BlakeDGKleavitt

Hmm. What ever that means.

BlvdKreeper

Anyone ever removed the exhaust but still left the cat on 97+ models? I'm just curious to how it would sound.

xjclassic01

I drive an 01 that is cut off after the cat and and I love the sound. Iv had it cut for over 2 years and I haven't even thought of changing it

IZAREBL

so its all stock and you just chopped it right after the cat?

tavish_g

i also have an 01 setup like this. i just added a 90 and a big exhaust tip after the cat. sounds like a diesel i've been told.

BlvdKreeper

Any decrease in mpg or performance??? What about back pressure?

BlakeDGKleavitt

I did it to my 97 it sounded really loud.(deep) then I put on a cherry bomb.

tzimmer91

Mine is a 92 and i cut it and it sounds great to me.....nice and throaty

xjclassic01

From the cat forward it is stock. But here shortly puttin a high flow cat on!

tzimmer91

Dont know really.....somtimes it will be loud then go quiet.....maybe i got some mud in there...ill take it off and clean it out....see if it helps

XJ Hero

A while later, but would still like to know if anyones got anything to add about this. Better performance? Sound obnoxiously loud? Is it even legal to not have a muffler in most states?
Was thinking about doing a catback system, but if you can gain just as much or about the same power, ill just cut the muffler and tailpipe off.

smeltmaster1

first i had all stock and then i lost my tail pipe hunting and it had a good sound when you punched it but was quiet when you were just normal driving. then about 3 months ago going to an off road trip doing 70 mph on the highway i lost the muffler and it got real loud when sitting idle it is just growling then when you hit it it is loud as hell thought it was good at first bc i was scaring the crap out of people with it but it just got annoying after a while. so i but a super 44 off road edition on and just with a normal cat and down pipe and it has a good clam throat to it but when you hit it hard it sounds great

rmoore1031

I'm in the same boat as you. I haven't put on the new off road muffler yet though.

coloradowheeler

Just get some piping and straight it out

smeltmaster1

i love it i wheel with two other guy that have it with hi flow cats and you need to run a full pipe out the back bc it sounds like there is a piece of paper in the muffler lol but full pipe with hi flow sound just about the same as mine with stock cat and down pipe but may have a little more of a throat. i also have mine tucked like a 1/2 inch away from the floor so it is level with the frame rails and won't get hung up on things.