exhaust question
Drifting
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 1,590
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From: Littleton Colorado
They are two different parts. The part with the cats is called an H-pipe, it goes from the manifold to just before the rear axel. The mufflers sections go from there over the "axel" to the mufflers.
Maybe post a WTB add in the parts for sale section.
Maybe post a WTB add in the parts for sale section.
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Describe whats going on and what mods you have, you may not need to replace them.
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 220
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From: A little place called Macungie PA
Whether your CAT's are bad or not the 2001 and up coupe, vert and Z-06 center exhaust sections are the same. (Center Section: from the exhaust manifold to near the transmission where the muffler section bolts up, including cats and H-pipe) The catch is that your 1997 vette has a different exhaust manifold than the Z-06 and 2001+ vette's. If you check you should see that your manifold is formed sheet metal, the 2001+ manifolds, including Z-06's are cast iron. Because of that no Z-06 center section will fit your car without changing the manifolds. Also the Z-06 center section isn't really that special, it's the pipes and mufflers after the center exhaust that are made of Ti and special to the Z-06's.
Sorry to bare the bad news. Long story short, 2001+ center sections need cast manafolds. But any year C5 muffler section will bolt to any year C5 center section.
Sorry to bare the bad news. Long story short, 2001+ center sections need cast manafolds. But any year C5 muffler section will bolt to any year C5 center section.
