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Old Jun 18, 2014 | 02:29 PM
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Exhaust problem

My exhaust split in half somewhere around the cat. Can someone tell me which part I need to order in order to fix this?

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Old Jun 18, 2014 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 508dsm
My exhaust split in half somewhere around the cat. Can someone tell me which part I need to order in order to fix this? http://tinypic.com/r/33ae7gk/8


Resonator ,. And if the rest of the system is rotted like this , if you got the funds you should replace it with one of your preference, cattman have now become relics and would be hard to pry out of someone's cold dead hands but obx or Megan are other options ...

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Old Jun 18, 2014 | 03:28 PM
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Resonator ,. And if the rest of the system is rotted like this , if you got the funds you should replace it with one of your preference, cattman have now become relics and would be hard to pry out of someone's cold dead hands but obx or Megan are other options ...

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What's the cheapest you think I can do to fix this? I'm in the process of moving funds are thing ..would a full catback exhaust be enough?
Old Jun 18, 2014 | 04:18 PM
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What's the cheapest you think I can do to fix this? I'm in the process of moving funds are thing ..would a full catback exhaust be enough?
As long as it comes with the resonator! Some have just a elongated pipe instead...you should be good. Really easy to do ! Just soak the nuts and bolts with penetrating oil and let 'em sit and do it again ,you don't want to have to cut 'em off
Old Jun 18, 2014 | 04:43 PM
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I think I'm gonna just buy a test pipe for now. I'm having a hard time finding one. OBX doesn't seem to make one, the cattman one sounds like its discontinued and although I usually trust megan racing, I'm seeing a lot of complaints about it not fitting. Its longer than the OEM one. Any suggestions?
Old Jun 18, 2014 | 05:16 PM
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I think I'm gonna just buy a test pipe for now. I'm having a hard time finding one. OBX doesn't seem to make one, the cattman one sounds like its discontinued and although I usually trust megan racing, I'm seeing a lot of complaints about it not fitting. Its longer than the OEM one. Any suggestions?
A lot of aftermarket parts require modifications, oem is the way to go for me, I'll try to find a used one .
One day I'll find the cattman sys until oem ,that's just me tho!

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Old Jun 21, 2014 | 06:03 AM
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^^ You guys are right on the Cattman, I've been trying to match my Cattman Ypipe with exhaust for some time now to no avail. Just wasn't possible to find for a reasonable price. I'm lucky to have the Ypipe.

I ended up getting Megan catback and I've been loving it ever since.

There are some fitment issues due to the size of the piping. It's really easy to rectify tho, the bottom of the Megan will hit on the cross member (has to be bent downwards) and the top will hit the heat shields (need to use poly exhaust mounts or hose clamps around all your existing hangers).

Besides those simple fitment fixes, the Megan is awesome quality exhaust, I always get asked by owners of some really nice cars where I got the exhaust and how much something like that would run.
Old Jun 21, 2014 | 11:34 PM
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A good muffler shop can repair that for less than $100....
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