[cas6969]

Yep the cat is next and has that flange. (we'll make the EPA happy and say the cat is required by federal law and doesn't care about SC). The European market resonator also has that flange. I've also seen just the flange (plate) for sale, you'd have to weld a pipe to it.

But if you're going to ignore all that and not have a cat, just cut the flange off, assuming there's enough straight pipe behind it to attach to.

 

[cas6969]

Every time I take mine off and put it back on, I curse the flange and it’s location. Working with just finger tips, fighting the skid plate in the way. I always think This would be a lot easier if it were just a slip joint and a band clamp. I don’t do it because of the hanger bracket.

Looking at the picture he doesn’t have that concern.

 

[cas6969]

The secret to exhausts is exercising them. Taking them off often. Slip joints are never a problem. And I live where the roads are often more white from salt than the snow.

I've been swapping cat back on the Jeep twice a year since I got it. I get tired of hearing it, then put the quiet muffler on. Then after a while I miss the louder one. Back and forth.

I've also got this weird muffler thing. I've probably got 7 or 8 in the box in my basement. I like to experiment with them, combinations of them, sizes, styles, multiples together, what order they're in. I once changed the muffler on my Xterra daily for almost two weeks straight, playing with different sounds. It's an odd hobby that a garage and a lift would make a lot more fun. lol Also started making "custom" pipes to make wrong things works. (custom meaning with none of the right tools other than a welder) The Nissan currently has a tailpipe that probably cost me about $200 all said and done to get it run somewhere it shouldn't be, sit back look at it and think.. damn I'm stupid.