Hello everyone I am new to this forum. So therefore I decided to test all your advice, lol. Ok, I have a 99 cherokee sport and I have a crack in my exhaust manifold and need to replace it, so I figured what the hell...ill just get a complete new exhaust. I want a good cheap header and complete exhaust system that will basically "bolt on" remember $$ unfortunately is huge factor. So please let me know what you guys come up with!
Thanks,
- Mike

 

for money you could get a pacesetter header, they are not the best but are good and cheap.

 

bmrr hit on the only header that meets all your criteria. Fairly good quality and fairly cheap. There are several others but they are either better made or way more expensive. Cheap is not always a bad thing as long as quality of materials is not compromised.

 

hmm... pacesetter is fine with me 2 questions...
1. is it the same as the oem? like the angle, not the ID.
2. what do you suggest for cat back?

Thanks for your input!

 

!- Yes it bolts right into the place of the OEM and fits onto the head and downpipe just fine. The diameter is the same but the curves are a little more sleekly turned. It is not a high performance header but those are available in the $500 price range.
2- The best cat back system is the Borla IMO but it again is not the cheapest.
HTH

 

any ideas on a cheap decent cat back then?

 

Can't help you with that as my muffler shop built mine and it seems to flow better than the OEM and it was pretty cheap.

 

Look at summit racing for the Dynomax setup..Usually runs just over $100 for muffler and pipe..

 

ok thank you for your help. ill look into that i'm kinda hoping that i can use the old cat too. i looked into pacesetter headers and seems that they are about the same price as the edelbrock so ill probably get that.

 

Hedman also makes a header for the 4.0L as does Clifford and Borla. There may be others but those are the ones I have seen.

 

banks engineering also makes a header set up for the 4.0's

 

Pick the one with the best warranty. Headers will crack and if it does it soon it may be covered by the warranty. Saves you money in the long run, but might be more expensive up front.

 

OK well after looking into this fer some time now i finally made a decision. My friend has a cherokee as well and his sounds like a freakin camaro with bigger *****, lol. so im goin with the same system he had.. Gale Banks Engineering header, which should arrive friday, with a Gibson Cat-Back but ill prob do that in a month or so when i get the cash.

 

Whats he runnin to sounds like a camaro? Mine sounded like i had dual glass packs when i was runnin straight then i was forced to put a exhaust on there by the neighbors so went out in the yard and slapped something together and it sounds decent now wouldnt mind more sound