Cattman CAT-BACK issues
04-19-2002, 01:50 PM
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Cattman CAT-BACK issues
Just wanted to let you all know that I finally received my cat-back from cattman yesterday.
I went to install it, and guess what ... hey it didn't fit. what a surprise from such an early buy in from him. Anyway, the resonator pipe was too long by about six inches. I had to cut it off and weld it to the b-pipe to get it to fit.
No real problem, but paying almost $600 for this entire system that had supposedly been prototyped before hand was a little hard to swallow.
The pictures will follow.
Also, just a note to anyone who wants this system and your car is lowered ... the resonator just sits about 3 inches from the ground
Pic of how much pipe to cut off ...
Pic of resonator welded to B-pipe
Pic of resonator/cat ground clearance
I went to install it, and guess what ... hey it didn't fit. what a surprise from such an early buy in from him. Anyway, the resonator pipe was too long by about six inches. I had to cut it off and weld it to the b-pipe to get it to fit.
No real problem, but paying almost $600 for this entire system that had supposedly been prototyped before hand was a little hard to swallow.
The pictures will follow.
Also, just a note to anyone who wants this system and your car is lowered ... the resonator just sits about 3 inches from the ground
Pic of how much pipe to cut off ...
Pic of resonator welded to B-pipe
Pic of resonator/cat ground clearance
04-19-2002, 01:53 PM
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Re: Cattman CAT-BACK issues
yikes! That's brutal! I wonder if you'll lose your warranty because of your custom modification? 
Originally posted by ispeed
Just wanted to let you all know that I finally received my cat-back from cattman yesterday.
I went to install it, and guess what ... hey it didn't fit. what a surprise from such an early buy in from him. Anyway, the resonator pipe was too long by about six inches. I had to cut it off and weld it to the b-pipe to get it to fit.
No real problem, but paying almost $600 for this entire system that had supposedly been prototyped before hand was a little hard to swallow.
The pictures will follow.
Also, just a note to anyone who wants this system and your car is lowered ... the resonator just sits about 3 inches from the ground
Pic of how much pipe to cut off ...
Pic of resonator welded to B-pipe
Pic of resonator/cat ground clearance
Just wanted to let you all know that I finally received my cat-back from cattman yesterday.
I went to install it, and guess what ... hey it didn't fit. what a surprise from such an early buy in from him. Anyway, the resonator pipe was too long by about six inches. I had to cut it off and weld it to the b-pipe to get it to fit.
No real problem, but paying almost $600 for this entire system that had supposedly been prototyped before hand was a little hard to swallow.
The pictures will follow.
Also, just a note to anyone who wants this system and your car is lowered ... the resonator just sits about 3 inches from the ground
Pic of how much pipe to cut off ...
Pic of resonator welded to B-pipe
Pic of resonator/cat ground clearance
04-19-2002, 02:10 PM
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Re: Re: Cattman CAT-BACK issues
Originally posted by ohboiya
yikes! That's brutal! I wonder if you'll lose your warranty because of your custom modification?
yikes! That's brutal! I wonder if you'll lose your warranty because of your custom modification?
i'm sure he'll probably say that I did lose the warranty by doing that, but it was either do that or wait another 3-6 to send it back, let him work on it again and get it sent back to me ...
I would be very pi$$ed if it voided the warranty from cattman, but hey that's the decission I had to make ...
04-19-2002, 02:39 PM
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Originally posted by PRINCE NISMO
Sorry to hear about the fitment problem ispeed, but I thought that the exhaust was test fitted several times and all install issues had been solved......
Sorry to hear about the fitment problem ispeed, but I thought that the exhaust was test fitted several times and all install issues had been solved......
04-19-2002, 06:28 PM
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Re: Cattman CAT-BACK issues
Originally posted by ispeed
Just wanted to let you all know that I finally received my cat-back from cattman yesterday.
I went to install it, and guess what ... hey it didn't fit. what a surprise from such an early buy in from him. Anyway, the resonator pipe was too long by about six inches. I had to cut it off and weld it to the b-pipe to get it to fit.
No real problem, but paying almost $600 for this entire system that had supposedly been prototyped before hand was a little hard to swallow.
The pictures will follow.
Also, just a note to anyone who wants this system and your car is lowered ... the resonator just sits about 3 inches from the ground
Pic of how much pipe to cut off ...
Pic of resonator welded to B-pipe
Pic of resonator/cat ground clearance
Just wanted to let you all know that I finally received my cat-back from cattman yesterday.
I went to install it, and guess what ... hey it didn't fit. what a surprise from such an early buy in from him. Anyway, the resonator pipe was too long by about six inches. I had to cut it off and weld it to the b-pipe to get it to fit.
No real problem, but paying almost $600 for this entire system that had supposedly been prototyped before hand was a little hard to swallow.
The pictures will follow.
Also, just a note to anyone who wants this system and your car is lowered ... the resonator just sits about 3 inches from the ground
Pic of how much pipe to cut off ...
Pic of resonator welded to B-pipe
Pic of resonator/cat ground clearance
Here we go again, how many times do ppl need to see that Cattman's products have fitment problem..it's been a long time issue,not one day or one week, it's been at least 2 years as far as I know.
From , Coil-Over (gen I, II),CAI, Y-pipes, motor Mounts(not his fault, i know but that just adds to his already existing"fitment" problems products..now his Cat-Back...
Very Great..
04-19-2002, 06:44 PM
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Do you have the S-section (an O2 should go into it)? I can't tell from the picture... but it sort of looks like you do have it.
If you do, then you probably didn't need to cut that section off. All you have to do is weld an O2 bung on the b-pipe and remove the s-section.
If you do, then you probably didn't need to cut that section off. All you have to do is weld an O2 bung on the b-pipe and remove the s-section.
04-19-2002, 08:33 PM
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Originally posted by Y2KevSE
Do you have the S-section (an O2 should go into it)? I can't tell from the picture... but it sort of looks like you do have it.
If you do, then you probably didn't need to cut that section off. All you have to do is weld an O2 bung on the b-pipe and remove the s-section.
Do you have the S-section (an O2 should go into it)? I can't tell from the picture... but it sort of looks like you do have it.
If you do, then you probably didn't need to cut that section off. All you have to do is weld an O2 bung on the b-pipe and remove the s-section.
Now he has a S-Back exhaust rather then a "cat" back exhaust.
04-19-2002, 08:44 PM
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get ready for the resonators to get majorly scrape. You have about the same clearance as I do on my Miata, which is lowered for autocrossing. My Thermal catback (fully polished) got thrashed within 3-4 months. Just take all the speedbumps and driveways at an angle or you'll hear a loud scrape 
04-19-2002, 09:05 PM
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Fitment problems with Cattman? Let's hear it from all of the flamers that claim that Stillen performance is expensive and that their products are a rip-off. I have yet to hear about a single fitment problem on a Stealing product. Maybe, just maybe there is a reason why companies like Stillen charge what they do. I beleive it is call R&D.
04-19-2002, 10:56 PM
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Originally posted by rubman
Fitment problems with Cattman? Let's hear it from all of the flamers that claim that Stillen performance is expensive and that their products are a rip-off. I have yet to hear about a single fitment problem on a Stealing product. Maybe, just maybe there is a reason why companies like Stillen charge what they do. I beleive it is call R&D.
Fitment problems with Cattman? Let's hear it from all of the flamers that claim that Stillen performance is expensive and that their products are a rip-off. I have yet to hear about a single fitment problem on a Stealing product. Maybe, just maybe there is a reason why companies like Stillen charge what they do. I beleive it is call R&D.
04-19-2002, 11:50 PM
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Originally posted by ohboiya
I agree ... it should be as simple as that ...
I agree ... it should be as simple as that ...
All this time waiting anxiously has gone down the drain.. I expected better...
04-20-2002, 07:46 AM
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Originally posted by Y2KevSE
Hey guys... if you're Fed spec, all you have to do is remove the s-section. If you're Cali spec, don't worry about it because it'll fit.
Hey guys... if you're Fed spec, all you have to do is remove the s-section. If you're Cali spec, don't worry about it because it'll fit.
well I must admit I didn't know that ... would have been nice to have instructions.
On an install note, I thought about doing that. I saw the section (S pipe) on the cat with the o2 sensor on there. It would have still been a tight fit, but still would have most like had to cut the resonator pipe. Also, I called my exhaust shop about welding the o2 sensor in like that to such a shor resonator pipe. He told me no.
Anyway, its on there now. If I get a wild hair, I might go back under and replace the S pipe that you are talking about with another straight pipe.
P.S. Don't kick Cattman in the teeth just yet ... he does have good products and if he ever has anything else I need, I will buy from him (he is also a pretty good guy). I just won't be the first in line. I think I will let everyone else work out the kinks.
04-20-2002, 09:53 AM
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Originally posted by 2000 SE
Y2KevSE,
Did you get some new wheels? I went to your homepage and didn't see them, but on your car in your sig. they look good.
Y2KevSE,
Did you get some new wheels? I went to your homepage and didn't see them, but on your car in your sig. they look good.
Originally posted by ispeed
well I must admit I didn't know that ... would have been nice to have instructions.
On an install note, I thought about doing that. I saw the section (S pipe) on the cat with the o2 sensor on there. It would have still been a tight fit, but still would have most like had to cut the resonator pipe. Also, I called my exhaust shop about welding the o2 sensor in like that to such a shor resonator pipe. He told me no.
Anyway, its on there now. If I get a wild hair, I might go back under and replace the S pipe that you are talking about with another straight pipe.
P.S. Don't kick Cattman in the teeth just yet ... he does have good products and if he ever has anything else I need, I will buy from him (he is also a pretty good guy). I just won't be the first in line. I think I will let everyone else work out the kinks.
well I must admit I didn't know that ... would have been nice to have instructions.
On an install note, I thought about doing that. I saw the section (S pipe) on the cat with the o2 sensor on there. It would have still been a tight fit, but still would have most like had to cut the resonator pipe. Also, I called my exhaust shop about welding the o2 sensor in like that to such a shor resonator pipe. He told me no.
Anyway, its on there now. If I get a wild hair, I might go back under and replace the S pipe that you are talking about with another straight pipe.
P.S. Don't kick Cattman in the teeth just yet ... he does have good products and if he ever has anything else I need, I will buy from him (he is also a pretty good guy). I just won't be the first in line. I think I will let everyone else work out the kinks.
You might want to replace the s-section because it looks somewhat restrictive.
04-20-2002, 12:02 PM
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So this should fit on a Cali spec with no problems? I was going to get this too, but am having second thoughts now after reading this thread.
Man, nice rims Kev!
I was all ready to by a set of Volk Racing GT-Ps... but the tax man took all my money
Man, nice rims Kev!
I was all ready to by a set of Volk Racing GT-Ps... but the tax man took all my money
04-20-2002, 11:36 PM
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Originally posted by SFMax20SE
So this should fit on a Cali spec with no problems? I was going to get this too, but am having second thoughts now after reading this thread.
Man, nice rims Kev!
I was all ready to by a set of Volk Racing GT-Ps... but the tax man took all my money
So this should fit on a Cali spec with no problems? I was going to get this too, but am having second thoughts now after reading this thread.
Man, nice rims Kev!
I was all ready to by a set of Volk Racing GT-Ps... but the tax man took all my money
05-07-2002, 07:40 AM
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Originally posted by Y2KevSE
Hey guys... if you're Fed spec, all you have to do is remove the s-section. If you're Cali spec, don't worry about it because it'll fit.
Hey guys... if you're Fed spec, all you have to do is remove the s-section. If you're Cali spec, don't worry about it because it'll fit.
I e-mailed Brian about the Cattman exhaust for fed spec 2ks. The fed specs, as opposed to the cali spec 2000 and the 2k1/2k2, have an 02 sensor located in the S pipe immediately after the cat. There is no such sensor on the cali/2k1/2k2.
Cattman's exhaust does not have a bung for that 02 sensor. If you have a fed spec, you'll need to take the mid-pipe to an exhaust shop and have them add a bung. Brian said it should cost no more than $20 or so and could be done by the average shop.
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