Catback Question

[jasonh_86]

I've got a friend who is selling his tailpipes off of a brand new Flowmaster American Thunder 2.5" Catback. It's the pipe from the muffler to the tips, will this fit on my '02 GT? I'll be putting different/bigger exhaust tips on it tho.. If it won't fit, what all is different?

Help Me Out Stangnet! :SNSign:

Edit: It's off of a '94 GT.. sorry bout leavin that one out

 

[blackink00]

should fit but make sure there is clearance over the axels

 

[timeless2]

It should fit, unless it was modified for whatever mid-pipe he had.

 

[jasonh_86]

nah.. he's only had it on a couple days and wants no tailpipes after all.. he just clamped/fitted them onto the mufflers.. he didnt do any modification to them or anything

 

[FalconGuy016]

A 94 tailpipe can fit an 02 GT?

Plus, having exhaust coming from that far under your car can be deadly. Like, no **** deadly.

 

[timeless2]

A 94 tailpipe can fit an 02 GT?

Plus, having exhaust coming from that far under your car can be deadly. Like, no **** deadly.

I might be wrong, but I think the only difference is the hanger location. It can fit. Someone who's done it will likely chime in.

I say just go get new tips.

 

[trailblazr81]

I dunno... With the Flow's being a different size case the length may be different.
But you can always make it fit. When I got my car it had stock pipes with original Flow 40's. I bought the cat back with Super 40's and gave my old exhaust to my buddy. With a little moding he has it on his 76 AMC Matador. Go figure.

I would just put bigger tips on yer pipes. I cant see much of an advantage with the Flows over axle pipes. If they are 2 1/2 inch and yers are 2 1/4 you would want to run all that size.

 

[jasonh_86]

Well, I plan on buying the pipes and then just getting the pipe between the midpipe and flows redone too (that way i wont have one small 2 1/4 section) and i'll get new flows (or possibly something different) put in the same place, but I don't want them welded in. I know the exhaust shops can make the end of the pipes bigger to slide over and clamp on.. similar to the style of the SLP/Borla catbacks i've seen.

I know this sounds like a retarded idea and "why dont you just buy a catback instead" thing, but the price for the tailpipes is quite a deal and the rest of it shouldnt be that much.. that way I can do it all at once when i get the $$, which should only take a couple weeks.. I just hate looking at that nasty factory crap under there, the weld-spots are rusting too

I appreciate the comments guys, keep 'em comin!

 

[helty]

I appreciate the comments guys, keep 'em comin!

ahem........."SRT-4"

 

[jasonh_86]

ahem........."SRT-4"

Cobalt SS/SC > SRT-4

 

[helty]

Cobalt SS/SC > SRT-4

MRT shift-knob > All. /story.

 

[timeless2]

OT much?

 

[jasonh_86]

MRT shift-knob > All. /story.

MRT Shift-Knob

i just got

Oh yah, when does teh Red Dargon need to be taken out of it's lair? haha

 

[helty]

Oh yah, when does teh Red Dargon need to be taken out of it's lair? haha

i told alicia to fire it up and let it run for about 10 minutes every couple of days. told her once its warm to rev it a little but not to go over 3500. she's a good queen

man if i were you, i'd save up for some Bassani Street Comp mufflers and run those fuggers. as much as im loving my LMII's, i wouldnt mind having them with the o/r X. they're a perfect medium of the deep muscle sound you get with chambered muffs and the raw, blow your eardrums out with straight through muffs.

 

[jasonh_86]

hmm.. got a link for a clip?

 

[helty]

someone posted a thread of Bassani cat-back a day or two ago. should be on the second page. its a short one but sounds real good IMO.

 

[hotmustang331]

Magnaflows or packs CB is like $350 off of part shopper. Your going to spend 200 for the flows, and at leats another 100 for all the rest. I love mine and the quality is great. And you would have 2.5 inch exhaust in one easy to install package. JMO

 

[jasonh_86]

I'm still thinkin about it.. i'm just not sure.. Maybe i can put somethin different in there instead of the flows

Edit: man that exhaust sounds sick, but I dunno.. I just am not much of a bassani catback person .. guess i'm weird like that.. I wish the stingers sounded as good on the 2V as they do the 4V

But, if I were to change my exhaust which i'm not, I would probably do a nice o/r X-pipe and Stinger Catback setup.. but i dont need to be spending money on that stuff