you all gave some pretty good arguments.. but honestly a lot of the advice kid of controdicts others.
Some of you said that the more open your exhaust system the more hp you would have, but you would see a reduction in torque.. while others said you would gain both with a less restrictive system..
I currently run a flowmaster 40 with custom bent tailpipe 2.5" i think it is. and a highflow aftermarket cat... the front of the system is all OEM.
So i want an definite answer here... if i were to put a less restrictive header on there would i be gaining hp? gaining torque? or loosing one for the other>????
I can go out and buy a OEM replacement for much cheeper than a highflow header.
ALSO has anyone ever noticed the huge kink that comes OEM in the 96 (maybe other years too) so the frontpipe doesn't make contact with the front axle?? I am going to get ride of that when i replace the header...
Any idea if this is a backpressure thing or if it is a clearance thing???
The pipe seriously is bent in to 50% and i have seen it on other jeeps too.. i first thought i had bent it myself till i saw it other places...