yeah i jsut found out theres only the super 44. dumb me.....

 

i know the whole cat thing is frowned upon here to talk about or what ever, but my 2001 has the two small ones on the header , and then the third one before the muffler. so whats the problem with taking off the third?

 

Emissions standard, you legally have to have it. Even if it's a trail only rig they still don't want you talking about it.

 

so your saying even if its not on the street i need it? how is that different than say a top fuel dragster? that is never run on the street and clearly doesn't have a cat.

edit: i see what your saying now i didn't read your post correct. so trail rig only=ok? (from a legal standpoint not cf standpoint?)

 

Yes.

 

If you do decide to do the dirty deed, leave a muffler on it. You don't want to have it backfire and start a fire on the trail.

 

I am new to Jeep thing and just got my new XJ, planning on building a custom exhaust for it.
What I was thinking is running a 2.5 pipe from cat back and since mine is a '94 I no longer need to pass emissions in WA state so my plan is to run a straight through pipe instead of a cat and a magnaflow or flowmaster muffler.
Now here is my question. Am I going to have enough back pressure with that set up? I want to get extra power but more importantly better gas mileage.
Also, I dont want my car sounding like a rice rocket, what muffler would you suggest I use? I want a quieter deeper sound. Not having a cat is already going to increase the noise so I need an extra quiet muffler to compensate for the lack of the cat.

 

Leave the cat, get a flowmaster 40 or 44. Actually, get a new cat from here or here. I got the metallic core and have my jeep straight piped with 2.5" and a 4" tip, and also a long tube header. It sounds very V8ish, but probably too loud for what you want

 

just got my quote on the exhaust today. 850.00 new manifold cat muffler and pipe. good deal??? one place wanted 1100.00!!! any thoughts appreciated

 

Do the manifold yourself if you can. That's where all of that money's going. My exhaust only cost $140 for the piping and labor.

 

yea im gonna do the manifold myself. found one from APN. gasket n hardware included. dude tried telling me that an OEM replacement manifold was 350.00!! i said hows that when even autozone has em for 150. thanks for the input man

 

My pacesetter was $190!

 

Lol thats what most shops do they buy for market price and jack up the cost...sucks for ppl who cant work on their own stuff. Or freaking old lady Jenkins who knows nothing about cars and her vehicle started making a ticking sound...and gets robed blind.
If u cant tell I dont trust shops. Not even to change my tires lol.

 

thats why i asked him where he was getting parts from bc he's getting raped hard lol

 

shop markup.... you can find headers on ebay for even cheaper....