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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 05:19 PM
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i plan on taking my cats off and gutting them and hooking some SIMS in the back ... only reason why I am doing this because one of by cats gone bad ..... don't feel like putting out 300/400 for some new cats if I'm going LT w/ ORY .... trying to save some money ..... my question is there (stock) collector gasket ? if so what is the Inside Diameter (in) is it 2.5 or 2.25 ?
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 05:28 PM
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What year car/mileage? Stock cats are covered on the 00-02 cars for 10yrs/120K now.
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car my d/d ...... 80,000 /2002 ...... really ... i though the manufactures warranty expired a long time ago .....
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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They sent a "recall" out on the 00-02 models saying that just the cats are covered for 10 years / 120,000 miles
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 06:24 PM
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wow .... really do appreciate it ......
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 06:35 PM
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Clicked on your name earlier to try and find out what year your car was - saw USAF in your profile - I appreciate YOUR service.
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Old Apr 14, 2007 | 06:47 PM
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Its nice to know that there are people out there that support the troops ….. thank you
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