hey, i purchased my cattman y-pipe right before the "flex problem". i have had no problems, until recently I started noticing the bees in the can sound from the flex section is really loud and i feel a lil power loss too. Anyway to find out if thats the flex section problem without taking off the y- pipe???????????

 

I think you have to unflex it to see, so I would guess that requires removal of the y-pipe..

take it to a muffler shop (midas or some ****) - ask them for a free inspection.. (they do this ya know)

then decide what to do about fixing it and maybe ask them how much to swap that for another pipe... (no more than $50 I'd think to jack it up, swap pipes, and drop it down - simple 30 minute job)

Good luck!

 

50 bucks? You wish, man! I had a 94 Altima with a hole in the flex section, I took it to Midas and they wanted $160 to swap it out with a new one. Flex section itself was 60 bucks. Sux!

 

You do not need to remove the ypipe to inspect the flex, just drop the cat and take a look with a flashlight (and maybe a mirror). I read a bunch about this before buying my budget y. I assume youve seen pics and know what you are looking for.

 

yeah the flex section is supposed to look clogged, right?? or just smaller in diameter..

 

Maybe someone can search and link you to a pic, but its pretty obvious if you have a flex problem. It will look all collapsed inside. I remember seeing one where the passage was shrunk down to about the size of a grape.

 

Thats what it should look like. I'll try and find a pic of it...

 

Pic of the inside flex section breaking down...

 

more pics

http://www.boostedmaximas.com/y2kevs..._flex_section/


credit: Y2KevSe

 

 

I was saying $50 for labor but you should go buy your Y-pipe elsewhere, they (Midas, etc...) will just rip you off!

 

Is this pretty common on the cattman y pipes because I want one but now im not so sure. Does the stillen y pipe do this flex thing?

 

Kevin had a stillen Y-pipe....there is another case of stillen flex section went south.


I think both Stillen and Cattman switched from mesh-wired flex to another type of flex which is supoorted by a set of rings.

 

thanks y2ksesteve for the pics..and YES just talked to Midas and they said aprrox. 125 bucks to fix flex section..Damn ripoff

 

Don't go to midas, find a muffler shop. I'm sure you can find a muffler shop that will do it for cheap. Did you confirm you have the flex problem?

 

not yet just trying to find out how much money its going to cost if i do.but wit my luck i prob do have the flex prob

 

So when did this newer and improved flex section start going into the Y pipes?