New cats
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Racer
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I'm installing new hi-flow cats on my 2000 this weekend. Where's the best place to cut, right at the joint where the OEM cats join the headers?
What are the two units in the header pipe before the cats?
[/IMG]I'm installing new hi-flow cats on my 2000 this weekend. Where's the best place to cut, right at the joint where the OEM cats join the headers?
What are the two units in the header pipe before the cats?
Le Mans Master
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From: Communist Colorado
You have "pup cats" on that system. Thats what the 2 units are at the header pipes. Are YOU doing the install? If not, let the exhaust shop figure it out. If you ARE doing it, just wait till you get the cats and measure everything up, it will be obvious where to make the cuts.
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Racer
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I am doing the install with two friends this Saturday. Do the pup cats need the main cats in order for everything to function properly?
I have the new cats. They are Pypes Exhaust hi-flows. One thing I'm concerned with is the offset between where the header enters the cat and where the h-pipe connects. It's about 3/4" difference so I might need to add some time of elbow.
I have the new cats. They are Pypes Exhaust hi-flows. One thing I'm concerned with is the offset between where the header enters the cat and where the h-pipe connects. It's about 3/4" difference so I might need to add some time of elbow.
Melting Slicks
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I am doing the install with two friends this Saturday. Do the pup cats need the main cats in order for everything to function properly?
I have the new cats. They are Pypes Exhaust hi-flows. One thing I'm concerned with is the offset between where the header enters the cat and where the h-pipe connects. It's about 3/4" difference so I might need to add some time of elbow.
I have the new cats. They are Pypes Exhaust hi-flows. One thing I'm concerned with is the offset between where the header enters the cat and where the h-pipe connects. It's about 3/4" difference so I might need to add some time of elbow.
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Racer
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Hmmmm. Maybe I'll wait to do the cats until I can do the headers. But the cat-back exhaust is going on this Saturday.
Melting Slicks
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '13-'14-'15
Actually I gained more HP this way --as i 1st experimented with hi flows--even got the Bullet styke metal substrate ones
AND surprizingly not that loud--- I luv the exhaust note as it gives the car a more throaty race car sound----
PS: I re-installed my STOCK cats----