Basic Exhaust question
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Instructor
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From: Westchester NY
Basic Exhaust question
I have a 2000 coupe, I added B&B bullets axle backs and corsa x-pipe (after the stock H pipe weld snapped). If i was looking to upgrade the rest of the exhaust, headers and cats, is there another piece I'm missing?
Does it go
Header -> Cats -> x-pipe -> axle back ?
I guess im confused with the terms long tube and midpipe. Do the long tube headers go directly to the cats?
Also the 2000's have a different cat sensor setup or something right?
I'm pretty much just trying to keep my eyes open in the used parts section for something that i might need.
Thanks Nick
Does it go
Header -> Cats -> x-pipe -> axle back ?
I guess im confused with the terms long tube and midpipe. Do the long tube headers go directly to the cats?
Also the 2000's have a different cat sensor setup or something right?
I'm pretty much just trying to keep my eyes open in the used parts section for something that i might need.
Thanks Nick
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Yorktown Virginia
You basically have it down. Most long tube headers come with an x-pipe which either is catted or non catted. If you do not get an x-pipe with the headers you are going to need to do a little bit of fab work. Oh and the cat back will bolt up to the x-pipe just like it does the h-pipe.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Yorktown Virginia
The cats go behind the collectors on the long tubes, you most likely have just replaced the section behind the factory cats which means you will probably want to get headers with a catted x-pipe.
Race Director
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From: South Western Ontario
LG's have separate pipes where the cats go so they can sell catted or catless systems.
You can either get a system that replaces the X-pipe or just get the headers and make up the pipes/cats to connect the headers to your x-pipe.
Peter
You can either get a system that replaces the X-pipe or just get the headers and make up the pipes/cats to connect the headers to your x-pipe.
Peter
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