New cat back installed....
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JK Jedi
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New cat back installed....
I got a 18" X 4" Magnaflow round stainless muffler the other day. I finally got a chance to take it in to my friend's shop today. He fabbed me up a real nice cat back using all the stock mounting locations. I was afraid it was going to be too loud, but it's not. It sounds good. No ricer sound at all. Not even a little. Even more surprising was a very nocitable improvement in the power band RIGHT where it needed it. Now when I go up a slight incline, no torque converter unlock, no downshift. It actually accelerates. Of course, anything more than a slight incline and it's still a different story, but I can still tell a nice improvement. If any of yall are considering a mod involving this type muffler, go for it. I may try to get some sound clips up.
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JK Jedi
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Here are a couple of pics. Although not mandrel bent, my buddy is quite talented with a standard block and die bender. He used the largest diameter bend possible over the axle to give more room for stuffage and to aid in smooth exhaust flow. I thought it turned out real nice.
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Looks Good!
How about interior sound levels at cruise speeds?
In my haste to get an exhaust out of the gate on my 2007 I went with the Banks, but nearly ever since I've had the itch to relocate the can. No complaints with the performance, but could have got it done with a substantially lower outlay of cash.
How about interior sound levels at cruise speeds?
In my haste to get an exhaust out of the gate on my 2007 I went with the Banks, but nearly ever since I've had the itch to relocate the can. No complaints with the performance, but could have got it done with a substantially lower outlay of cash.
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I wish I went your route. I just installed banks, It is okay. I knew it wasn't going to sound like a V8 but thought it would sound a little better. I will be ordering the mbrp Exhaust and selling banks.
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JK Jedi
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Looks Good!
How about interior sound levels at cruise speeds?
In my haste to get an exhaust out of the gate on my 2007 I went with the Banks, but nearly ever since I've had the itch to relocate the can. No complaints with the performance, but could have got it done with a substantially lower outlay of cash.
How about interior sound levels at cruise speeds?
In my haste to get an exhaust out of the gate on my 2007 I went with the Banks, but nearly ever since I've had the itch to relocate the can. No complaints with the performance, but could have got it done with a substantially lower outlay of cash.
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JK Jedi
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As promised, here is a clip of interior noise. That's Scruffy on the dash. I love rabbits. He's my ridin partner.
http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h2...=EXHAUST-1.flv
http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h2...=EXHAUST-1.flv