theyammieguy

MMMM, save me some.

brdavis9

Well, it's a hell-a better than the factory one LOL.

After two weeks, in no particular order.

1. The XJ still starts on first spark. And did so from the end of the replacement job: nothin' but net.
2. It fit. Really well (I had to cut an inch or so off the muffler end, but that was related to the factory u-bolts pinching the muffler intake pipe so bad that I had to cut 1-and-a-half inches off that too ...plus getting the original cat' off the back pipe was a huge PITA). No "real" issues with fit & finish. Supposedly stainless. Slightly smaller than OEM (so factory heat shield did not work ...good that Magnaflow engineering included an upper, welded-on shield).
3. Bolt together assembly (I have a welder, but I'm pretty sure my welding skills have atrophied over the past half century lol). Big plus: we like bolts and stuff.
4. Quiet. It's quiet while starting. It's quiet while driving (accelerating, cruising, and coasting). It's quiet while switching off. We likes the quiet.
5. Less embarassing (the Cherokee would ching-ching-ching down the road, and bumps were worse: I hate ching-ching-chinging cars) ...I admit to being a bit stiff-necked about my cars these days sounding like I was a penniless teenager "making do" ...even though in this economy I'm only marginally better off LOL.
6. The biggie: my wife likes driving, and being driven in, the Cherokee! ~She noticed lol. (She's actually now asking me when I'm going to get to the suspension renewal/upgrade "project" ...she wants a less jarring ride. Folks, we have a winner.)

I knew nothing about cat's until I started really reading some of the threads here on 'em. Highly recommended. Good advice. Plentiful & free. Thanks again all-you-know-who-you-are!

...as for the "better mileage with new cat" thing. Too soon to tell. And I think I should have reset my ECU as recommended (which may still be "thinking" its the old one) ...which I'm going to do before I remark on mpg's (mine sucked, and I'm inclined to think it still does, but I haven't had a chance yet to do a full-tank-to-full-tank drive cycle yet, so no bad marks).

And though that judgment is still on hold, I'd buy another Magnaflow tomorrow (if I needed another). So ...recommended.

theyammieguy

"6. The biggie: my wife likes driving, and being driven in, the Cherokee! ~She noticed lol. (She's actually now asking me when I'm going to get to the suspension renewal/upgrade "project" ...she wants a less jarring ride. Folks, we have a winner.)"

DING DING DING....
Out of all you just said, that's the most important. Lol.

My wife is pregnant right now and suffering some severe nausea, and can't ride in the jeep for too long.

cruiser54

Huh? Please elaborate/explain.

Cherokeekid4x4

I think he is in the wrong thread lol

brdavis9

You have my sympathies. Well, hell, so does she, poor thing.

...get her a new cat', new springs & new shocks. She'll be wonderously grateful to yez. Plus ...you'll have new cat', new springs & new shocks. Win-win.

I Leak Oil

Thats what I did : )minus the cat

1976Mustang

Where'd the lift laws thread go?

semperfi1371

I find this "food for thought" rather more like depending on your taste. Personally I think the iPhone, and for that matter all apple products, to be over-priced/valued s**t. But then some like their trash, I for one do not.
As for Chinese products, I'll happily buy a wok made there, I will not even think about buying a DWV fitting (let alone cu pressure fittings) sold by Home Depot and made in china due to their perpensity toward failure, nor consider a critical mechanical part for any of my vehicles. Hell, I know Chinese that won't buy crap made there, and they were born in xianhong!!! So yeah, no thanks.

salad

Well yes, they are overpriced lol, but I was using phones as an example of solid physical assembly and the quality of the actual parts used in the products. Hell, you can get actual 316L stainless steel from China. Technically it's "Chinese steel" lol

Yeah my friend from Beijing is the same way lol. I will avoid anything from there unless you can't really screw it up (a wok is a good example although coatings are a serious problem), or there's a known level of QA.

hick92

So I was wondering who else can pull there key out of the ignition while its running

mattbillytayloexj

This guy

salad

It's sure handy in the winter isn't it? lol Also fun to freak out first-time passengers

hick92

I'm gonna say its a Jeep thing I know my buddies old xj was the same way

mattbillytayloexj

My grandad had a ford we can start with no key, it's a secret though :shhh: