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Old 04-05-2012, 08:38 AM
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Just had a quick questin, I have an 02 ws6 and if I have a cutom shop make me a catless y pipe in place for my stock pipe, can I put the stock pipe (with cats) right back on with no problem?
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Should be able to. Good luck with bolts not snapping off though. 4 out of 6 studs snapped on mine when I went to headers.
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u have the setup i want lol and thanks
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Originally Posted by z28clark
Should be able to. Good luck with bolts not snapping off though. 4 out of 6 studs snapped on mine when I went to headers.


Swapping Y-pipes back and forth isn't going to be easy if the car is exposed to the elements over a period of time. Heat and moisture are going to make that job difficult, even though it's actually a very simple and straight forward process. Fighting rust sucks.
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or if its rigged like mine. i had edlebrock shorties all 6 bolts different size heads and one bolt was tac'd to the flange

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UUUMMMM yeah really?? But high temp antiseize should help....
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To the OP you could switch y pipes but lik said above heat moisture an he elements are goin to make it a not so easy thing to do

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Originally Posted by 14k
or if its rigged like mine. i had edlebrock shorties all 6 bolts different size heads and one bolt was tac'd to the flange
Another reason I count my blessings, my current car and previous fbody were basically unmolested with minor bolt ons (cat backs, lid, etc) so I haven't ran into any rigging yet. My buddy on the other hand... brought his car over to show me, we popped the hood and on the hood latch - spacing it from the hood itself was a wooden wedge used for door/window trim. Poor people got poor ways I guess.
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For what I paid for my z28 I'm not too worried about it. I'll will all be taken care of.
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Find some new blind friends then you won't have to switch the pipe back and forth.




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