so i was thinking about cutting out my muffler and just putting pipes in but leaving the cat. i just want a little noise with not alot of price for right now until i can get something better. does anyone not recomend it or do? please help me out thanks

 

sounds like a PITA with the work versus result
either save up and do it right, straight pipe, or get a crappy muffler from wal-mart

 

don't do it. It would be loud as hell and would sound like !!!
Save up 200 and do it right

 

what about it just buying a cheap muffler? and puttin that in place would that make it a little quieter?

 

a cheap muffler will still sound kinda garbagy... if you want a flowmaster (my recommendation only) check prices at summit.com or autoanything.com

 

anyone else input?

 

My advice is to be patient and do it right the first time with a quality muffler. If you cherish your 4Runner, why would you want to add something cheap and inferior to it? Out of all the aftermarket mufflers out there, I would recommend Magnaflow for their straight through design, stainless steel construction (if you opt for it), and fully welded seams. Borla should be similar, but more expensive. Flowmaster uses baffles and chambers inside to keep a certain exhaust tone, but because of this, the performance isn't there.

 

take it to a muffler shop, my whole flowmaster exhaust set-up was little over 200.

 

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