Hi again

 I have an 87 Samurai with the stock 1.3 and the Weber 34. She's in the early stages of resurection and restoration.  I got it running near tip top (finally). Now I want to upgrade the exhaust. It is shot from the muffler back. We are not smog tested here but I don't mind running cleaner if possible. (That's the Colorado in me coming out)

 
I thought header (which one?) , larger pipe (what size?), catalytic (hi perf or stock, hollow it, or elliminate it?), muffler (many choices, but I want perfomance without too much excessive noise unless it has to be loud to perform), and tail pipe ( do I route it out in front of the left rear bumper out the side to hopefully cut some fumes down?)

I am open to any input. Kind of wanting to know what's been working best and what kind of prices I would be looking at with the most bang for the buck.

Trail tough sells a bolt on exhaust, I think they use a magna flow muffler with 2" pipe, as far as the hedder goes I would save your money unless you have a large cam and carb.

Thanks

Is that magna flow a good muffler? What do I do with that catalyic?  Is this a long lasting system?


My idea of a bolt on goes back to 1984 when my friend put one on his mustang. u-bolts, clamps etc. It rattled apart and seemed really hokey. Has the quality gone up on these? And as far as the muffler, I put an after market muffler on a car I had in colorado. It rusted and rattled within a year or so. Not that much powerful of and engine. I want something that will last hopefully.

I just looked at the trail tough set up. It looks like around  $519.00 + shipping. If it is precise, it should go on in about an hour or less. 

2 inch. -- is that adequate?
Who is running this trail tough set up?
How long will it last?
With a weber 34, is a header to my advantage?
Is a thorley worth the extra bucks?
What's an original catalytic worth, and what's a trail tough worth? (In case I decide to sell the original and the brand new trail tough to offset the cost of the whole system and just put a straight pipe in there.)
Which is better, or at least a better purchase, stainless or allumanized?
Again I ask, What are people using, what is working the best, and what's the best bang for the buck? ( of course I didn't use those exact words!)
What kind of warranty against corrosion and manufac. defects ( how the heck is manufacturererer's  spelled so abrieviate

If you spend the time, the Suzuki has a pretty simple exhaust and you can weld your own in rather easily.  Once you come down off the header, you only need two 45 degree bends.  One right in front of the axel, then you put your muffler in, and have a 45 after the muffler at the top that brings your exhaust out the back.

Depending on your location, a local exhaust shop might be your best bet.  We have a great one about 30 minutes from my place that would put in a 2" system for around 250, including a cat.  Top quality work.  On a previous discussion another member was saying he would probably pay 3 times that, and have a lousy system at the end of the day.

with everything that I read about headers,  I think that the thorley header is the best, and worth the extra money.  If you are running the weber, which you say you are, then a better airflow exhaust will definitely improve performance.  thorley headers, and a 2 inch or 2 1/2 inch exhaust system.  the 4 cyl does require some back pressure, so a larger system than that would decrease performance....