blew my head gasket so my truck is down until I get my 4g63t in it

[pennyman1]

I will take a short video of my 1980 with a 44 series single in/ dual out so you can hear what it sounds like with the weber, pacesetter header, and free flow cat. I think it sounds much more than a 4 cylinder, but you be the judge.

[custom 50]

ok let me know when its up thanks