With Out Muffler
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From: Nazareth/Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L 242ci I6
Put a CB Extreme on mine. Love the sound, but it does get a deep drone to it at certain times. A drone is when you get that really deep pitch that literally shakes the interior, your ear drums, and possibly your brain. Kinda like a nice set of 12 inch subs booming constantly. At least that's how it gets sometimes with my exhaust setup, haha. My advice is to get a nice kit. Some are pretty cheap and easy to install. When you get a muffler (if you go that route anyway), get the same type as stock (center inlet, offset outlet). Otherwise you'll end up like me, stuck with a side exit because you can't find an exhaust shop near your house to bend a tailpipe.
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From: Goshen Ohio
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6
Put a CB Extreme on mine. Love the sound, but it does get a deep drone to it at certain times. A drone is when you get that really deep pitch that literally shakes the interior, your ear drums, and possibly your brain. Kinda like a nice set of 12 inch subs booming constantly. At least that's how it gets sometimes with my exhaust setup, haha. My advice is to get a nice kit. Some are pretty cheap and easy to install. When you get a muffler (if you go that route anyway), get the same type as stock (center inlet, offset outlet). Otherwise you'll end up like me, stuck with a side exit because you can't find an exhaust shop near your house to bend a tailpipe.
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From: Nazareth/Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L 242ci I6
Haha, chopping might leave you with a good drone. In the process of putting my muffler on, my buddy and I of course had to hear it with just the cat on. And boy was it loud in his garage, haha. His mom wasn't too thrilled with it. Plus it was like 8 at night and we were revving it. I recommend getting a nice flowmaster 40 and using an extension and a reducer or two to get it goin through the stock piping again. Thrush turbo is supposed to be a good choice also. Check out my thread on exhaust sounds. There's a link in there of a few different setups. It's in the general chat. Used to be in modified, but it got moved. You might still be able to find it there though.
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From: Nazareth/Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L 242ci I6
Figured I would post the link anyway: https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f59/ex...sounds-149530/
There's a link to a website within the first post or two.
There's a link to a website within the first post or two.
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From: austin texas
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
cause back pressure is so important..... your gonna get more power is the answer to why the above list is produced.
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From: Nazareth/Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L 242ci I6
Mine sounds like a beefy v8 until i get to like 1200rpm, then it sounds like a tractor for about 2 seconds, and then sounds like a jeep after like 1700. It gets really deep around 1500, especially when the tc locks in at 45mph.
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From: Goshen Ohio
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6
i may do it. depends if i can get my lazy @$$ up. might get in trouble tho....speaking of the woman lol. she allready complaining bout it. "now why would you wanna cut that off and make it loud?" i say "cause its about to fall off."
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From: Los Banos CA
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
My muffler fell of one day. Been a few months without it and I like the sound of it. Took a part the exhaust from the muffler back and directed it out the side. And yes she sounds amazing when the torque converter locks up.


