I have not yet done my exhaust yet on my Srt10 But ive had 2 Dodge ram Hemi's last was an 05. Gutted the cats, removed the y pipe, 3 inch mandrels into magnaflow x-pipe and 2 SLOWmaster (im ashamed) 10 series delta force racing single chambers, into custom dumps before the axle. Sound was unbelievable for a stock cam.
Before i ever started it i drilled out antifoulers, screwed them into another and reinstalled the O2. Third time i drove it i got the check engine light. Reset it, third time the same thing. Buried myself into books and made a friend at the dealer before i learned, the lobe separation angle and duration of the stock cam, coupled with the scavenging effect of the mufflers and low-zero restriction exhaust pulled unburned fuel/vapor into the headers and cats. Causes an extremely rich state and kicks a code.
After 2002 models all DC factory computers control a/f ratio's with front O2 and emissions only with rear. It then stores the code first time it gets operating temp and open loop mode, and after the 3rd start if computer sees same code it will pop the CEL! Naysayers contradict if you will but the light is more than harmless. I picked up 22 hp 18 Tq at the wheel but Third start on the dyno after the light lost over 34. My viper tech at the dealer says DC had no reason to change their priorities with emission standards programming for the Srt10 and i will pop the same codes if i go with a similar set up as i did with the hemi.
If anyone has straight through exhaust, removed the rear sh*t cans, gutted the fronts and got away with it with antifoulers, let me know.
Ive got the thumpity thump of a v-8 in my blood, when i started a 500hp srt-10 beside my old truck i nearly asked for my keys back. I want people to hear my coming and animals to flee in terror! The exotic sound of this V-10 is unmistakable and has grown on me the past week . It has me hearing it in my sleep. I want it LOUD and raw, cant do that with cats. What are my options without spending 2G's right now.
