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Old Oct 26, 2002 | 04:02 PM
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Options with the racing beat header

If I order the racing beat header for my 90 GTU, is there any other place i can buy a pipe to go from the header to the y-pipe instead of using their presilencer which is more than the freakin header itself? I dont think any of the muffler shops around here would touch that kind of job.
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Old Oct 26, 2002 | 04:52 PM
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have them make a pipe. measure the distance, hae a flange thrown on each end. Don't tell them what it's for, and they shouldn't ask. If they do, it's for a tractor or something.
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Old Oct 26, 2002 | 05:56 PM
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is there anyway you can connect a cat to it???

I want the RB street header but I need to keep it street legal.
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Old Oct 26, 2002 | 06:54 PM
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Street legal or emissions passing? Definitely two different animals.

I know that Mazdatrix sells a really expensive cat that attaches to the RB header. Its that gray area exhaust that they sell. Definitely way too expensive.

Most shops WILL install a custom cat if you ask them. Its the test pipe that they try to avoid for legality reasons.
I say drive around with an open header and visit several shops. Most will be more than willing to make a pipe with a cat for ya. Bring ear plugs.
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Old Oct 26, 2002 | 07:19 PM
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Street legal or emissions passing? Definitely two different animals.
definately, in alot of places headers aren't legal on street cars.

bonez makes high flow cats that the rx7 won't burn up. i know rx7.com carries them. if you have an exhaust shop around im sure they can connect a cat to your system for you.

if you look you'll find a place that will do work of a "questionable" nature for you. a shop "uninstalled" the cat on a car for me in favor of a straight pipe. the guy i asked was the shop owner and i had to pay in cash. he said if i had asked one of the regular workers they woulda told me no though...not sure if that will help you but there you go

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Old Oct 26, 2002 | 07:56 PM
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When I had headers I still kept the cat. (1 day a year!) Just a little flange welding to make it fit. Straight pipe was cheap and easy to make. That car always passed emissions testing.
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