how does a 93 I6 xj sound with out a muffler? is it loud? and how loud? sound good, or bad? my muffler is about to rot off planning on getting a new one, but if it sounds good il just leave it mufflerless. i still have the cat on and no leaks. just holes on the bottom of the muffler.

 

It sounds pretty cool, i knocked mine off on the trail once because it was just clamped on.

It is very illegal to not have a muffler and shunned upon by the jeep community to do illegal things and post how you want to do them, just be prepared for that.

And a big ticket if you are caught without one.

 

not illeagle out here. they dont care if you run straight pipe here. as long as i have headlights tail lights and a license plate nobody says nothing. dont have pollution tests or any of that.

 

Straight pipes are illegal under federal law. Not having a muffler doesn't cause any pollution, it's more of a noise issue. Some states and cities don't have laws or ordinances requiring them, however most do.

 

ya thats true. so how loud would the xj be? thinking about throwing a cherry bomb and calling it good. cause that is considered a muffler

 

Federal law is important. We do not discuss removal of catalytic converters.

Local laws have sound ordinances, and those are also important.

The I6 doesn't sound like a finely tuned V8 with open headers, I think it sounds a tad obnoxious.

I have a straight thru glasspak, it sounds alright. Drones at idle.

 

Most states u can run no muffler but it's a fed law you must have a cat ! Oh and if you do have emission u must have a muffler that exits out the side or back of vehicle

 

ya i still have cat. its not going anywhere. cause im not about to get pulled over without it. plus i dont wanna chop up the exaust to bad, too hard to seal good after words. so glass pack doesnt sound that great huh? i think i might just get a after market oval shaped muffler and put back on it. sounds the best.

 

it'll sound really good. i have aftermarket header, a highflow cat and no muffler and i love it

 

my 1996 does not have a muffler, only the cat is left(trail damage.... its not to loud and thats on a jeep with gutted interior and a chopped top.

 

I've got a cherrybomb on my 89, I think it sounds pretty mean.
It tick off hunters though haha

 

lol idk il take off the muffler and see how it goes from there. sounds like fun tomorrow gonna fire up the sawz all

 

My '01 sounds great with the straight cat! I bought it like that, straight cat on a mandrel bent 3" exhaust system

 

I know in the state of virginia we have a noise ordinance law,but you can't be failed during an inspection for not having one. If you have a bad muffler,we can fail you but if you have nothing at all we can't.

I personally have replaced mine with a straightpipe and like how it sounds.Not annoying and mine doesn't drone at all at interstate speeds.I still have a stock cat and header.

 

ok so exactly what is "drone"?