Originally Posted by VEGASSMAN

Have to chime in here coming from the performance street scene to Jeep clubs in the past 2 years.

A) There are certain manufacturers that produce vehicles with no mufflers from the factory...good example: Dodge Neon SRT4 (dual exhaust and no mufflers stock)

B) Some state laws require that you cannot modify the OEM configuration outside the basic configuration (if you bought it with a muffler, you have to have one)

C) Many states (I can't confirm the figures) only require that you meet the decibel and emissions requirements and pass smog tests

I am a huge believer that many 3rd party manufacturers take advantage of poorly informed consumers in their offering of "Cat-Back" exhaust systems with "high flow" mufflers for $750+.

I've had several high performance vehicles where eliminated restrictive Catalytic converters with high flow options, and run very inexpensive exhaust setups with just resonators to baffle the harsh exhaust noise....AKA, "cheese graters", "cherry bombs", or otherwise.

In a V-6, you have to run wide-open exhaust to get enough harsh noise to get ticketed...

*The views expressed in this post are solely those of the author and do not reflect common interest of any extremely left winged political associations, retirement communities, California Air Resources Board employees and/or associates, or residents of Mobile, Alabama.*

Originally Posted by eljeeplv

While off-roading I crushed mine into a whistle off a rock. So off it went, never to be replaced.

Originally Posted by samhardy2008

Dude I ran with no muffler on my Ford f150 for 2 years no issues...unless you are driving with no cats I doubt you will get pulled over....and I live in Texas lol....unless your driving through neighborhoods with it in 1st or 2nd and just runnin the rpms super high....I highly highly highly doubt you will get any issues from cops

Originally Posted by BigRich

That must mean that the Dodge neon SRT-4 is illegal from the factory in the state of Texas. lol