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How's the truck treating him? Still running these days?

Braxton Burgan yeah, we havnt use it much but we drove it in the mountains a couple days ago and its doin great

I'm not entirely sure if this is the exact same muffler PPE did use in their previously produced dual exit cat back system. I know this exhaust muffler is originally designed for camaro/firebird applications. Since I was not the builder on the exhaust, I do not have the part number for the muffler. One thing I will point out from personal experience, many dual out systems people mention the exit on the left side tends to have the greatest exit flow on; however, I found that the opposite side tends to flow the most exhaust out of it. This leads me to believe that quite possibly the exhaust muffler was redesigned between the time this setup was made and the PPE system was made.

@@burganb323 Hi Thank you for your Time, I have contacted PPE directly and they told me that they use The Camaro/Firebird muffler Part number 14266 for polished or same one is 12266 for satin finish which is about 60 Euro Cheaper and available in Europe. Can you tell me please, is the muffler louder than stock/The video doesn't really show? and performance wise did you feel anything ? Asking because I want to buy the muffler alone and weld it up myself, I want to create my own Custom Cat-back :) and I Might also add in a De-cat downpipe for Track use* :) Thanks Again ! You have a New Sub..!

Lukedawg Dangle it was for a Freshman level English class and the professor had a list of artists that she said we could use.

Braxton Burgan got ya

Ryan B After I backed it to a flat spot in the shade. I wasn't thinking

Braxton Burgan don't worry, you're not the only one who's done something like that. I dropped mine and tripped the kill switch, must have tried to bump start it for 30 minutes before I realized. I never really use it so it never occurred to me.

I did some digging on Dakota-Durango and found my old build thread. Follow this think to read how I did the LED fogs: www.dakota-durango.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118930 There are a handfull of pictures showing how to do it as well. Also, at the end of the thread there are pictures of just the amber running lights and the fogs on if you're curious of light coverage

It's a 4.7L

+boone Honeycutt The 3" lift is a Body Lift. So no changes on the angle of the CV joints.

Thanks

D Walks There is a member on SpyderChat.com that makes them (user name: Noob)

+AJ Bohata Honestly, I don't remember off the top of my head. I remember I got the Body Lift on a closeout deal. The Stainless Steel hard brake lines were pricey but they'll last forever (OE ones snapped while installing body lift due to rust). I'll see if I can go back and see if I have any old records left of the trucks mods cost.

I've had the car for almost 5 years now and I haven't had much of any problems that I couldn't easily handle myself. I sold my truck to buy this and would do it again in a heart beat. I know quite a few owners that literally all they do is standard tune ups and change oil at 5000 mile intervals and their cars are still running strong. You should hop on over to www.spyderchat.com/forum if you wish to join a forum full of MR2 Spyder owners. Everyone will be straight forward with you and you can even find cars on there for sale by owners on the site.

Braxton Burgan Awesome reply! Thanks bro!

Amp is a Blaupunkt THA 475 Pnp Amp. Got it from my Dad. Still have that amp. It's a great amp and Blaupunkt is a pretty great audio company. Not sure if you can still get this amp in the states.

Did you need a harness/Adapter to Install the Amp?

If you have the non-Premium audio factory package they make a 'Plug and Play' wiring harness. However, I had the Dodge Premium Audio option so I had to rewire the amp in myself. Also, I tucked it in the passenger foot well kick panel. Which I have a family friend machine some custom bracket out of aluminum to mount the amp securely. It was quite a nice set-up. Looked like it came from the factory that way.

Thanks a lot for your help!

You are very welcome, Happy to help if you need anything else.

Thanks, Eric. But Actually I sold the truck a few years ago. I replaced it with a much smaller, more fuel efficient Toyota MR2 Spyder.

Big Blue is still going strong. She lives in NC now and pulls my camper every once in a while.....

Zeo Benedetti Now that I've added a motorcycle to my garage, I miss the truck for towing. Glad to here the truck is still pulling strong!

The factory Throttle Body is not a true bore it is a step down system goes from larger to smaller diameter. This Throttle Body was a true bore (same diameter all the way through). It helps with airflow, throttle response and some low end torque.

Braxton Burgan where did you get the throttle body from? Is it a BBK?

Brad, it is not BBK, at the time of the purchase of the throttle body there was a member of Dakota-Durango.com forum was porting and polishing the throttle bodies. I bought direct from him. He also had a tutorial on how to make the modifications yourself to your own TB, but I didn't have the time to mod my own TB, so I took my business to him.

do you happen to still have his info? thanks

It's not a brand. They are custom retrofit one-offs a friend in NY made for me.

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I was getting like 20-25 MPG in mine

Braxton Burgan Did you do any mods to get better mileage? I just bought a 2004 Dakota and I am only getting 14mpg. Already ran Seafoam through gas, oil, and vacuum line. Then I switched it to Mobil 1 synthetic oil. Planning to install a cold air intake and hoping it boosts my gas mileage.

nwpentax Run 100% synthetics in it. Run 93 through it every once in awhile. DO NOT install a cold air intake. The actually pull in more heat than the factory system. Don't let anyone tell you different. Only thing I ever did to it was remove the box over the throttle body to make a straight bend tube. But most important is your driving style. If you drive with a lead foot or hard accelerate you destine for the 15 MPG mark.

nwpentax I have a 99 I was getting same numbers as you so I put smaller tires that worked but don't like the look with the 4x4

Actually, if you understand the concept of reducing rotational drag, you get better gas mileage the larger your tires are... but that would be with on road tires, the tread on mud/off road tires aren't designed for fuel effiecency.

Yes, definitely! Just get one that has been taking care of and maintained. My '97 had 194,000+ miles on it before someone hit me head-on and it was totaled. Never left me stranded and did whatever I wanted.

The truck in this video was my first truck.

Because I've always wanted one...

You say that there is only one 3 inch body lift available for 2000 Dakotas?

@@TripTheLineFantasic yes. Supreme suspension, i think.