Explain this to me, i took my new stillen Y to Meineke today to get it put on. They refused to do it! saying it would be illegal and that they could get a huge fine for putting it on? I do live in CA but i don't know if that makes a difference? I signed up to go to a perfomance shop and have it put on later, hopefully i won't run into the same problem with them. Has this happened to anyone else?

 

oh yea don't get me wrong i know that it has the badge saying its for off-road use only, but i didn't know that I would get turned for the install

 

I'm not sure but I think that fourth gens have pre-cats on the stock Y-pipe. and since removing any cat is considered illegal most shops won't do it. I wouldn't think the performance shop will have a problem though. If you have even a basic mechanical knowledge you could install it, just 9 bolts and transfer of the O2 sensor

 

Save your money and do it yourself just go to Cheston's site http://www.maximadriver.com and click on How2 and then there you go, there is the Y-pipe section. Just jack up the car and put some stands under it and you could do it. Save your money for another mod man. You'll be happy I told you this.

Chris

 

Definately do it yourself.

4-Gens do have precats that's probably why they denied you.
I did mine myself and the only thing I can tell you is.... invest in some WD40 and a cheater bar. I needed it for one stuborn bolt on the cat. Other than that, it was a walk in the park.

 

Here's everything you need to know, A-Ron Max:

Alt Z
17082 Palmdale St # B
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
(714) 375-5651

$75.00 for Y-pipe install.

This is where Stillen sends their customers to get their Y-pipes installed.

 

Self install

btw, i think the law regarding touchin cats is anything older than 5yrs or 50k miles .. (or shown to be defective)

 

if ur in southern cali check out magic muffler on rayen and reseda. they removed my resonater and im gunna go there to get my y-pipe installed once i order it. or do it urself from the directions it looks easy if u have the parts.

 

i went to magic mufflers in simi but they rejected me so i went to a ghetto place and they installed it for me...i think i paid like $40 for it