hello guys, sorry i have not posted in a while been working alot,well i got 6000 miles on the ram and i love it ,should of bought one years ago, i am getting around 18 mpg so far, took it to tennessee a couple of times which is about a 450 mile trip and it is awsome going through the mountains, i was doing 85 mph up jellico mountian and it never down shifted, the ram is still stock the only thing i have done is have the muffler shop take off my muffler and resonator, and put a 3" piece of pipe in place off the old stuff and it sounds awesome, as soon as i get my printer fixed i will get some pictures on the site. roho
911tim
12-02-2003, 01:06 PM
I'm with ya! I have owned my Ram 2500 diesel for 2 years now. Shoulda bought a diesel the first time.
Put a power puck in a few months ago and and ecstatic with the results. Next project: guages
DuckBoats
12-03-2003, 02:00 PM
Roho, I have a buddy that put a straight pipe on his and it sounds pretty decent. Although, his is a '01 and is louder then the new engines. How does the new engine sound with the straight pipe. I was hesitant because I didn't want mine to sound like a rice burner.
roho
12-06-2003, 03:28 AM
i have the same engine as your buddy's, and trust me! those rice burner's don't have a thing on the deisel!! those burner boy's know. all you have to do is get along side of them boy's with there sorry a$$ what they call cars and blow them some smoke and power and they understand.
smokin-cummins
12-06-2003, 08:52 AM
Big differance between ricer exhaust and CTD with a straight. You can hear that anoying sound defore it gets to you on a ricer. But a cummins has ALOT more "bark" in it and literally shakes the car you are passing. If you have a friend with a straight, ask him to floor it and pass you sometime.
smokin99
12-08-2003, 12:44 PM
I've watched people making funny gestures at me when I pass them going up a long hill with the horse trailer hooked up and my 5 inch exhaust talking pretty loud. They must like it. They keep telling me I'm number 1 in their book. ;D
DuckBoats
12-09-2003, 02:21 PM
I have heard the difference in the 2nd generation diesels with a straight pipe, but my question is how is the sound on the 3rd gen diesels. Mine is so quiet when it gets warmed up, I am afraid that it will sound dumb with a straight pipe.
Brian
smokin-cummins
12-10-2003, 05:20 PM
I have heard an 03 with a straight pipe and it sounded mean. All turbo and exhaust, no motor rattle.
