New truck for etk

[etk300ex]

Yeah, just drivers light and bumper.  Very lucky! 

If you can't dodge it ram it 

[etk300ex]

Drivetrain fluid change last weekend. Transmission fluid and filters looked relatively new. I was hoping it was gross and a change would make it work better .  Other fluids were definitely ready for a changing. 

Put on a giant muffler, the largest one that Dynomax max in fact. It is much quieter but still has that tinny sound. Ordered a resonator, hopefully that helps.

Second power steering pump is making a loud ticking noise like the last one.  Shop is going to put in a Mopar unit.   

[mr.mindless]

I'm interested to see if the third pump change is better. I suspect these are at least slightly shoddy remans and that new Mopar will fix that.

I'll be happy to practice more exhaust welding when the resonator comes in but if it needs a bend in a better place, there's a better guy and machine for that than I!

[etk300ex]

I'll even let you use your porta-band if you want . It should be here today. Can go in the straight pipe between cat and muffler.   

[mr.mindless]

pre-muffler, not post? I honestly don't know - I was thinking I'd seen them on the later hemi trucks back near the tail pipe

[etk300ex]

Newer Hemi Rams have a resonator (or a tiny muffler?) after the muffler.  But any performance systems have it between the cat and muffler. 

[mr.mindless]

well then!
Something new every day...

[M4wdFab]

my exhaust bender with swedging / shrinking is my new favorite tool. 


used the auto bend feature to make two identical bends today for first time.  was awesome to just push a button and have repeatability. 

[mr.mindless]

That’s amazing. I really want to have a reason to learn how that thing works sometime.

[M4wdFab]

its a struggle for me to use a horizontal bender though after years of using my vertical bender with a digital level.    but still its awesome and way faster than my air bender.

[M]

Newer Hemi Rams have a resonator (or a tiny muffler?) after the muffler.  But any performance systems have it between the cat and muffler.

My ZR2 has that.  I did a muffler delete and my truck's not so loud because of those resonators just before the exhaust tips.

[etk300ex]

Put the resonator on today, it sounds like a bone stock v8 now. I am shocked how much the little 12” straight through pipe changed the sound. Wish I tried it with the flowmaster that was on there before. But anyway, will be much better for long distance cruising. 

[mr.mindless]

yay!

[etk300ex]

I'm interested to see if the third pump change is better. I suspect these are at least slightly shoddy remans and that new Mopar will fix that.

Fixed! They put in a Mopar pump, pully and serp belt. Charged me for serp belt, wouldn't let me pay for the rest. 

[etk300ex]

Call me crazy, but I swear it shifts better, less hunting.