vroom811 Posted April 1, 2021 Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) Hi all, Your help here is greatly appreciated. Have replaced my stock cats with Torqen HFCs but the Y-Pipe now fouls on the transmission brace. The Y-Pipe is an aftermarket stainless steel one (no idea of brand). Have my stock cats been extended at the end? Is the Y-Pipe incorrect? Torqen assure me the HFCs are correct. Edited April 1, 2021 by vroom811 Quote
vroom811 Posted April 1, 2021 Author Posted April 1, 2021 Here's a close up pic of the stock cats. The weld looks too messy to be from the factory so they've been extended to fit the Y-Pipe? 1 Quote
SHEZZA Posted April 1, 2021 Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) Looking at images on the web and yours , your cats have definitely been extended Neil so I’d say your y pipe is custom too and not standard Edited April 1, 2021 by SHEZZA 2 Quote
vroom811 Posted April 1, 2021 Author Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) @SHEZZA Cheers mate. Its a strange one. I can only assume the pervious owner bougth a cheap Y-Pipe and it didn't fit. The exhaust fitter must have extended the cats as it's easier to weld mild steel than stainless? Edited April 1, 2021 by vroom811 1 Quote
Sim Posted April 1, 2021 Posted April 1, 2021 4 hours ago, vroom811 said: Here's a close up pic of the stock cats. The weld looks too messy to be from the factory so they've been extended to fit the Y-Pipe? Definitely looks like it has been extended. Time to find a Y pipe. 1 Quote
vroom811 Posted April 16, 2021 Author Posted April 16, 2021 Got a ToyoSport Y-Pipe and everything now fits fine. 3 Quote
SHEZZA Posted April 16, 2021 Posted April 16, 2021 Looking at stock cats on eBay for sale I can’t believe how much there going for ! Is this a wind up ? I’ve been holding onto mine but seriously considering selling them if you can get £600 plus for them Quote
Andy_Muxlow Posted April 16, 2021 Posted April 16, 2021 1 hour ago, SHEZZA said: Looking at stock cats on eBay for sale I can’t believe how much there going for ! Is this a wind up ? I’ve been holding onto mine but seriously considering selling them if you can get £600 plus for them I got £570 for mine the other day. Quote
vroom811 Posted April 17, 2021 Author Posted April 17, 2021 I rang my local Nisan dealer and for a pair of new 350Z DE cats, brace yourself, they wanted £2388! 2 Quote
davey_83 Posted April 17, 2021 Posted April 17, 2021 Hard to think of a more expensive single item over the dealer counter...... Quote
Andy_Muxlow Posted April 18, 2021 Posted April 18, 2021 Wow they don’t call them main stealers for nothing... Quote
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