I just had the rear suspension re-done on my ZJ so that it's nearly identical to the one on my old 4.0 ZJ. I took it down to the shop that did such an excellent job on my last one to have them do this one. Like last time, I opted to bring my own cat with me (not meow cat brett so leave you goofy cat pictures on your hard drive). My last ZJ had 2.5" pipe all the way out, and I want 3" on this one. My cat is 3" in and out....
At any rate, this shop won't use anything but the part number in the book for a replacement cat, which means a max of 2.5". He put it on the rack and didn't seem to think there would be any problems weaving the 3" exhaust from the y-pipe all the way out the back, but he would have to neck it down at the cat to 2.5"...which I think is stupid.
So I took it to another shop that I know does good work, and he didnt have any issue using the 3" in/out cat I have, but he saw no way in the world that he could get the 3" pipe out (he said "maybe") but the big problem was having room for a small muffler and cat....his solution was to lower my skidplate 3" which "wouldn't hurt anything at all since the lowest point is the bottom of my diff". he's a hot rod guy so I'll let it go.
At any rate, who knows of a shop that can snake exhaust through tight places, and has no problem using a 3" cat where a 2.5" cat is factory? I'll need a muffler too, probably a small bullet style because thats all that will fit. I wish I had room for more exhaust because I want it as mellow as possible but I'm somewhat limited.
suggestions?
At any rate, this shop won't use anything but the part number in the book for a replacement cat, which means a max of 2.5". He put it on the rack and didn't seem to think there would be any problems weaving the 3" exhaust from the y-pipe all the way out the back, but he would have to neck it down at the cat to 2.5"...which I think is stupid.
So I took it to another shop that I know does good work, and he didnt have any issue using the 3" in/out cat I have, but he saw no way in the world that he could get the 3" pipe out (he said "maybe") but the big problem was having room for a small muffler and cat....his solution was to lower my skidplate 3" which "wouldn't hurt anything at all since the lowest point is the bottom of my diff". he's a hot rod guy so I'll let it go.
At any rate, who knows of a shop that can snake exhaust through tight places, and has no problem using a 3" cat where a 2.5" cat is factory? I'll need a muffler too, probably a small bullet style because thats all that will fit. I wish I had room for more exhaust because I want it as mellow as possible but I'm somewhat limited.
suggestions?
