Any of you guys with V-10's running dual exhaust setups?

If so, did you have any issues with loss of back pressure?

What size pipe did you go with?

What mufflers are you running?

 

Subcribed, I'm considering this as well.

 

Your not going to have a issue with back pressure. Idk why people think a 4 stroke engine needs back pressure.

 

I would also like to switch to dual exhaust sometime... just for the sound.

 

The V-10's sound is rather "unique" and not quite like a typical V-8 rumble.

I'm a fan of keeping the single exhaust, maybe going up to 4" max on that single if you choose. Dave, didn't you run a 4" on your 6.8 EX?
Years ago I had an interesting experience with a '66 Chevelle with a well worn 2 barrel 282 SBC and fat rear tires. With the stock manifolds and single 2.5" pipe it could not break the tires free, we installed headers and kept the single pipe and it then would smoke em no problem. Later we went with dual 2.5" pipe with no other changes and it couldn't break the tires free again, it had lost too much low end torque. We went back to the single pipe and once again it could do a burnout. We were young and like the smell of tire smoke.
I'm no exhaust expert by any means and over the years I have read so many articles on the subject with various theories offered that I'm most likely more confused than ever on the subject. Then there are the discussions about the added benefits of crossover or X pipes in a dual setup..........
I know that we do have members here (and in the V-10 forum) that have true dual setups, hopefully they can chime in and share their experiences with the change.
I do know that when I installed my Banks headers that the 6.8 was uncorked a good bit and it gained a nice bit of performance over the entire RPM range. The factory exhaust mainfolds are pretty restrictive, I measured the interior cross section just after the 5th exhaust port. It was less than 20% larger than each of the new header's 5 primary tube's interior size. Big difference there, this picture helps to illustrate the size differences between the two.

 

There will never be anything that will give you the V-8 sound, stop chasing that "pipe" dream.

 

I'm not looking for a V-8 sound. I already have 2 of those


I just want I very nice exhaust note.

 

IMHO, the V10 sounds like a couple of Dodge Dakota V6's with rusty exhaust racing each other at each stoplight. It is not pleasant to me in any louder exhaust I have encountered. Just research it and make sure you are OK with the noise these things make. I plan to go the header/Y-Pipe route and leave the rest quiet due to this.

 

I think the V10s sound a bit like UPS trucks. I remember that term was used for our Vipers as well (when they were quiet).

 

IMO, a single exhaust sounds nice on a V10. I got a lot of compliments on mine with a 6.0L exhaust that I hooked up at the 3 bolt flange after the y pipe.

 

What about people with a third O2 after the cat? Will it read funny with only half of the exhaust flowing past it?

 

My exhaust is definitely louder than stock. The V-10 does have a different sound and I'm still getting used to mine.
My ears have always been in tune with a V-8 and I keep thinking there is something wrong with my Ex when listening to it while driving.
My ear will tune in to it eventually.

 

What setup are you running?

 

Not sure. I have had the vehicle for a little over a week now and have not looked at it close enough.
I will look at it this weekend. I am used to V-8 exhaust and sounds.

 

As an early Viper owner...I have to agree about the "UPS truck" comment. But really only on side pipe cars. Maybe this can help with figuring exhaust on our rigs with V10s.

We have a '96 RT and 2000 GTS...both with rear exhaust. In both, there are catalytic converters in each sill. After that, they're different. The '96 has only the cats in the sill, then a muffler in the far rear. This car has a deeper tone...more "muscle car-y". In the 2000, it has the cats and resonators/mufflers in the sills...and also the same muffler in the car rear.

When it was new, I thought the 2000 sounded too quiet...so I replaced that rear muffler with a kit that was basically straight pipe. This car sounds more exotic...more "Ferrari-y".

My thinking is that it may depend on how far the muffler is placed in the system that affects the sound. Neither of these cars sound like UPS trucks.