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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 04:20 PM
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This thing does not fit! No matter what the guys at the shop try it doesnt fit at all... Makes no sense! Putting it on pacesetter coated longtubes.




I paid $360 for a y-pipe with no o2 bungs and its atleast 3" off..

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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 04:29 PM
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Cut 3 inches out of your I pipe ,maybe
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 04:36 PM
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Its hard to tell by the pic so I could be wrong here. It looks like your cat back is welded. If that's the case then it probably goes back farther than the stock setup did.
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 04:43 PM
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The passenger side fits fine, just the drivers side is messed up
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 05:03 PM
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This is exactly why I opted to add a FM merge to my Pacetter ORY (Pacesetter long tubes) instead of doing the TSP ORY
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 05:52 PM
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I sure thought that the driver side cat was further back, like in this photo.
http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/f...g/P1030169.jpg
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 99Bluz28
I sure thought that the driver side cat was further back, like in this photo.
http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/f...g/P1030169.jpg
Had the same problem and that's how it was eventually solved. Except now my cat gets scrapped all the time now. I need a better solution. Op, let me know if your guys find a way to fix it without losing too much clearance.
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Old Sep 14, 2013 | 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 99Bluz28
I sure thought that the driver side cat was further back, like in this photo.
http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/f...g/P1030169.jpg
I think he is right. Move the cat to the position in the pic above
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http://www.speedengineeringlsx.com/t...ipe-25-tspcaty
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...c-cutouts.html

Pretty sure if you move the DS cat youd be good, in your pic you can see its 2 female ends youre trying to connect
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Mine also had to be like the one in the pic above.
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Old Sep 15, 2013 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Mavn
This thing does not fit! No matter what the guys at the shop try it doesnt fit at all... Any ideas?
LOL... Have they tried putting it together right? Looks like they've got the pipe that connects to your header stuck into the merge collector. I'd start looking for a new shop to take your car to.
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The first time I held my tsp up to my hookers I thought it wasn't even close on one side, then I realized it was upside down
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A complete picture would allow us to see exactly whats going on. From what I can see in that picture though, it looks like its installed incorrectly. The driver side cat goes down onto the merge.
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I always heard cats need to be as close the motor as possible to operate efficiently. The shop may not have considered the drivers side cat needed to be positioned so far away. Has anyone verified if the cats will function properly in that location?
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Old Sep 19, 2013 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Mavn
I paid $360 for a y-pipe with no o2 bungs...
It's not supposed to have any bungs -- they're in the header collectors.
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Old Sep 19, 2013 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by LopeyZ
I always heard cats need to be as close the motor as possible to operate efficiently. The shop may not have considered the drivers side cat needed to be positioned so far away. Has anyone verified if the cats will function properly in that location?
no ones had problems with it, theyve made it like that for a long time. but your right, I just realized it as well. all other companies like ARH cat is located by the collector.
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Old Sep 19, 2013 | 08:16 PM
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Looks like there are two female ends there.
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Old Sep 23, 2013 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by ironmanLS1
Looks like there are two female ends there.
+1. You have the pipes flipped around. The piece you have connected to the Y should be on the driver's side header and the piece you have on the header should be flipped around and connected to the Y.

Either way, that thing was garbage. I had one and it fit like crap no matter what I did. I got a Kooks Y and while the merge isn't as good, it fits like a glove.
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