Nate08

I searched but the results were not so good. Is anyone straight piped after the cat with the 3.4L? How does it sound?

algranger

i got a 22r and straight piped it... it backfired a lot so i took my old glasspack and cut it in half via sawzall, took out the packing and pipe through the middle and welded it back together, it sounds amazing, the sound resonates through the wide body of the glasspack and it sounds so good gives me goosebumps! the glasspacks are only like $30 at pep-boys, u might give that a try

Kaleb

I ran my 3.0 straight piped after the cat for a couple days. Sounded cool.

stormin94

I drove mine 5 miles through the middle of Sacramento to the muffler shop with nothing but headers....That was LOUD!!! Just idleing was a headache......I'd do it again, though.

pennywize

last friday i ran open header a couple miles into town to have my custom exhaust system put on. it was kinda cool. crazy loud though. i have to say i love my new magnaflow with 2.25 pipe.

ozziesironmanoffroad

having glasspacks... is that even street legal? if so im gettin some!

stormin94

Even Legal in California!!! As far as I know.....If in doubt, just don't rev when there's cops around.

ozziesironmanoffroad

its LEGAL in california? WHOA you can have glasspack mufflers but you CANT have BEADLOCKS on the street? WTH cali is so messed up lol

ozziesironmanoffroad

where would i be able to get glasspacks anyway? haha

stormin94

Pepboys, Kragen, Napa, Auto Zone, etc. Those are the kinds of places that sell them. They're pretty cheap, too. Like $25-$30.

ozziesironmanoffroad

hmm... so how do u run them... headers, cat, glass?

stormin94

I'm not real sure. I think you can run them with or without headers, or Cats. I know they sure do make your car/truck LOUD!!!

ozziesironmanoffroad

i dont want it rice burner /honda civic loud, i jsut want it to sound like a TRUCK, ya know?

stormin94

I'm not sure what they would sound like on a 22RE. I've only heard them on a Buick 350 V8, and a couple others. Shouldn't sound ricey, though. It's not a fart can exhaust like they have, it's a muffler. Also, the glasspacks tend to flow MUCH better than a chambered muffler. Which can=more horsepower.

ozziesironmanoffroad

yeah, flow better. but that would also mean higher emmisions... time for a new exhaust system anyway... haha

stormin94

Not necessarily. If you have a lot of crud in your muffler, it might cause your engine to adjust fuel to air ratio. That's like a worst case scenario. I think one of the key components to passing smog tests is a good cat. My 4Runner would not pass with the original one. Not even close, then I got a new hi-flo cat, and the numbers were not even detectable. With 180,000 miles.

ozziesironmanoffroad

hmm.. what brand cat did you get im due for a new one. but my exhaust system is all rusty and has a couple holes anyway. ive been plannin on doin it for awhile now. since i now have access to lifts at work, i think ill do it within the next month

stormin94

I'm not sure what brand it was, or if it even had a brand. I bought it for $100 so I could care less about a brand and it seems to work great, after all, I did pass smog. I got a killer deal on my flowmaster. It was less than $150 installed. Custom all the way back from the headers. I did get a one month old flowmaster 40 series, though, but still the price was right. If budget is an issue, go to a muffler shop, and ask them if they have any that got returned.

ozziesironmanoffroad

got returned? hmmm... do you run glass packs WITH a muffler, or without? im new to this whole exhaust thing....

TOY89

Hey stormin, are flowmasters bad???? I have one but people say its restrictive.