I got my "stuff" yesterday and can't wait till weather gets better put them in.



I am a little upset cuz Budget didnt send me the bolts for the front and rear 02 bents but... (can i reuse the old ones? or get similars at Home Depot or Lowes??? ).



Are those rings attached to the y-pipe to go into the 2 O2 sensor bents? if they do ...are they the only thing that goes there? no more gasket or anything???



Take a closer look at the close up on the ring, there is a different since from the top has like a flat surface then the rounded ring under it...what does that flat surface face??




Thanks a lot on the input.

one more thing. Once I replace the old stuff with the new one and i put this in too since mine was broken.




is this b-pipe going to stop hiting on every bump the bent part ??????



Thanks again

They sent you another bracket? How much did that cost?

another bracket? which one? Please forgive my naiveness

Resize the pics (or just put a link to them instead)

You can reuse your old bolts or buy new ones. Those "crush rings"
are the only things that go on the O2 bends (when you tighten up
the y-pipe under the engine, the rings will crush and seal the
exhaust - don't worry about the flat part)

I think the hanger that connects to the b-pipe broke off from the
rust (you might have to weld it back on or something)

He's probably talking about the golden bracket thing that goes
between the y-pipe and cat (the one you bought seperately )

Can i buy the new ones at Home Depot or Lowes or they are more like a special bolts?
I was looking at the FSM picture and the i dont see any hanger for the b-pipe (only Cali specs) unless I am intepreting the picture wrong.
The golden one I already got it...but i dunno if once all new things are put (including the golden part)...the b-pipe will still hit that bent arm in the pic above. hmmm

You can probably find them at a hardware store or they're $1.xx at the stealership

I know somewhere on the b-pipe it's connected to a hanger, here's my guess (had mine welded on about a year ago since it was banging around - I think this was the spot):
(pic stolen from Budget website)


(pic stolen from renato )

I had the same issue with my B Pipe, the hanger broke on the stock exhaust, so every time I would hit a bump, it would bang on the that cross member. Do you know what the part number is for that exhaust hanger that you have a picture of? I replaced my entire exhaust, with the exception of that one part. Mine was so corroded, all that was left was two pieces of rusted metal dangling from the hanger. Those small rings that are attached to your Y pipe are crush gaskets. If you look at your Y pipe, those two sections that are vertical have a cutout that will perfectly fit those gaskets. Place them in there and install your new Y pipe. I actually have some extra nuts and bolts from my install, so if you want them let me know and I can send them to you for a couple of bucks.

This one ... Did it come with what you bought?

No, that is a completely seperate part. As far as I know, you have to order that from the dealership. That is what i need the part number for though.

He bought it seperately - I think it's $50-$60 at the stealership (bought mine for $20 used)

oh no... i got that from the stealership.

Zeus97MAX where do I paypal you for the extra bolts? hope they will fit in my 95... i dont want to go crazy going back and forth to home depot or lowes.

Oh ok. That was my question. Thanks

now i have to wait till i get home to FAST the whole exhaust to get to the hanger from the b-pipe cuz the diagram above is from the FSM. DAMN IT PPL can't let me install nothing in here. GRrrrr...

Actually, I am just re reading your post...Are you talking about the six bolts that attach the Y pipe to your headers? If so, I misunderstood which bolts you were describing. I re used the bolts that were holding the old Y pipe on.

Yeah am talking about those. They sent me the ones for the CAT to b-pipe and CAT to y-pipe but no y-pipe to head. Can i get similars in Lowes?

Blue circle is the part that should be connected to the b-pipe (have
yours welded on) since your rubber hanger (green circle) should be fine:


Red circles below are the same as the blue circle in the diagram above:



Get under the car to see if that piece is able to connect to the b-pipe and if it is then have a local exhaust shop weld it back on

You' da man... !! i just talk to the dealer and yeap.. its part of the b-pipe so i guess as a temp thing till i get a greeddy catback I am going for the local shop solution asumming the rubber band and else its ok, it should be a weld-on issue.

Yea if you arent going to replace thecat back yet, just have a shop weld a new hanger on there to hold you over. As far as the nuts that hold the y pipe to the headers, you will probably be better off just going to the dealership and ordering them since they have an exact part number for those bolts. It will save you a dozen trips to Lowes. I had no problems re using the old ones, so that is always an option.

u shoulnt need to unless u break them....but if u do any harware store will have them.....they are just nuts

Where did you obtain that white diagram? Are those numbers the part numbers?

Factory service manual Those numbers just tell you how much torque to apply to the bolts

you need to get a hand of that one...it complements your Haynes and i also got me the FAST software.

What size(dimension) are the bolts that go on the cat to the B-pipe?

I dont' have nothing to measure with me now at work.

Got home...FAST'ed it and now its damn obvious i have to go to a local shop to get that b-pipe weld on... ...more expenses.

Future reference for people checking this thread later on

Excellent b-pipe pics and install info: http://greghome.com/Greg's%20Garage/...y%20B-Pipe.htm (great b-pipe hanger pics too)