Is there an easy way to open up this stock exhaust pipe/muffler for better sound and less restriction without scaring the neighbors? I actually like the long sausage muffler and dont what to buy a different one if i dont have to......or is that the wise thing to do?
The catalytic converter (at the end of the exhaust header, just before the muffler) is very restrictive. I've read where people have cut that out (even remember a how-to post on it).
I'd be reluctant to change just one aspect of the stock configuration since intake, carburation and exhaust are engineered to work together. Once you start drilling and cutting, you can't go back!
However, you might find a real good deal on a stock muffler and/or exhaust header pipe since so many of us have swapped them out.
Matt