Exhaust upgrade?
08-22-2010, 05:28 PM
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it was more of a pain in the butt than I expected to not kill the rubbers but I used a set of channel locks and bit on the back of the rubber with the front teeth of the channel locks on the hanger stud and then just squeezed the channy's to get the rubber over the lip. only took a few mins and there was some effort on wiggling the muffler to get it off the pipe, do it when it's cold....it would probly separate easier hot but hot vs. skin, hot has beaten me every time!!!
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08-23-2010, 04:36 AM
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You will definitely lose some low end power and move it higher up in the rpm range. It's not necessarily back pressure, but the exhaust gas pulse and velocity to help scavenge and evacuate spent fuel from the cylinders.
08-23-2010, 05:40 AM
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I was talking about the open exhaust, so I pulled my muffler, it sounds a bit lawn mower-ish at higher rev's but gives it some sound at least. At the moment I don't have $ to throw at somthing that doesn't actually have any use-able function. I can see how there is no power gain on aftermarket, the stock exhaust is straight back so no restriction there and the aftermarket pipes are all the same diameter of stock so all that is gained it sound. I will end up getting one at some point but I'm gonna rock the straight pipe for a little while
Our relocation exhaust moves the muffler up in front of the rear axle between the frame rail and drive shaft. When you get tired of the sound inside your Jeep let us know and we'll help you get an exhaust that does make power, and does not sound annoying on the highway.
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09-09-2010, 11:39 PM
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