What if i removed my stock muffler and cat and put on a flowmaster maybe 40 series or super 10 and just ran the stock piping ? Would ot sound pretty good? I have classic plates so i dont have to deal with smog

 

And i dont really give a shit about better flow. 22re arent realy made for racing anyways jist in it for thw noise. I figure taking the cat off and upgrading the muffler would be better than stock anyways.

 

Flowmaster 40 will probably make it sound raspy. Id use a magnaflow or maybe a turbo muffler

 

I have stock headers and piping, no cat and a thrush something or other on my 22r and it sounds ok, I cut off everything from right before the axle and back. Located in henderson if you need to hear it.

 

I've never personally heard a 22r series that sounded "good" with a Flowmaster muffler. Magnaflow style mufflers sound significantly better IMO, that's what I have on my 22re truck. My 20r truck has a flowmaster and it is both stupid loud with a drone and generally sounds like chit. I'm also a believer in keeping CAT on the vehicle if it came with, but if need change then swap it to a free-flowing version. It will make a big difference with the smell of your exhaust fumes.

 

22re arent realy made for racing??
Look at LC Engineering, These litle 4-bangers can get some real power!!
I run their stage one street legal Pro Street EFI 22re, more than enough power .& can hit 140, I've only taken to 120, easily!!

 

I have had 2 flowmasters on my truck and one on an old car. First a 40 on the car, then a 50 and a 50 on the truck and I will never own another flowmaster product again. On top of the really bad in cab drone that gave me a headache, two of the three ended up having a baffle come loose and sounded like a swarm of pissed off honda bees.
Changed out the 50 on my truck for a magnaflow knock off and haven't had any issues since. It also sounds better and the drone is much less.

 

Yea youre better off trying to get a good sounding low purr from these engines.

 

My vote is for a magnaflow.

I had one and it sounded great at idle, wasn't bad in the cab at regular speed, and if I got on it (I did all the time) it sounded nasty.

My setup was a little different than what yours is though, mine was a 22r bored .030 at 10.5:1cr, rv3 cam from local cam shop, engnbldr oversized valves, major professional port work, pace setter header, 2.25" exhaust all the way with a magnaflow.

I currently have a flowmaster knock off in my 4runner with stock 22re and hollowed out cat, and it sounds ok, nothing special.

 

I had a flowmaster 40 with no cat for about a year, but its just too annoyingly loud for me. Everyone knew it was me coming when I was about a half mile away though lol. Idle sounded good, but driving and heavy acceleration was too loud in the cab for me, like Robert m said. Got a cheaper brand Turbo muffler now and I like it much better. Not the best tone, but definitely more quiet. I'd go for tone more than volume of sound when it comes to the exhaust.

 

Did the 4 runner have stock piping or you upgraded the pupe size?

 

Stock piping to the cat, then new piping the exhaust shop did, don't know forsure what size, but I think its 2". I only went for sound, not for performance.