You will probably get a ticket for a very loud vehicle. No real benefit can be obtained by removing the muffler on a small 4 cylinder or V6.
It is illegal to remove a catalytic converter from any road vehicle.
Most tuners/programmers will remove the governor.
Are you trying to remove the exhaust manifold,the muffler,or just the line running from the manifold connection to the muffler?
Yes
Hacksaw
remove the muffler and add a loudener
No, it is for noise only.
remove muffler
Remove the muffler (don't remove the exhaust pipe or the muffler joint band, just twist the muffler off). Remove the caliper housing. Remove the brake pads. Twist the caliper back into the body (large screwdriver or tire iron twisting to the right and pushing at the same time). Install new pads (making sure that they seat right. Re-Install the caliper housing. Re-Install the muffler.
Remove a muffler.
remove the muffler and add a loudener