[Beejkonk]

2001 V6 Need a new Y-pipe with cats...called ford, the part is almost $2000...called an exhaust shop and they tell me that i have to have new O2 sensors ($50 a piece) they seem fine now. No lights are on...they also told me that i can't buy used cats...so i won't be finding any parts on the cheap...cheapest one was from AutoZone around $520...any ideas???

I'd like to keep this as cheap as possible cause I'm getting a new car next year...but i took a road trip and at the top of every hill on the highway, it wanted to stall...

Any suggestions would be great...

[MWWarlord]

You can do this Much cheaper than 2K! Buy an h-pipe with hi-flow cats in it and then get a true dual catback of your choice. After install the whole setup should be around $600(less if you get your exhaust custom made). If your o2 sensors are bad...well those you'll need to replace but $50 a piece aint that bad. In the end you'll have a better exhaust (sounds better, gives more power, and saves gas) for about 1/4 the price of what ford wants for a new y-pipe.

[MWWarlord]

Oh wait...sorry a catted midpipe is bit more expensive than I thought...however I found a catted x for $300 and a catted h for $350. If you get a custom true dual made using one of those you should still be able to get the whole thing(including midpipe and install) for $700 or less.

[Toph6888]

just go to a muffler shop and get the exhaust set up from them, they can put in new cats for u, u could by from them but i would get highflows from jegs...i think they are like 80 or less each im not sure dont quote me, but then have them put the cats in, weld u up an h midpipe, then do duals from the h back to ur choice of mufflers...u should be able to do this route (depending on cost of cats) with cats costing like 150-175, and then the custom stuff for like another 350 or so, so it smokes wat ford offered u

also if u want more power and a deeper sound, u could get longtubes while ur tearing the whole exhaust apart, that way u dont have to have to make the trip to the muffler shop twice and pay twice

[Onemanzu]

see if you can have some one clean out the cats... well... gut them a little so they still flow just an idea

[nolife]

performancepeddler.com has decent prices on Magnaflow cat systems if you decide to get a replacement y with cats.

I thought emission system components were covered for 100K miles from the factory through a federal law? I could be wrong. Either way, I'd find out what caused them to go bad before investing in new ones.

[DeMello]

used o/r for like 75-100 bucks used and your set lol

[silvergtstang99]

fuck the ford dealerships man.

wish u had the v8
i have my stock h-pipe sitting in my garage wasting space.

[Baker02125]

i snagged two high flow cats from jeggs for 80 each

[Youngin]

O/R ?

[DeMello]

off road

as in no cats

louder and more hp

[silvergtstang99]

Originally Posted by DeMello off road as in no cats louder and more hp

and illegal.

[stephen]

Originally Posted by MWWarlord You can do this Much cheaper than 2K! Buy an h-pipe with hi-flow cats in it and then get a true dual catback of your choice. After install the whole setup should be around $600(less if you get your exhaust custom made). If your o2 sensors are bad...well those you'll need to replace but $50 a piece aint that bad. In the end you'll have a better exhaust (sounds better, gives more power, and saves gas) for about 1/4 the price of what ford wants for a new y-pipe.

If you are not in Calif. the following is a bolt up Y-pipe with high flow cats
for a reasonable price. I would think it would cost as much to have a local exhaust shop weld up 4 cats.

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/de...EAST30455.html

If it's a Calif. car there is a requirement to use OE cats. I did find a web site that claimed to be able to legally sell tested used cats. A Y-pipe from them is about the same as above.

[MWWarlord]

Why would he want to pay an exhaust shop to put in a new y-pipe when he could go duals?

[MWWarlord]

Originally Posted by stephen If you are not in Calif. the following is a bolt up Y-pipe with high flow cats for a reasonable price. I would think it would cost as much to have a local exhaust shop weld up 4 cats. 1999-2004 Ford Mustang - Eastern Catalytic Converter If it's a Calif. car there is a requirement to use OE cats. I did find a web site that claimed to be able to legally sell tested used cats. A Y-pipe from them is about the same as above.

BTW I just looked at that link...that is an H-pipe not a y-pipe

[stephen]

Originally Posted by MWWarlord BTW I just looked at that link...that is an H-pipe not a y-pipe

This one appears to be a Y-pipe, but looks to have only one converter per side. Neither is smog legal in Calif.

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/de...EAST30348.html

The issue is if it's a Calif. car (which may not be the case) then modifications to the converters are not allowed. That's my understanding, but I wouldn't take my word from it, but rather contact the state.

[MWWarlord]

Originally Posted by stephen This one appears to be a Y-pipe, but looks to have only one converter per side. Neither is smog legal in Calif. 1999-2004 Ford Mustang - Eastern Catalytic Converter The issue is if it's a Calif. car (which may not be the case) then modifications to the converters are not allowed. That's my understanding, but I wouldn't take my word from it, but rather contact the state.

Yes...now that one is in fact a y-pipe. However, my statement still stands why pay a shop to install a whole new y-pipe when he could go true duals?

[stephen]

Originally Posted by MWWarlord Yes...now that one is in fact a y-pipe. However, my statement still stands why pay a shop to install a whole new y-pipe when he could go true duals?

It depends on what state the car is registered in. I just wouldn't advise anyone to make modifications that are not smog legal. The only state where this would be a problem is probably Calif., so if the car is registered outside of Calif. then your suggestion is fine.

A complete Y-pipe should be an easy do it yourself job, while installing aftermarket converters and modified exhaust would require welding, which most people can't do themselves. So the new Y-pipe might also be cheaper.

[Onemanzu]

where do you live

[stephen]

Originally Posted by MWWarlord BTW I just looked at that link...that is an H-pipe not a y-pipe

To avoid further confusion, this link is for a V8 engine.

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/de...EAST30455.html

The other one is for a V6.