yellow40th

i am running a pypes catted x pipe, about 2 or so weeks ago my drivers side cat started rattling really bad, i assumed it collapsed and ordered a cat delete kit for it. then it stopped rattling and i figured it had clogged itself to the point stuff was packed tight.... today i went to install the cat delete kit... well the delete kit was wrong, thanks pypes... so i pull the cat that was rattling down and it is completely hollow, pull the other one down and it is filled like a normal cat so im like where did the internals go... peak down the bend in the pipe and see it clogged ....so i pull the whole x pipe down and pull this out of the x bend

the 2 blocks are what i pulled out, the dollar is only to show size... not to prove i can buy a soda


so i cant find the rest of the internals and go pound on my mufflers and they rattler their asses off as they are now filled with the rest of that **** the 2 blocks i found are only about half of what should be there

so now i need to buy a catback...

so i decided i might as well hollow the other cat out and throw them back up, so i broke out my air hammer and went to town on it and i got this out



so now it looks like i have cats....but i dont

some more pics of the **** i pulled out






with the exhaust i have to buy i have to stay as cheap as possible on this and the flowmaster american thunder catback is the cheapest ive found, anyone have anything to say about them, i dont want anything super ****ing loud

Hangwire

A sage I know once said....."One sad fact of life is that very often; when you buy the cheapest there is, you get the cheapest there is..."

Aside from that, **** IS RIDICULOUS I would be pissed. How long you had them on?

yellow40th

i had them on the car for like 8 months, and i got them off a very good friend and he only used it for 6 months before he went to longtubes

Mustang813

I love the story. I have the AT cat back, it sounds good and I always get compliments on it but like always look around on youtube for your year with exhaust systems.

Here is a 04 GT but it has bassani catted xpipe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDw5J6ycspM Outside
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWo0_hOiEVs Inside

04 GT with just the exhaust system
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_hl0GTbxyU Outside

But as always, a o/r pipe makes it sound better IMO!

Z28KLR

What the hell are those blocks?? Is that the catalyst material? Looks like they packed it full of wood. I've never looked inside of nor seen a cross section of a converter, didn't know the stuff inside looked liked that. I know it would be pointless, but if I were you I'd be tempted to call Pypes and let them know what a p.o.s. their stuff is. When it comes to Pypes, I hear nothing but problems; it can only be a matter of time before reputable retailers such as AM stop carrying their stuff.

H0SS302

I would be ****ing livid. you need to call pypes right now and demand a refund AND a new midpipe. You should tell them that **** messed up your mufflers to and have them pay for a new catback. Thats bull****.

0949er

damn son that s*** beez platinum dawg

yellow40th

since i didnt buy it from them and got it from a friend im assuming im **** out of luck, but i am sending back the cat deletes they sent me that dont fit and letting them know what happened with the cat. im curious what they have to say about it

H0SS302

Nope, email the manufacturer. I got a h-pipe replaced because those dumb faks welded the o/2 bungs on upside down. ****in idiots. I bought it from american muscle though. Just email the manufac. and show him pictures and demand they do something.

kugzgt

ouch lol welcome to the world of pypes! they're f*cking garbage!