RangerFitz
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Took the restrictor plate off, thought I'd give the Red Dragon a little more juice, but lets keep that on the downlow, she's not exactly street-legal.
I removed the 1" restrictor on the inlet side of the muffler today. I disconnected the exhaust pipe from the from the front of the muffler. Then I used a 4ft jack handle to pound on the 1" restrictor. The restrictor is held on with 3 tack welds on the back and I had planned to break 2 of the welds and bend the restrictor back while still attached to the pipe. Well that didn't work out and I knocked the sob off clean. I was concerned the restrictor would rattle in the bottom of the muffler, but where ever it ended up it is not rattling. Results? The exhaust note has changed slightly, the tone is slightly deeper. I wouldn't say its any louder or droney. My butt dyno on the other hand is telling me the truck is pulling harder in the higher rpms, over 4k. The engine revs a little easier too. Even if its just placebo it took about 15 minutes and doesn't cause any issues ?
I removed the 1" restrictor on the inlet side of the muffler today. I disconnected the exhaust pipe from the from the front of the muffler. Then I used a 4ft jack handle to pound on the 1" restrictor. The restrictor is held on with 3 tack welds on the back and I had planned to break 2 of the welds and bend the restrictor back while still attached to the pipe. Well that didn't work out and I knocked the sob off clean. I was concerned the restrictor would rattle in the bottom of the muffler, but where ever it ended up it is not rattling. Results? The exhaust note has changed slightly, the tone is slightly deeper. I wouldn't say its any louder or droney. My butt dyno on the other hand is telling me the truck is pulling harder in the higher rpms, over 4k. The engine revs a little easier too. Even if its just placebo it took about 15 minutes and doesn't cause any issues ?
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