Will a Cattman Y Pipe bolt up to stock headers? I searched but couldn't find the answer...

 

yes.....

 

cattman only makes y-pipe/headers combo so you would have to remove ur stock headers. unless you get an old cattman y-pipe, i think

 

i think you can buy just the cattman y pipe

i looked into it back in april when i was in the market.



id go with budget anyway....cheaper and far less "bees in a can" reviews.

 

Cheaper yes, but incorrect regarding bees in the can. I think there has been maybe 1 reported case of bees in a can with Cattman stuff.

IMO, can't go wrong with Cattman stuff.

 

The OP is calling the stock exhaust manifolds--> headers most likely...

 

you would know more than me.

i asked brian about a y pipe during his may sale and he said he only sells y-pipe/headers combo. i thought he meant it was "one-piece" or the y pipe wouldn't fit on stock manifolds. thats good to know

 

Cattman offers two options.

His standard ypipe (one piece) which bolts up to the OEM exhaust manifolds

or

his headers which come with it's own unique ypipe (different from his standard ypipe). It's a 3 piece system. 2 exhaust manifolds, or headers if you will, and a 1 piece ypipe.

 

ahh, thanks for clearing that up

 

and budget is no longer making the y-pipe for our cars. You would have to purchase one used.
Or go to warpspeed.

 

Its official? last time i called they told me they would contact me when they finished making a batch for the 4th gens.... the was late june though

 

Now I want to know is will the equal length Y that comes with the headers from Cattman bolt up to the stock headers.....

 

any Cattman ypipe that comes with the headers will be replacing your stock header direct bolt on. And I do not have any bees in the can sound.

 

I called in june and in july and the lady told me that they were not going to be making them in the future. She wouldn't take a deposit on one or anything. She stated that there was just not enough interest to make them anymore. I asked her if they were ever going to make anymore and she said that she doubted it.

Budget ran an e-bay auction to clear out the remaining inventory that they had in the y-pipe for the 4th gens. She said that would probably not ever happen again.

Who knows though... if they get enough calls, maybe they will do another batch or something?

 

Unfortunately, no.

 

Wait, so are the Cattman Y Pipes that are sold individually not equal length?

 

No they are of the regular variety....only the Header/Y combo have equal length Ys.

 

I wonder if we could convince him somehow......We seem to have a pretty good amount of people that want one.....

 

per my last discussion w/ mr catts the 95-99 y-pipe is currently not in production. you might want to contact him directly for more (accurate) info but last i heard it was not available.

the y-pipe/header combo is a different animal and the y-pipe section will not bolt up to the stock exhuast mainfolds. not sure why you would want to do that anyway.

 

is the y pipe dot will it pass state inspection

 

Just go with Warpspeed.

 

And what does that mean exactly? I know the equal length Y's are supposed to be the best, but what is an "equal lenghth Y Pipe". Yes I'm a nub. But I'm willing to learn.

 

If you look at the aftermarket y-pipes the front section of pipe is longer than the piece that comes off the rear headers.
Because of that design it is referred to as an un-equal length design.

The equal length design is your factory pipe, but the flow is terrible as the rear headers flow counter to the main flow of the exhaust. It's sorta hard to describe.

Stillen, and some other manufactures at one point were making an equal length design for the y-pipes. In order to maximize flow they needed to put a loop into the rear part. This compromised ground clearance. Some say the sound is nicer from an equal length design but.... I can't comment.

Hope that helps you out.
go to this site and scroll down to post number eight. There is a picture of what an equal length pipe looks like. It's for a different car, but you should get the idea.
http://www.mx6.com/forums/canada-buy...nt-y-pipe.html

 

Read through this thread.

Equal length Y pipes will make the sound a lot better. Smooth and deep instead of uneven and raspy...............



Its godly.

 

Depends on what state you live in and what smog shop you take it too.