my improved high flow cat

[suthernoutlaw]

my cat was clogged making my temp go up too much, dont have the money for a new one so i just improved mine....
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d68/suthernoutlaw/cat2.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d68/suthernoutlaw/cat1.jpg
all i got left to do is weld it back up

[liqwid]

you don't have to do emissions out there?

[WVUwheeler]

hey thats exactly what my cat looks like even got it done at the local muffler shop

[suthernoutlaw]

no emissions checks here, im hopin it runs better and cooler with it all back together. right now its runnin with just the pipe off the header, really loud and crappy sounding.

[almondjoy137]

you wouldn't happen to have a sound clip anywhere would you? I've got a just a flowmaster 40 but I'm thinkin of doing the same thing. Just havn't really heard a cherokee with a hollowed cat and everyone says it sounds like shit so i thought i'd check :P

[WVUwheeler]

i can get you one if you want, may not be the greatest quality becuase it will be on my camera but you will get the idea. Just give me till tommorow or later tonight

[almondjoy137]

thanks a lot man really appreciate it

[xjh3]

you wouldn't happen to have a sound clip anywhere would you? I've got a just a flowmaster 40 but I'm thinkin of doing the same thing. Just havn't really heard a cherokee with a hollowed cat and everyone says it sounds like shit so i thought i'd check :P

When I put my header on I broke my cat and temporarily hollowed out my old one until the replacement came. I noticed more low end response with the new cat on, and not much sound difference at all if thats any help.

[WVUwheeler]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTR6dkzUN2A (http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2037947217)

There you go, hopefully youtube will work this time

[IMPRZV1]

Do you notice your car stinks now when you are not moving? How about the crap all over your bumper? Just curious, I had a car with not cat on it and I couldn't stand the smell.

[DrMoab]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTR6dkzUN2A (http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2037947217)

There you go, hopefully youtube will work this time
All I get is a link to Myspace. :dunno:

[GrimmJeeper]

All I get is a link to Myspace. :dunno:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTR6dkzUN2A


fixed your link for ya there buddy :D

[WVUwheeler]

thanks, don't know why it was directing to myspace.

[peeweexj]

I got a high flow cat too.
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/mikemurray3849/Cherokee/Testpipe-1.jpg

[suthernoutlaw]

i just got it all welded up and back together, i think the flowmaster 40 with hollowed cat sounds great, heres my clip,i had to use my camera so the sound quality isnt that great, let me know what you think....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ1gB-cFTU0

[TheInstaller]

Due to lack of funds, my cat is hollowed out and I have a 90 degree bend after it that goes into a smaller diameter turn-down. My TSL's make more noise while cruising, but it sounds like I have a big block when I get on it.

Suthernoutlaw: my setup sounds a little bit louder than yours.

[almondjoy137]

i just got it all welded up and back together, i think the flowmaster 40 with hollowed cat sounds great, heres my clip,i had to use my camera so the sound quality isnt that great, let me know what you think....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ1gB-cFTU0
Thanks a lot that sounds awesome i think im gonna do it now :cheers:

[435Mj]

How do you do that, welding involved im guessing?

[Chero-King]

Sounds nice!

[sheeks175]

What did u weld that with? I assume the metal was super thin. I was trying to weld a whole in my exhaust right at the back of the muffler, but even on the lowest setting the mig melted right through it.

[BIgDaddyChia]

sounds like a lawn mower.

[Motorvated]

Doesnt sound good enough for me to do.....

[YELLAHEEP]

I bought my '93 from a guy that lived in the mountains here and wasn't required to get emissions. It passed for 2 years then on the 3rd year, it failed and everything I did couldn't make enough difference - so I figured the cat was either dead or plugged. I discovered that it had been hollowed out by the prev. owner. I always notices a stinky exhaust smell. Now that it has a good cat, it runs a bit better and no stink.

Also, if you're looking to get a decent throaty sound from our XJ's, simply put a long glass pack on after the cat. I had an '89 with the Rusty's cat back system and it sounded really nice, not whiney/raspy/ricey..... throaty and deep. All it had was a long glass pack muffler.

That's about the only Rusty's product that I've ever liked.

[DrMoab]

That's about the only Rusty's product that I've ever liked.
Thats probably because they outsource them. :D

[jeepcherokee88]

I got a high flow cat too.
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q212/mikemurray3849/Cherokee/Testpipe-1.jpg

I'm with him on this one if you dont have to go through emissions just run a straight pipe with no cat and then put on a 20 dollar glasspack or something.

[camarors8992]

Stock cat, with a 27" thrush glasspack.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/camarors8992/100_2023.jpg

[thenav]

Have

[thenav]

Have you had any reprocussions since doing this mod? ive heard that there can be some back-pressure problems?

Nav

btw thinkin of doin this as well.. just gotta find a shop to do it for me

Nav

[old_man]

Just for the record. Even if you don't have smog police where you live, removing or tampering with a CAT is a against federal law.

[CommandoXJ96]

Just for the record. Even if you don't have smog police where you live, removing or tampering with a CAT is a against federal law.

ooops... i may have tampered with one.
http://www.photocasket.com/funny/fridgecat7qj.jpg

[outlander]

i just got it all welded up and back together, i think the flowmaster 40 with hollowed cat sounds great, heres my clip,i had to use my camera so the sound quality isnt that great, let me know what you think....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ1gB-cFTU0

could've just punched it out.....then you wouldn't have to weld it back together....
If I were you I would take the catalyst to your local metal recycler...they give good money for platinum and rare earth metals that are inside a cat....

[Rev Den]

Can we rename this thread..."Look, I am a moron"?

Rev

[ready to mud]

the sound clip of the hollowed cat and flowmaster sounds pretty much the same as mine which is just no cat and a long glasspack. i would have just got a new cat but couldnt afford one at the time

[thenav]

any problems arise with backpressure when you do this mod?

Nav

[suthernoutlaw]

no, it runs better now than it did before, i can tell its got more low end, i dont smell anything either like people were saying, ill probably leave it like it is since theres no problems

[d10shun]

By the by, you wouldn't have thrown out that material from the cat? I'll take it if you still have it!

[suthernoutlaw]

i think its still in my shed, what is it?

[d10shun]

Just platinum

[thenav]

its pure bling! :star: lol

[outlander]

i think its still in my shed, what is it?

do you people even read the entire thread before posting??

[ExTankerGuy]

...I don't think we need to encourage breaking federal laws just to save a couple of bucks...:lock:

[suthernoutlaw]

oops federal laws....blah blah, tell that to the mexicans

[Ecarlcl]

rats, looks like I need to redo my exhaust. Some good sounding setups on those links.

[outlander]

they wouldn't understand....:laugh3:

[Rev Den]

I'm betting this thread calms down a little now.

:D

Morons.


Rev