The exhaust pipe provided
with the cat-back is mandrel bent and
much more resistant to corrosion than the stock piping.
The tubing conforms
nicely to the limited space around the rear end.
Here is the final
installation. The muffler looks, sounds, and performs great!
The cat-back system sure lets you know it is there
as soon as you start up the vehicle! Rumble, Rumble and you have got
one mean sounding Jeep! The sound is very nice, and not too loud.
Throaty, but not so loud as to cause a nuisance. I have heard many
an exhaust system that annoyed me late at night. On the freeway, the
sound is barely noticeable and a low volume stereo drowns it right out.
It did not cause any noticeable vibrations inside the vehicle, either.
I drove around the neighborhood at speeds up to
about 25 mph, stopping and starting to feel low speed differences.
It had the same pep off the line as with the modifications at the top of
the page, but I could not feel any real power increases.
I drove out to the freeway and opened it up.
On the way to the freeway, in the mid-speed ranges, the pick up was quite
noticeable. Again, 3rd gear seemed to be the largest benefactor.
The gas pedal really felt lively, especially when RPM's reached about
1800. On the freeway, a bit of a power increase was evident.
Fifth gear was still not restored completely (it was not expected to be),
but was more useful on short hills.
I can't estimate how many HP were added by
installing the Turbo City Performance Kit, but Turbo City claims about 30
can be gained. That would easily punch the TJ up over the 200 HP
mark.
I am extremely impressed with the bolt-on
performance Turbo City has assembled in this kit. It can be
installed in an afternoon and looks, sounds, and performs to advertised
expectations. The individual parts of the kit are available
seperately, so you can upgrade one part at a time as money or time
permits.
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