Long Tube Header cat location
08-06-2010, 02:28 PM
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Long Tube Header cat location While shopping for catted Y pipes, I have noticed some of more expensive brands like Kooks or American locate the cats right behind the collector, while other more affordable brands like TSP and LPP locate the drivers side cat in the bend.
I would perfer the cats be located directly behind the collector. I have to pass a visiual emissions and it seams they would let that fly before the TSP style. Plus I think it looks better.
Now, I was thinking instead of paying the $550 some dollars for the Kooks pipe I could get one custom fabbed up by a local shop with some magnaflow cats and a flowmaster Y.
I guess my question is, How does Kooks get away with locating the cats behind the collectors while so many other brands have them after the bend. I assume it is a space restriction but can't tell for sure yet because I have not installed headers and am not sure exactly where the collector will locate. I am only going from pictures. Anyone have any undercarriage shots with the cats located directly behind the header?
I would perfer the cats be located directly behind the collector. I have to pass a visiual emissions and it seams they would let that fly before the TSP style. Plus I think it looks better.
Now, I was thinking instead of paying the $550 some dollars for the Kooks pipe I could get one custom fabbed up by a local shop with some magnaflow cats and a flowmaster Y.
I guess my question is, How does Kooks get away with locating the cats behind the collectors while so many other brands have them after the bend. I assume it is a space restriction but can't tell for sure yet because I have not installed headers and am not sure exactly where the collector will locate. I am only going from pictures. Anyone have any undercarriage shots with the cats located directly behind the header?
08-10-2010, 06:56 PM
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i had lpp lts and ory, i had magnaflow cats put on it cuz it was just to loud for my taste...i just cut out the ends of the y that go up to the collectors and welded them to the y, mines 3in exhaust i dont know how its even possible to put it in the bend because that section is flattened out to give u more ground clearence...seems to me itd be pretty stupid to put a big round cat in the middle of that
but anyway i have not had any problems other than the fact my uncle cant weld..
but anyway i have not had any problems other than the fact my uncle cant weld..
08-14-2010, 12:27 PM
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i had lpp lts and ory, i had magnaflow cats put on it cuz it was just to loud for my taste...i just cut out the ends of the y that go up to the collectors and welded them to the y, mines 3in exhaust i dont know how its even possible to put it in the bend because that section is flattened out to give u more ground clearence...seems to me itd be pretty stupid to put a big round cat in the middle of that
but anyway i have not had any problems other than the fact my uncle cant weld..
but anyway i have not had any problems other than the fact my uncle cant weld..
It's a visual, but very lax, if they see cats under there most will probably sign it off. I always get my car inspected at the same place and they usually don't even look, but they may if it suddenly gets way louder.
