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Scott
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11/02/2005
10:48:19
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My cat is bad and im looking to replace it, would i be able to replace it with any cat or would i have to buy the expensive one with the extra obd2 thing? or will i be alright with a regular magnaflow one?
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OBIO3
Dodge Dakota
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11/02/2005
11:58:40
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You need to tell the guys what your driving > Min is a 99 4x4 5.2L > I replaced mine for free as less then 80,000 at Dodge dealer but the new one was terrible > Truck run like it was partially plugged so I took it to a muffler shop and replaced it with after market > 145 bucks > He took the factory one off and it looked ok looking through it but after starting up the engine we both new things had changed >The exaust was deeper sounding and the truck came alive better then ever > Factory cats are JUNK far as I'm concerned
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Bob Lincoln
Dodge Dakota
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11/03/2005
08:36:55
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Well, that's interesting. My truck was originally my brother's, and he had the factory cat put on for $750 parts and labor. It sounds really deep and throaty, great power, and gets 21 mpg highway. I guess your experience may vary.
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moparR/T
Dodge Dakota
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11/03/2005
11:34:53
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a cat put on for 750 bucks? come on now
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Fed
Dodge Dakota
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11/03/2005
12:26:03
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amazing, you got ripped son.
haha u could buy like 4 exhaust systems for that much!
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OBIO3
Dodge Dakota
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11/03/2005
17:15:13
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Just stated my experance and my personal opnion for what it might be worth .> had i needed to pay t my dodge dealer the price plus labor was 500 plus > no deals there eithe
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josh
Dodge Dakota
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11/03/2005
20:48:58
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I think they call that ,bent over the counter and broke off in ya!
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TexasTodd
Dodge Dakota
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11/03/2005
21:03:20
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I had my third cat relocated to a dumpster at a muffler shop.
$30, all is still well about a year and a half later.
01, 4.7, QC, manual tranny(thank God)
The third cat has no sensors fore or aft, so it makes no difference in anything about how the motor runs.
It apparently was for the start up gasses, before the engine reached operating temp.
Louder, a little throaty, still quiet in the SLT cab.
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Bob Lincoln
Dodge Dakota
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11/04/2005
08:17:07
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"amazing, you got ripped son." NO, if you read the post, you'd see that my *brother* got ripped. He owned it at the time. And yes, all 3 Dodge dealers in Jacksonville, FL have ripped him off at various times. It's why he sold me the truck and bought an Avalanche.
"The third cat has no sensors fore or aft, so it makes no difference in anything about how the motor runs.
It apparently was for the start up gasses, before the engine reached operating temp."
Ignorance. Catcons are not just for 'start up gasses'. Originally, catcons were for reducing HC emissions. Now, the 3-way catcons also reduce CO and NOx emissions. So you're helping to make Texas smoggier. Good job.
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BIGTYMER
Dodge Dakota
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11/04/2005
08:40:06
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Bob, do you hug trees or something. Leave your dress at the door this is where big boys play and we want HP.
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Fed
Dodge Dakota
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11/04/2005
12:18:55
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haha yeah man!
my bad...
your *brother* got ripped son!
...sorry
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Satakieli
Dodge Dakota
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11/05/2005
01:17:19
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Im going to agree with bob. Despite what everyone says cats SHOULD NOT restrict flow. If you want something that will flow better get a high flow cat... it wont make much difference but at least ull pass most inspections. Everytime i inspect a car without a cat, by law I HAVE to fail it. usually that includes a hefty fine(depending on where u live). Still its kind of fun to make the ricers pay for their stupidity some times :-p
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OBIO3
Dodge Dakota
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11/05/2005
16:04:30
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i think u r a bunch of coons! get a scooter like me and put a chain-saw motor on that biatch and i get 11's in the 1/4 mile run
HONDA=power
DODGE=powder
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OBIO3
Dodge Dakota
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11/06/2005
01:10:19
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Isn't that nice > Such a grownup kind of thing to do using someone elses name cause you don't have any guts of your own > Got an idea you got no friends and no girlfriend either or do you prefer boys > go ahead and do your dirty deeds > this is the only responce your getting from me
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TexasTodd
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11/06/2005
12:14:54
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Bob,
You do understand that I STILL have the precats, one on each header, with sensors fore and aft, Right?
I'm ecologically minded to a degree, wind power only racing catamaran, etc. I don't think I'm doing the Lone Star State a disservice.
Skat...,
I've passed emissions twice now, I don't know anyone that works there, it just passes, from a reputable, strict shop.
When it was cut off, I looked in the end of it, it had a fine mesh screen, kinda like the old 'spark arrestors' they put on off road bikes to reduce forestfires-as if!
That screen has to restrict flow SOME.
Only wished I'd have dynoed BEFORE it was cut off!
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Bob Lincoln
Dodge Dakota
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11/07/2005
08:34:16
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Someday you will learn that breathing is a priority over imagined power gains. I will laugh at you when you are in nursing homes, on oxygen, unable to walk 5 feet, at age 60.
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WTF
Dodge Dakota
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11/07/2005
13:09:11
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Bob -
put your brother's coc* back in your mouth and shut up.
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Nostradamus
Dodge Dakota
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11/08/2005
08:50:46
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Ha ha. You're going to die from your own exhaust. Go ahead and make stupid comments. You are going to be a worm farmer.
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Scott
Dodge Dakota
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11/11/2005
08:29:05
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Hey how about you answer the question and quit
b*tching at each other. I have a 97 dakota v8 5.2 short
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crow318
Dodge Dakota
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11/11/2005
09:56:24
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Scott,
I have the same setup that you have. I replaced mine with a universal CATCO unit. I did a custom install when I put on my flowmaster catback. After the install, I had to rewire the rear o2 sensor to not throw a code. The CATCO was basically a shell with a piece of wire mesh at each end. I could look right through it.
I wired a resistor and capacitor into the wiring for the rear o2 sensor and have been running over a year and a half without a problem.
There are lots of posts on how do wire them in. I am at work so I dont really have time to find you a reference.
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davec
Dodge Dakota
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11/11/2005
13:18:16
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An exhaust tech told me that Chrysler uses high-flow technology in the design of their cats. How true it is I don't know. I gave him the oppurtunity to sell me an aftermarket high flow and he said it wasn't worth it.
Dave
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