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96BlueGT

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I have purchased a 1996 Mustang GT. It has the stock exhaust manifolds and a flowmaster cat back 40 series. The current midpipe is a Pypes H-pipe with no cats. I will need a catted midpipe to pass emissions testing in New York state. I was thinking of either a Pypes or SLP catted X-pipe. Anyone have a preference for one
over the other? Also does anyone have this setup that has passed NY state emissions? Another option could be to just add cats to the current H-pipe?
 

Dark04GT

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Comes down to your sound preference and budget.

I'd just have an exhaust shop add cats, keep that sweet H pipe flowmaster combo, probably $300 total including labor: https://www.americanmuscle.com/slp-ceramic-catalytic-converter.html

If you want the x pipe it will cost a little more - no performance gain, just different sound.
 
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Add high flow cats and it will still have an awesome aggressive sound similar to off road. Search some youtube sound clips and you'll be surprised how nice a modular car sounds w hi flow cats.
 
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