Exhaust setup opinions
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From: Roanoke VA
Year: 1995
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To my knowledge there is nothing "Double Walled" on the exhaust from the factory. Also, he cannot be building his own high flow cats unless he is gutting something. He could be building something but either way it's going to be illegal as I'm sure a random muffler shop is not going to be an EPA approved manufacturer of catalytic converters.
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From: Wantage, NJ
Year: 1995
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
This article says there is no such thing as high flow cats, just marketing hype to get you to spend money.
http://www.discountconverter.com/cat...erter-&News=89
Has any of you dyno'd your Jeep before and after installing a high flow cat and seen a HP increase?
http://www.discountconverter.com/cat...erter-&News=89
Has any of you dyno'd your Jeep before and after installing a high flow cat and seen a HP increase?
Short ram, TB spacers, high flow cats=marketing tricks.
Very rarely do you see HP gains in a jeep, alot of people think just cause it responds quicker, or accelerates smoother that they have HP/tq increases. When in reality it was just the vehicle not running to its fullest ability before hand and thats the performance they got used to.
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From: Roanoke VA
Year: 1995
Model: Grand Cherokee
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This article says there is no such thing as high flow cats, just marketing hype to get you to spend money.
http://www.discountconverter.com/cat...erter-&News=89
Has any of you dyno'd your Jeep before and after installing a high flow cat and seen a HP increase?
http://www.discountconverter.com/cat...erter-&News=89
Has any of you dyno'd your Jeep before and after installing a high flow cat and seen a HP increase?
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From: Galveston TX
Year: 1999
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Yeah i guess he was blowing smoke up my *****. So what is the best type of cat? Whats the deal with spun style cat converters like the thunderbolt and i think magnaflow makes one too.
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That's a great article (better than the dude that wrote it realizes)... I'd be locking for one of those 200 vs 700 cell cats in a heartbeat (I prefer the 1 cell cat
). Only problem is, most muff shops/places to order/buy a cat are gonna give you that "blank look...huh" response when you start talking substrate cells per sq in.
One cell cat (
) into a straight thru stainless Magnaflow #12256 and out to the side......about as low restriction as u can get and still very quiet.
). Only problem is, most muff shops/places to order/buy a cat are gonna give you that "blank look...huh" response when you start talking substrate cells per sq in.One cell cat (
) into a straight thru stainless Magnaflow #12256 and out to the side......about as low restriction as u can get and still very quiet.
Last edited by djb383; Aug 16, 2010 at 12:07 PM.
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edit:: he also posted in this thread

and about if highflow cats exist or not, never looked into it much, but this one i believe is straight thru with the packing around the outside "offroad only." was looking at it when i was going to do my dakotas.
http://www.car-sound.com/02product/universal/race.asp
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From: Gilbert AZ/Las Cruces NM
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choose a different muffler shop.
$100 for the cat(i only paid $40)-magna flow high flow cat 2.5" in/out
$40 for the muffler(paid $30)-cherry bomb glass pack 2.5" in/out
$40 for the mandrel bent 2.5" exhaust all welded with new bungs for o2 sensors.
did it while i waited/watched.
and mud frog is a trustworthy vender on here.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http:...?v=4IiVsCGSiBI[/QUOTE]
$100 for the cat(i only paid $40)-magna flow high flow cat 2.5" in/out
$40 for the muffler(paid $30)-cherry bomb glass pack 2.5" in/out
$40 for the mandrel bent 2.5" exhaust all welded with new bungs for o2 sensors.
did it while i waited/watched.
and mud frog is a trustworthy vender on here.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http:...?v=4IiVsCGSiBI[/QUOTE]
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Which series of magnaflow cat is the right application to fit the xj?
http://performance-curve.com/magnafl...onverters.aspx
http://performance-curve.com/magnafl...onverters.aspx
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Which series of magnaflow cat is the right application to fit the xj?
http://performance-curve.com/magnafl...onverters.aspx
http://performance-curve.com/magnafl...onverters.aspx
The 94105 for oval body or 59955 if you want the spun version. Assuming your staying with 2.25"
It will come down to which style / size would work best for you.
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Which series of magnaflow cat is the right application to fit the xj?
http://performance-curve.com/magnafl...onverters.aspx
http://performance-curve.com/magnafl...onverters.aspx
Last edited by djb383; Aug 17, 2010 at 08:37 AM.
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I am going to step up to 2.5". So performance wise all of those cats are the same? Whats the difference between the spun converter and the others?
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From: Galveston TX
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Im having trouble finding the flomaster original 40 series in a 2.5" center in offset out. I checked performance curve jegs and summit. Anyone know where to find one? I did find the super 40 in what i need, what do you guys think about that series instead of the original as far as sound and performance?


