Price and Recomendations for Exhaust

[gordonma]

Hey, i'm looking to put a custom exhaust on my 2002 Explorer. I was contemplating cutting the pipe right before it reaches the rear cat, and then running one straight pipe back. This was all fine until someone told me the 2002s have a special computer system where if the o2 sensors are tripped or are sending messages to the computer, the whole car will not even start. Is this substaniated or not? I did it to my 2002 Mustang with no problems, just a simple check engine light. Emissions is not really a problem either, i just want to have a really loud explorer. Do you guys recomend no cats and no muffler, or no cats and a muffler or two.Lastly, how much do you guys think this setup up will cost, or if you have an alternate setup, how much is that? Sorry bout the long post, but hopefully you guys can help me out. Later
-Mike

 

[section525]

I'd leave the cats and muffler. Otherwise you'll screw up a lot of stuff. The comp, the back pressure, low end power. It'll suck. If anything, I'd get a couple hi-flow cats and a magnaflow muffler. Then if you really wanted to, and emissions don't matter where you're from, get some of those trick caps that you can unscrew before the muffler for some loud ass roar. That way for normal driving you can have all the performance you're supposed to. But when you're cruising down the blvd on friday night lookin for low class bus station *****s, you'll be loud and illegal.

 

[Hokie]

Originally posted by section525
But when you're cruising down the blvd on friday night lookin for low class bus station *****s, you'll be loud and illegal.

Sounds like someone has a little too much experience in this area...

 

[section525]

Yeah, but after probation I was a new man.

 

[explr1]

when you're cruising down the blvd on friday night lookin for low class bus station *****s, you'll be loud and illegal. [/B]

Damn, you've been to Jersey too? You forgot to add with your Bon Jovi CD cranked up.

 

[STANN]

Ok, rather than start another "exhaust advice" thread, i figure i'll add a bit to this....(sorry for stepping on your thread gordonma)
Ok, I think I have ruled out going for a dual exhuast, split at the muffler. My reasoning is: a dual split at the muffler gives you no appreciable power gains, just looks. And then that extra piping is just more weight to haul around. So....single exit exhaust it is....
Now, for my real question....should i have the exhaust exit at the rear, in the stock location, but parallel to the ground OR, have it exit just in front of the passenger's side rear wheel, side pipe style? I dont want to look like I am pretending to have something i dont (a fast truck), I just want to avoid a somewhat "unbalanced" look to the truck, like "where'd his other pipe go?"
Sorry for the long post....

 

[XLT_66]

i have a full 3" single exuast with a 2-chamber flowmaster dumped before the axle....sounds great...

 

[EliteConcept]

just in front of the wheel exit will make your rims nasty with the exhaust crustys so i would never do that