ground clerance w/ thunderbolt cats
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ground clerance w/ thunderbolt cats i am goin to install two thunderbolt catalysts on my ORY,
my car is lowered 1.2"+hose modd, and sits lower then i thougt
the Y pipe is just few inches from the ground, and i am afraid it will be undrivable, are there any smaller cats out there?
my car is lowered 1.2"+hose modd, and sits lower then i thougt
the Y pipe is just few inches from the ground, and i am afraid it will be undrivable, are there any smaller cats out there?
Most bullet cats are about 4" diameter, so if your pipes are 3" then in a perfect world you'd lose 1/2" of ground clearance. Now if you don't currently have about 5/8" of clearance above the 3" pipe where the cat/s will be located then you'll either need to clearance the undercarriage for more room, or adjust the pipe/s lower resulting in additional lose in ground clearance. The clearance issue will most likely be on the drivers side.
FYI, with short section of thick metal plumbing pipe 3-5" OD and a jack you can clearance the undercarriage, by very slowly jacking the pipe up against the body multiple times while watching, and listening to the progress.
FYI, with short section of thick metal plumbing pipe 3-5" OD and a jack you can clearance the undercarriage, by very slowly jacking the pipe up against the body multiple times while watching, and listening to the progress.
Last edited by 99Bluz28; Jan 2, 2012 at 04:00 PM.
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thanks man,
i guess i got to measure the clearence from the pipe to the floor, guess i will try this, and buy another ORY to throw in, still cheaper than the flowpack,
yes of course we hafe emission tests here
i guess i got to measure the clearence from the pipe to the floor, guess i will try this, and buy another ORY to throw in, still cheaper than the flowpack,
yes of course we hafe emission tests here
