Okay, I find out my 1998 has CA emissions and dealer says most do. I need to replace all exhaust - cat back (cat is okay) and I’m finding out this is going to cost me about $500 for standard after market parts doing it myself. Is there a way to go without spending this much $$$$

 

all you need is a catback?

 

bahaha, how do these threads exist?

GO TO A DIFFERENT FREEKIN PLACE!

 

Please have him explain WHY a car with Ca. emssion equipment (if it does indeed have it) make it mandatory that you switch exhausts?? Expecially when Ca. emissions equiped cars have BETTER/MORE STRICT emission controls. ie.. if it passes Ca emissions, it passes every other states emissions. Therefore this dealer is screwing you over. Also ask what EXACTLY are the differences in cat backs inbetween the Fed and Ca spec units. Beware of some bs reply
BTW. Nice reply Soul Fly. Like you could offer anything better than a lame reply. Considering just months ago, your questions were worse

 

y-pipe $160
b-pipe $50-100
muffler $50-100


i'm suprised he didnt say anthing about o2 sensors.

 

Hey, all I want is a freekin exhaust for cheap if there is such a thing, I didn't ask for anything else. According to my vin# this car has CA emisions, so what! It cost more money for this exhaust, don't ask me why, it just does. I priced it out several places and its $450 -$500 just for the parts doing it myself. I think that sucks cuz I never paid more than a buck and half for cat back on any other cars I've owned, and I owned plenty! If some one has something worthy of replying, please do.

 

aftermarket ish is the way to go

 

Did you come here to ask a question or to tell us how much it costs? I thought you asked a question at first, but now you're telling us that 99 CA spec exhaust is more expensive?

Anyway ... I got a guy at a local Meineke who bends his own pipe. Catback would run me $300-$400 depending on the muffler I chose. Frankly, I'd chose stock 4th gen or the 2k-2k1 muffler (used) and that would run me like $250 total.

Oh ... wait, it's CA exhaust. By your accounts then, it should be $350

 

I highly doubt there is anything different about the Cali catback. Y-pipe yes, but catback no.

 

Sounded more like his exhaust is leaking from the cats back, he doesn't need to replace the cats, and wants to know the cheapest way to replace the exhaust. I didn't read that his dealer is making him replace a perfectly good exhaust just because it was CA.

I looked into a Dynomax catback at Warpspeed, I think it was around $300.

 

I just need a new exhaust system, cat is okay? I'll check out the Dynomax, sounds reasnable at $300.