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Old Sep 10, 2011 | 08:02 AM
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Default sidepipes.. why stop in 74?
im looking at 69 sidepipes and covers..... still... i dont wanna buy the wrong ones..... seems like everything is listed as 68-74.... whats the difference between 74 and 77???
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Old Sep 10, 2011 | 08:06 AM
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im looking at 69 sidepipes and covers..... still... i dont wanna buy the wrong ones..... seems like everything is listed as 68-74.... whats the difference between 74 and 77???
Hard to slip a catalytic converter in there that started in 75.
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Old Sep 10, 2011 | 08:25 AM
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Vendors do not like to promote products that circumvent emissions devices. Tim is correct.
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Luckily where I live they don't inspect antique vehicles for anything.
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Luckily where I live they don't inspect antique vehicles for anything.
For most anything just act like your car is a 74 on down.
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They make some pretty small cats nowadays, you could probably put a couple in there somewhere if you really needed to.


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well that makes sense...
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