He had hooker headers to side pipes…way too loud.

Conventional or turbo mufflers on the existing headers should seriously tone down the noise.

After that, you have options.
Various in frame headers plus exhaust,
or
Manifolds with exhaust.

There are a couple of outlets like summit, that offer complete exhaust systems (minus manifolds).

 

Thank you. I’m having a hard time verifying if the ones I’m looking at like the Patriot Exhaust AMC/Jeep Specific Fit Headers 290-401 1-5/8" will work.
Trying to keep cost down, I assume manifolds would be most cost effective

 

I keep seeing these to on a lot of forums and chats, but when I go through the fitment, it says it won’t fit…losing my mind. Also saw somewhere that the manifolds have the same output as any shorties 🤷‍♂️

,Patriot Clippster Headers H8600

 

I have a set of the Patriot Clippsters on mine, which directly replaced the factory manifolds.

I pulled my 304 from an '80 CJ-7 donor vehicle I'd bought [for the engine & transmission], along with a true dual exhaust system the previous owner had 'Redneck Engineered,' but had factory exhaust manifolds Swapped it over to my Jeep, it all fits and even with switching to headers, it sounds pretty tame compared to what I thought it was going to be (especially because of the old, blown-out Cherry Bomb 'glass pack mufflers).

https://mister4x4.net/mister4x4/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/VID_20231007_165620816.mp4

If you can get a factory-style replacement exhaust system (2-into-1), and choose a good muffler, you'll definitely get the race car sound under control.

Hope this helps!

 

Huge help, thanks! I don’t mind a throaty V8, I prefer it, just not the obnoxious Harley right underneath me!
Any chance u have pics of the routing underneath?

 

While I have a CJ-5, it doesn’t give me an option for the 360, but even when I plug in CJ-7, I get this 😮‍💨

 

The 304, 360, and 401 are all the same block, so the Clippsters will fit all three engines. They only say that 360s won't fit because the CJ-s never came with anything bigger than the 304 from the factory (it's a liability thing, I'm sure).

My pal Dave went with a set of Clippsters on his CJ-7 after he swapped-in an AMC 360. Do yourself a favor and spend the extra money to get the ceramic-coated headers - it'll save a LOT of hassle down the road because of excessive heat issues. The ceramic coating really does make a huge difference.

 

I don't unfortunately. The two pics I have are of where the PO's cut and smushed the 'Y' tube from the passenger side. These are with everything still in the donor vehicle (mine is the one with in the 2nd pic with the Super Swampers). You can see the passenger side pipe coming down and disappearing into the skid plate area to the outside of the front drive shaft.

Basically, the passenger side crosses over in front of the transmission to the driver side, which runs inside the frame with the muffler being just ahead of the rear axle. The Redneck'd passenger pipe just runs inside the frame and also has the second muffler ahead of the rear axle.

Waldron's exhaust has an aftermarket solution that should work.

1976-80 Jeep CJ-5 & CJ-7 V8 304ci Single Exhaust

SKU: 454499

waldronexhaust.com

Hope this helps!

 

I used this exhaust system on my ‘79 CJ5 with 304 V8 (stock exhaust manifolds). Fit great.

Get the Y-Pipe for a CJ7 if you do not plan to run a Cat.

1976-80 Jeep CJ-5 & CJ-7 V8 304ci Single Exhaust

SKU: 454499

waldronexhaust.com

 

Huge help across the board, appreciate the help!

 

I remember either reading a thread here or somewhere else that indicated the Patriot Clipster headers will bolt to the factory/OEM Y-Pipe.

 

They should, considering they directly replaced the factory exhaust manifolds on my 304 (which the driver side mated up to what was left of the factory Y-pipe, and the passenger side Redneck'd exhaust mounted up to the factory manifold as well).

Great minds... (sharing the Waldron link).

 

Thank you!

 

LOL !!! That one got me ! Never been compared to a great mind.

 

Oh trust me - I have no misgivings about my status, either. I do get lucky every now and then, however.