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Old Jun 12, 2011 | 10:32 PM
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my CES light came on today for a plugged cat (stock cats) I am wondering what cat to replace them with? I thought about going the headers and ORY way but I really am not ready to go that way. I am thinking about getting Magnaflow hi-flow cats. Inputs?
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Unless you are down on power I would wait and get headers and ORY. Then get the Cats and O2 sensors tuned out.
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Originally Posted by 6speedt/a
Unless you are down on power I would wait and get headers and ORY. Then get the Cats and O2 sensors tuned out.
I agree.
Just save for the system you want and go ory. Get the tune and fock the cats
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Old Jun 13, 2011 | 06:33 AM
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Why fix it and then replace the whole system later? Just do it once.
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Old Jun 13, 2011 | 08:37 AM
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Well my reason for getting it fixed now is because I plan on doing a lot of long distance traveling and don't want a plugged cat killing my mileage. If I where to end up doing the headers and ORY how much on average does the tuning cost? work keeps cutting my hours so I am trying to plan my costs for the summer
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Old Jun 13, 2011 | 10:50 AM
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Its 150 bucks thru frost....The long tubes and ory will set you back 370 for painted and 480 for coated pacesetters thru TSP. Then gaskets, plugs/wires, AIR delete, EGR delete, new GM bolts, and motor mounts about 250 bucks. so all together say 650 to be safe and about 15-30 horsepower
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Old Jun 13, 2011 | 11:34 AM
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If your looking for the cheapest solution until you get headers I would just take the cats off and gut them and then bolt them back up.

If your worried about the CEL you can either get o2 sims for $50 or if you call local performance shops some of them will tune them out for 40-50 dollars since it takes a whole 5 minutes to do.
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Old Jun 13, 2011 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 6speedt/a
Its 150 bucks thru frost....The long tubes and ory will set you back 370 for painted and 480 for coated pacesetters thru TSP. Then gaskets, plugs/wires, AIR delete, EGR delete, new GM bolts, and motor mounts about 250 bucks. so all together say 650 to be safe and about 15-30 horsepower
It is my DD so doing a mail tune would not work well for me. I just put new gas get and plugs and wires and such on when I redid my heads. The egr delete I could Fab up some blocks in no time, I know nothing about doing an air delete so I will have to look that up. Now the motor mounts, do I have to buy special ones or what?
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Old Jun 13, 2011 | 10:36 PM
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Now the motor mounts, do I have to buy special ones or what?
I searched, I found the answer so ignore that
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I plan to run the non-cats. I wish I could just not have anything, but the law is the law. lol
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Old Jun 15, 2011 | 03:15 PM
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I am looking at the pacesetter LTs,
http://www.texas-speed.com/p-290-pac...e-headers.aspx

plus the pacesetter ORY, figured they would mach up well to the LTs so it would be easier
http://www.texas-speed.com/p-300-pac...ad-y-pipe.aspx

from what I have read around here, that they are alright headers. or is there better for around that price?

then all I should need is the motor mounts
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I have had the Random Tech and now the Magnaflow cats, both are good. Hooker Headers are around the same price.
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Originally Posted by 6speedt/a
Unless you are down on power I would wait and get headers and ORY. Then get the Cats and O2 sensors tuned out.
I completely agree with this as well
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Old Jun 16, 2011 | 10:51 PM
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haha, If I could feel a power loss I would grab the torch and cut those things off
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Try ws6 store for pacesetter LT pretty sure they are cheaper there
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