Ok, I have searched and have not found where someone put TRUE dual exhaust on there ranger. I'm talking about each header having there each individual pipe to 2 cats & O2 sensors, 2 mufflers, etc. Just wondering if anyone has ever done this or not. Thanks in advance for your input!

 

You have individual front oxygen sensors already. However you only have 1 rear sensor for the catalyst monitor and it is calibrated to monitor both exhaust streams. You could use an H-pipe or X-pipe to provide a position for the 3rd sensor.

You should retain the catalytic converters. Removing them is illegal and it will give you a CEL.

IMO, I don't think you will gain anything from this conversion except exhaust noise.

 

when i talked to the guy who put my exhaust on, he said that you would more likely lose more power than you would gain because of the lack of back-pressure. I don't really know what im talking about, but that is what he said.

 

yes there was a few people that tryed "true duals" back in the day you will HIGHLY not be satisfied with it. PLUS we arnt like a mustang you would still have to run all the pipes on the passanger side because of the gas tank. honistly i never recommened it to anyone. think of like a mustang for a min, you get better HP gains with them if you X-pipe or H-pipe it then true duals. your better off running off the headers separet then coming to a Dual in/Dual out muffler and then going from there it helps with our small motor.

 

Ok. I was just curoius if anyone has done this. I have a Cougar that was X-piped with a 4.6 SOHC and it is pretty mean. My final question, I have heard that Y-piping it to 2 separate mufflers is louder than just a single in, dual out type of muffler. True or False.

Thanks for your fast responses. This forum has helped me out tremendously!

 

for one we cant have an x-pipe i just explaned why up there and you DONT have a V8 in a ranger. there not power hungery most the time when you put exhuast on you bearly notice anything changed. about the single in dual out its really a crap shoot on these trucks cant really tell to much and yes people HAVE done true duals its piontless on these trucks and doesnt help

 

Thanks for reminding me that I have a weak engine Zach j/k But yes I also talked to a local exhaust guy today and he said the same thing that you guy's said: loss due to back pressure. This is my first newer (not fuel injected) truck that I am fiddling with and am used to the bigger and much older vehicles. So I am pretty green to these things. But again, I do appreciate your info.

 

my buddys ranger has true duals on it. it's a 4.0 and i haven't driven it so i couldnt tell ya what the power loss in like. its lifted 6" on 33's so he probably lost lots of power

 

I did
strate off the first cat
then its strates all the way back.
cut the other 2 cats off. LOUD AS ****!!!

 

You wouldn't happen to have any sound clips of it would you?
Welcome to RF man!

 

i did this on 2000 2wd ext cab 3.0-the sound was great and load.this model of ranger only had 2 02 sesors. 1 behind each cat. as for power lose,did not notice any.loved the sound that came from dual glass packs.

lee

 

thats not true duals

you cant do true duals on a ranger

true duals arent cat back they are header back.... nice try though

 

i did a flowmaster single in dual out kit cost me like 200 bucks on e-bay for all the clamps hanger muffler pipes and two stainless tips and i'm happy as can be its got a good sound to it but i think anymore would put too much noise inside the cabin

 

Do people not know what true duals means?

Having two pipes coming out of one muffler is not true duals, that is dual exhaust. True duals is having a pipe coming off each header and being its own pipe with cats, O2 sensors and mufflers.

 

uh..... just said that lol

 

no but i can make one
what do i need to do once i get it in a .wav or .mp3?

 

in responce to your true duals.i had 1 header [stock]1 cat and 1 glass pack per head. i have been running dual exhaust on all of my cars and trucks for 40 years. i even had true duals on my 1981 2.3 courier.please do not ask me if i know what true duals or.

lee

 

got some pics