super6

iTrader: (5)

so i put in an obx catback and magnaflow cat today (used obx catback was only 200 for stainless steel, looks like great quality too) and got a good glance at my y pipe, which started to show signs of rust on the welds and some surfaces.

now when i ordered it i ordered a stainless one. when i got it it didnt look like 304 stainless steel, but i was so eaget to put it in is just did and hoped for the best. now im pretty sure it aint stainless and im pizzed! it was a ***** to put in too, not to mention what the pipe cost.

so what do i do now??? im frigen pizzzzzzed!!!!

super6

iTrader: (5)

i thought all of their pipes were supposed to be stainless. anyone else has this problem? could this just be surface rust and it will not go all the way through?

† ErV †

All pipes rust eventually.. especially in your weather. It could be nothing more than surface rust, like with chrome.

super6

iTrader: (5)

i guess ill get under the car and try to paint it with high heat paint, i really dont feel like changing this one by next summer.

super6

iTrader: (5)

just an update, the pipe, about a year old now, is very rusting, especially on the welds and ends, defenatly not stailess!!! i dont really want to go through the trouble of changing it, i wounder how long before it lasts through???

anyone else?

Bobo

Mine is stainless steel. You should have sent it back when you got it.

It wouldn't hurt to go through a decent car wash once in a while and get your undercarriage sprayed clean. Or jack the car up and get under there with a high-pressure nozzle and do it yourself.

I got my car rust proofed prior to delivery and don't regret it.

Jime

iTrader: (10)

Try a magnet on it, you will soon find out if its 304 or not. A magnet will not stick very well to 304 but will grab the aluminized steel really well.

super6

iTrader: (5)

oh i know its not stailess, my catback is stainless and the two next to eachother look night and day, not a spot on the catback, they pipe looks messed up. but i never heard of that magnet trick, pretty kool.

Jime

iTrader: (10)

You cannot tell by just looking at it unless you are an expert. There are many different types of stainless and finishes. Try the magnet.

Bobo

I don't have a magnet, but I thought one would stick to a stainless steel kitchen faucet.

super6

iTrader: (5)

i meant its so rusted, it cant be ss

Jime

iTrader: (10)

SS will rust contrary to popular belief.

southeast_first

iTrader: (3)

and t304 is one of the most corrosion-prone grades of stainless steel. not to say that yours isn't aluminized, but don't be so quick to assume.

super6

iTrader: (5)

perhaps thats true, im just lookin at my OBX 304ss catback and its spotless, still looks brand new. (by the way i dont know y everyone thinks the OBX is garbage, for under 300 bucks its quality is that of cattman, and sounds as good as anyother catback).
btw that is a sweet lookin 4th gen, looks very clean!