LTs AND Cats?

ewells2420 · January 30th, 2009, 10:31 PM

Ok well Ive always heard about getting rid of the cats when getting LTs, and as far as I know only MAC makes the 3.8 LTs. So here is my question, can you get those LTs and still keep at least 2 cats to stay legal?

I have dual exhaust with an H pipe, all custom made. Would it not be possible for a shop to just refab to put the cats further back towards the H pipe?

SleeperStang88 · January 30th, 2009, 10:39 PM

yes, yes you can get a shop to weld in your cats in the mid pipe, or the h pipe in your case, i would recomend looking for high flow cats if you plan on doing that they seem to do a lil better than the stock ones and mac is not the only company that makes longtubes here are Lts from jegs Pace Setter 70-3220 - Pace Setter Painted Headers for Cars - JEGS dont know much bout em tho im sure they would work just fine

Youngin · January 30th, 2009, 11:13 PM

do not get pace setter... there garbage.. MAC is the way to go.

if your car came with 4 cats. having 2 isnt legal..

ewells2420 · January 30th, 2009, 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by Youngin

do not get pace setter... there garbage.. MAC is the way to go.

if your car came with 4 cats. having 2 isnt legal..

How sure are you about that. I would have to question that because you are living in CA, a state known for stupidly harsh requirments.

I live in NC and the county I live in does require testing but I dont think its super stringent.

00BlueMustang · January 30th, 2009, 11:29 PM

What part of NC because I can tell you in Johnston County they dont care but in Wake County they do

ewells2420 · January 30th, 2009, 11:35 PM

Fayetteville, Cumberland county

00BlueMustang · January 30th, 2009, 11:39 PM

Ok uhm I am not to sure but I believe you need at least 2, not sure about that. You could ask GreenFaleen, he also lives in NC

ewells2420 · January 30th, 2009, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by 00BlueMustang

Ok uhm I am not to sure but I believe you need at least 2, not sure about that. You could ask GreenFaleen, he also lives in NC

thats what I was thinking too, I can ask the guy from my local club im sure they know. Thanks anyway.

00BlueMustang · January 30th, 2009, 11:48 PM

Yeah no problem and that is a good idea

RALVAREZ26 · January 30th, 2009, 11:55 PM

i have no cats and in texas they're illegal so i go from shop to shop until i find one that will do them. money talks and if they're slow they'll take the money!

winnie51189 · January 31st, 2009, 01:28 AM

If you want the cats off just tell them the car is strictly for the track and not the street. Then they have no reason to tell you they can't do it.

Dansby · January 31st, 2009, 01:30 AM

Originally Posted by ewells2420

How sure are you about that. I would have to question that because you are living in CA, a state known for stupidly harsh requirments.

I live in NC and the county I live in does require testing but I dont think its super stringent.

No...he' right. If the car being inspected came with 4 cats, to be "legal" the car must have 4 cats. Now, alot of shops will look past that, but the fact is, the car is still "illegal."

Youngin · January 31st, 2009, 02:20 AM

Originally Posted by jdansby1

No...he' right. If the car being inspected came with 4 cats, to be "legal" the car must have 4 cats. Now, alot of shops will look past that, but the fact is, the car is still "illegal."

<3 thank you

and also it is illegal to offer a shop to bypass smog like that.. so im waiting for a shop to offer it for me

Youngin · January 31st, 2009, 02:21 AM

like i said DO NOT GET PACESETTER .... you will have to replace them real soon.

dgt_mustang · January 31st, 2009, 10:59 AM

I just put longtubes on mine, and put on two new High-flow CATS, i dont have emissions testing here in SC though, just did that to retain a little gas mileage, (gas was really high at the time,) after 60,000 miles, im taking them off though.

jim.munoz · January 31st, 2009, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by Youngin

like i said DO NOT GET PACESETTER .... you will have to replace them real soon.

why would they need to be replaced real soon?

Dansby · January 31st, 2009, 03:34 PM

They're junk.

Avaric3 · January 31st, 2009, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by jim.munoz

why would they need to be replaced real soon?

Originally Posted by jdansby1

They're junk.

yep, both are right. pacesetters are popular in the f-body world cuz theyre the cheapest LTs you can get. they have a tendency to basically fall apart, rust thru quick and overall just a poor design. youre better off spending your money right the first time cuz like they say, you get wut you pay for

SleeperStang88 · January 31st, 2009, 05:16 PM

well dont get the pacesetters haha
yea like they said, just spend your money right and get good ones then you wont have any problems with them hopepully

ewells2420 · January 31st, 2009, 05:29 PM

Lol I never said I was going to get pacesetters lol. But thanks for the help, guys at my local club said the same thing. Its technically not legal if any cats are removed from what came from the factory.

Im tempted to have it done anyway.

January 30th, 2009, 10:31 PM	#1
ewells2420 Banned 2003 V6 Mustang 14.2 @ 96 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 636 iTrader: 0 reviews	LTs AND Cats? Ok well Ive always heard about getting rid of the cats when getting LTs, and as far as I know only MAC makes the 3.8 LTs. So here is my question, can you get those LTs and still keep at least 2 cats to stay legal? I have dual exhaust with an H pipe, all custom made. Would it not be possible for a shop to just refab to put the cats further back towards the H pipe?

January 30th, 2009, 11:13 PM	#3
Youngin Hip Hop Artist Byebye V6~ Welcome Home New Pony :P Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Californ-i-A Posts: 6,508 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 1 reviews	do not get pace setter... there garbage.. MAC is the way to go. if your car came with 4 cats. having 2 isnt legal.. __________________ ItaliStang Made.. Maybe Red But Makes One Hell Of A Sig http://www.myspace.com/moddedmustangz Modded Mustang's Song

January 30th, 2009, 11:55 PM	#10
RALVAREZ26 Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 MUSTANG GT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DALLAS Posts: 1,333 iTrader: 0 reviews	i have no cats and in texas they're illegal so i go from shop to shop until i find one that will do them. money talks and if they're slow they'll take the money! __________________ http://smokinperformance.com Slowmatic 2000 GT

January 31st, 2009, 02:21 AM	#14
Youngin Hip Hop Artist Byebye V6~ Welcome Home New Pony :P Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Californ-i-A Posts: 6,508 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 1 reviews	like i said DO NOT GET PACESETTER .... you will have to replace them real soon. __________________ ItaliStang Made.. Maybe Red But Makes One Hell Of A Sig http://www.myspace.com/moddedmustangz Modded Mustang's Song

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January 30th, 2009, 10:39 PM	#2
SleeperStang88 Regular 2000 Mustang V6 need to run at track Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 355 iTrader: 2 reviews	yes, yes you can get a shop to weld in your cats in the mid pipe, or the h pipe in your case, i would recomend looking for high flow cats if you plan on doing that they seem to do a lil better than the stock ones and mac is not the only company that makes longtubes here are Lts from jegs Pace Setter 70-3220 - Pace Setter Painted Headers for Cars - JEGS dont know much bout em tho im sure they would work just fine

January 30th, 2009, 11:29 PM	#5
00BlueMustang Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 Mustang Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina Posts: 1,685 iTrader: 0 reviews	What part of NC because I can tell you in Johnston County they dont care but in Wake County they do

January 30th, 2009, 11:35 PM	#6
ewells2420 Banned 2003 V6 Mustang 14.2 @ 96 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 636 iTrader: 0 reviews	Fayetteville, Cumberland county

January 30th, 2009, 11:39 PM	#7
00BlueMustang Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 Mustang Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina Posts: 1,685 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ok uhm I am not to sure but I believe you need at least 2, not sure about that. You could ask GreenFaleen, he also lives in NC

January 30th, 2009, 11:48 PM	#9
00BlueMustang Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 Mustang Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina Posts: 1,685 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yeah no problem and that is a good idea

January 31st, 2009, 01:28 AM	#11
winnie51189 Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 Mustang v6 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Evansville, Indiana Posts: 1,294 iTrader: 3 reviews	If you want the cats off just tell them the car is strictly for the track and not the street. Then they have no reason to tell you they can't do it.

January 31st, 2009, 03:34 PM	#17
Dansby Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Orange, Texas Posts: 2,285 iTrader: 1 reviews	They're junk.

January 31st, 2009, 05:16 PM	#19
SleeperStang88 Regular 2000 Mustang V6 need to run at track Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 355 iTrader: 2 reviews	well dont get the pacesetters haha yea like they said, just spend your money right and get good ones then you wont have any problems with them hopepully

January 31st, 2009, 05:29 PM	#20
ewells2420 Banned 2003 V6 Mustang 14.2 @ 96 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 636 iTrader: 0 reviews	Lol I never said I was going to get pacesetters lol. But thanks for the help, guys at my local club said the same thing. Its technically not legal if any cats are removed from what came from the factory. Im tempted to have it done anyway.

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