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ETNOATS 10/27/10 03:58 PM


Originally Posted by CO_VaporGT_09 (Post 5966651)
I understand what you're saying, pretty much anything should be adaptable to those headers with a bit of custom work. Not straight bolt-on or slip fit, though, unless MAC are used.

In Colorado we have to emissions test with a tailpipe sniffer every 2 years, so no possibility of going catless here.

So does CA, I will just reinstall every two years. Only a weekends work to switch out the system, less if you have a lift.

CO_VaporGT_09 10/27/10 04:14 PM


Originally Posted by ETNOATS (Post 5967546)
So does CA, I will just reinstall every two years. Only a weekends work to switch out the system, less if you have a lift.

Now that's commitment! :nice:

Might think about doing the same in the future...

SONICBOOST 10/29/10 03:12 PM


Originally Posted by CO_VaporGT_09 (Post 5966651)
I understand what you're saying, pretty much anything should be adaptable to those headers with a bit of custom work. Not straight bolt-on or slip fit, though, unless MAC are used.

In Colorado we have to emissions test with a tailpipe sniffer every 2 years, so no possibility of going catless here.

I might throw some cats on but a cat swap is pretty simple when the time comes....

CO_VaporGT_09 10/30/10 09:08 AM


Originally Posted by ETNOATS (Post 5967546)
So does CA, I will just reinstall every two years. Only a weekends work to switch out the system, less if you have a lift.


Originally Posted by SONICBOOST (Post 5968403)
I might throw some cats on but a cat swap is pretty simple when the time comes....

I looked into our regs further, and it looks like new vehicles are due 4 years after initial sale date (or maybe model year), then every 2 years after that. So I might got this route in a few years and keep the take off pieces like you said, swap out when needed. Just wonder if using anything but the stock cats would get me through, cause I could look into having a muffler shop weld in a high-flow cat to the short off-road leg and front of prochamber area.

SONICBOOST 10/30/10 01:39 PM


Originally Posted by CO_VaporGT_09 (Post 5968653)
I looked into our regs further, and it looks like new vehicles are due 4 years after initial sale date (or maybe model year), then every 2 years after that. So I might got this route in a few years and keep the take off pieces like you said, swap out when needed. Just wonder if using anything but the stock cats would get me through, cause I could look into having a muffler shop weld in a high-flow cat to the short off-road leg and front of prochamber area.

Using anything but the stock cats will depend on your area like you said but you can try a highflow cat. Check out the eastern metal matrix cats from ninosport. They only have 200 cells per sqare inch which gives a better flow when compared to the stock cats. I ran these in the past and was very pleased and will run them with my current exhaust setup if I got with cats..

CO_VaporGT_09 11/1/10 08:48 AM


Originally Posted by SONICBOOST (Post 5968720)
Using anything but the stock cats will depend on your area like you said but you can try a highflow cat. Check out the eastern metal matrix cats from ninosport. They only have 200 cells per sqare inch which gives a better flow when compared to the stock cats. I ran these in the past and was very pleased and will run them with my current exhaust setup if I got with cats..

That should work here, there's no visual inspection, it's not CARB level. It's just the tailpipe sniffer on a dyno with a simulated short drive. There's tons of junkers around here that I would never guess would pass, so I wouldn't be surprised if some high-flow units would work.

My understanding is to get the headers on you basically need a lift, have to loosen the motor mounts (good time to go to the HD Steeda ones) and maybe the steering fork. Might try this next summer though (keep promising the wife I'm done or almost done, keep finding something new to slap on.)

Andrew07GT 11/1/10 07:39 PM

Great install writeup for MAC longtubes/prochamber with Magnaflow hi-flow cats:
http://www.fnsweet.com/forums/showth...54883&p=660268

CO_VaporGT_09 11/1/10 08:37 PM


Originally Posted by Andrew07GT (Post 5969543)
Great install writeup for MAC longtubes/prochamber with Magnaflow hi-flow cats:
http://www.fnsweet.com/forums/showth...54883&p=660268

Dude, that's sweet!! Thanks for posting it, I already downloaded it for future use. Love this:

http://images12.fotki.com/v253/photo...es_FIRE-vi.jpg

SONICBOOST 11/3/10 11:04 AM


Originally Posted by CO_VaporGT_09 (Post 5969201)
That should work here, there's no visual inspection, it's not CARB level. It's just the tailpipe sniffer on a dyno with a simulated short drive. There's tons of junkers around here that I would never guess would pass, so I wouldn't be surprised if some high-flow units would work.

My understanding is to get the headers on you basically need a lift, have to loosen the motor mounts (good time to go to the HD Steeda ones) and maybe the steering fork. Might try this next summer though (keep promising the wife I'm done or almost done, keep finding something new to slap on.)


Me and a buddy basically put a jack stand on the drive and passenger side for stability and used one jack stand in the middle to jack the motor up. The install was a PITA but we'll worth it!! It's almost never ending with these mustangs! Theres just so many mods out there that make this addicting:D


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