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What cat to buy??
« on: Jul 23, 2008, 06:37:32 PM »
.. so i searched for 5 mins.. didnt find anything and im in kinda of a hurry.. i was told magnaflow cats are the best to get... my truck ''91'' fails smog and im going to start with a new cat... 2 muffler shops here in town quoated me 160 for just the cat then when i go look on the net i find them all the way down to 85 bux... theres a bunch of diffrent part numbers for them... are they all the same? besides the mounting part of it? or are they specific to the car minus the mounting of it.... i weld and do all that crap so it wont be an issue not doing a direc fit one.... im in ca also
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Re: What cat to buy??
« Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2008, 06:40:05 PM »
I bought a universal OBD1 cat at a local cat shop in town for 40 bucks and had it welded in and past smog no prob...my buddy welded it in for free.
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Re: What cat to buy??
« Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2008, 06:50:23 PM »
A universal cat should work...

They're rated for up to 5.9 liter engines, so even with a 3.4  it will look like a high-flow cat....
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Re: What cat to buy??
« Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2008, 08:14:48 PM »
i am running a free flow universal magnaflow and have passed smog no problem
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Re: What cat to buy??
« Reply #4 on: Jul 24, 2008, 03:54:40 PM »
alright thanks guys!!
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Re: What cat to buy??
« Reply #5 on: Jul 25, 2008, 09:10:34 PM »
when i lived in CA i always ran magnaflow cats. now that im in ID i run no cat. :yupyup:
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Re: What cat to buy??
« Reply #6 on: Jul 25, 2008, 11:03:00 PM »
Quote from: Joeyotaman on Jul 23, 2008, 06:40:05 PM
I bought a universal OBD1 cat at a local cat shop in town for 40 bucks and had it welded in and past smog no prob...my buddy welded it in for free.

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Re: What cat to buy??
« Reply #7 on: Jul 26, 2008, 09:10:50 AM »
dont u need obd2 in ca?? also my charcoal canister is completely plugged... will that make me fail smog??? i mean does it have any effect on tailpipe gasses??
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Re: What cat to buy??
« Reply #8 on: Jul 26, 2008, 09:59:05 AM »
Quote from: Makohon on Jul 26, 2008, 09:10:50 AM
dont u need obd2 in ca?? also my charcoal canister is completely plugged... will that make me fail smog??? i mean does it have any effect on tailpipe gasses??

OBDII is for vehicles '96 and newer (I believe.  Its around that year)  I bought a universal that was the same length from Kragens last time (cat shop closed from the time I bought one before :down: )  cost me $85.  The OEM replacement was like $275!!  :yikes: passed smog with flying colors.
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Re: What cat to buy??
« Reply #9 on: Jul 27, 2008, 05:01:00 PM »
here in texas after your car or truck is 25 years old you don't need to do emissions so next year my cat is going bye bye. if i haven't put a 2L T in by then.
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