Got a new toy!!!

ND13

Check out my new ride!!!:cool:

Flowmaster exhaust already installed(had it swapped from the 2005). 2006 Dakota Quad 4x4 w/ HO 4.7V8. Laramie Package. Got the Sirius hooked up today, too. Alpine sound w/ 6-disc changer and Sirius tuner., Dodge dropped Infinity.

Oh, and I lowered my payment, too!!!

Shizelbs

Very cool.

audiobliss

Well, let's see. The first thing I said when you got your Dakota was 'That's ugly!' So, I'll follow suit...

That's ugly!

Congrats on the purchase, though! And lowering your payments is awesome! bet she sounds nice...

ND13

audiobliss wrote:

Well, let's see. The first thing I said when you got your Dakota was 'That's ugly!' So, I'll follow suit...

That's ugly!

Congrats on the purchase, though! And lowering your payments is awesome! bet she sounds nice...

Go rearrange your room.

Somebody in NC please go over to Mike's and beat him like a red-headed step-child for me. There'd be something in it for ya!!!

Demiurge

Nice truck, congrats!

Dennis Gardner

Nice toy, Noel!!

I want to put a Flowmaster setup on my '04 Hemi Quad Cab, are the 40s too loud or would I be better off with the 50 series?

brettw22

Loved the throaty sound on your other truck Noel, so I'm glad ya had it moved over.....

Congrats....whenever i get a job, I'm still gonna get my 300 damnit.....:D

VR3

so who has Mikes address?

Very nice

MacLeod

Outstanding Noel!!!

Love the new Dakotas!

cfrizz

Fire engine red huh Noel?:D BTW where's the rest of the back? it looks shrunk I think. Or is the rest of the back where the back seats are?

brettw22

Short-bed Cathy.....I'm not sure you can get a regular bed on a quad-cab in the Dakota.......

VR3

Its a 5.5' bed?

Hmmm...

I need atleast 6.5' myself... 8' is to long though...

Very nice ride - although Ive grown to absolutely hate red paint as its a PITA to keep looking good...

audiobliss

ND13 wrote:

Go rearrange your room.

Somebody in NC please go over to Mike's and beat him like a red-headed step-child for me. There'd be something in it for ya!!!

:D

audiobliss

Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote:

although Ive grown to absolutely hate red paint as its a PITA to keep looking good...

You wouldn't know it by looking at my Cherokee! :cool:

brettw22

Ya, but that doesn't say anything........Someone might see your Cherokee and think you're rugged and tough.....but we know that's laffable, right?

audiobliss

brettw22 wrote:

Ya, but that doesn't say anything........Someone might see your Cherokee and think you're rugged and tough.....but we know that's laffable, right?

Yeah, you're right. They'd get a totally skewed idea of me. I bring a whole new level to rugged and tough.

oww, that eye lash stuck in my eye hurts

faster100

The 40 series for daily drivers are way to loud unless you have a mustang or something, 50 series delta flow or even a 70 series if ya want sound but not the vibration and rumble in the cabin

ND13

Mine are 40 series, which were perfect for the standard output 4.7, but they are a bit louder with the high output(one less resonator before the converter). Dodge got the extra power through mapping and exhaust. It's another 30-35 hp over the standard 4.7. Something like 265 or so, which is very conservative, but the torque difference is like 40 lb-ft more @ 335 or so. With my exhaust and Green hipo air filter, I should have gotten another 20+ hp. I'd recommend the 50 series or the 40 Deltas for your Ram. I have the 40Deltas on my Mustang and they aren't much louder than the factory mufflers. I wanted the regular 40 series, but they put the Deltas on by mistake.

BlueMDPicker

Very nice, Noel!
(good thing you weren't nekkid when you snapped the V8 badge pic)

faster100

yeah, by the way... Nice truck.

ND13

BlueMDPicker wrote:

Very nice, Noel!
(good thing you weren't nekkid when you snapped the V8 badge pic)

I was, I had it disguised with a sock and size 12 1/2 shoe:eek:

halo

Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote:

Ive grown to absolutely hate red paint as its a PITA to keep looking good...

That and it screams (along with the Flowmaster exauhst system) "OVER HERE OFFICER!!!"

bert26

Sweet ride! What's the MPG like (not that it matters! )?

I don't think red is too tough to keep clean, but that's just me.

edited for spelling....

Mazeroth

Very nice truck!

Did you get it brand new?

RuSsMaN

Cool Noel, always like the Dakota. I run 50 series on our 1500 quad, same motor (4.7). Did a 3 inch catback, dumped it under the bed (no visible pipes) , right behind the rear axle. Headers and intake are next.

Cheers,
Russ

wodom1

ND13 wrote:

Mine are 40 series, which were perfect for the standard output 4.7, but they are a bit louder with the high output(one less resonator before the converter). Dodge got the extra power through mapping and exhaust. It's another 30-35 hp over the standard 4.7. Something like 265 or so, which is very conservative, but the torque difference is like 40 lb-ft more @ 335 or so. With my exhaust and Green hipo air filter, I should have gotten another 20+ hp. I'd recommend the 50 series or the 40 Deltas for your Ram. I have the 40Deltas on my Mustang and they aren't much louder than the factory mufflers. I wanted the regular 40 series, but they put the Deltas on by mistake.

I had no idea that the exhaust could make such a huge difference on HP and torque. I've got an '02 Durango with the 4.7 L V8. I've always thought the stock exhaust had a nice rumble to it. If I decide to hang on to the 'rango, I'll have to look into upgrading the exhaust to what you've got. I may try to get rid of it, though, as I am now driving a company truck home and don't really need the SUV anymore. Selling it might be kind of hard though, since it only gets 8.5 mpg in the city and 16.9 mpg on the highway.

wingnut4772

cool! Enjoy:D

ND13

Mazeroth wrote:

Very nice truck!

Did you get it brand new?

Yep, my bro-in-law is a Chrysler employee, so I get quite a bit off invoice plus all the incentives and then some. I did a short term lease, again. The truck MSRP'd for $33,680 and I carried $1300 over from the 2005 over and my payment is only $345 for 27 months w/ 26 more payments. I put ZERO cash out of pocket, not even first payment.

ND13

wodom1 wrote:

I had no idea that the exhaust could make such a huge difference on HP and torque. I've got an '02 Durango with the 4.7 L V8. I've always thought the stock exhaust had a nice rumble to it. If I decide to hang on to the 'rango, I'll have to look into upgrading the exhaust to what you've got. I may try to get rid of it, though, as I am now driving a company truck home and don't really need the SUV anymore. Selling it might be kind of hard though, since it only gets 8.5 mpg in the city and 16.9 mpg on the highway.

Air is fuel...the more in and the more out increases efficiency and power. You have to be careful with not taking away too much back pressure, cause you can lose low-end torque with not enough back pressure.

That figure is for both the exhaust and hipo air filter, which flows about 200% more air than the stock paper filter and has to never be replaced...just cleaned, re-oiled and put back in. One of the best dollar to performance ratio upgrades you can buy. $50 for up to 12 hp. I put Green filters on every car I own, unless there isn't one for the application, then I go with the K&N, which copied Green's design. While the K&N is better known in the US, it's not built quite as well as the Green.

schwarcw

Beautiful! Congrats on your new toy! A powerful red truck with tunes a pumpin' on the Alpine. Good luck with it!