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Old 11-06-2007, 11:44 AM
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Does anyone know where I can get some clamp on cats. Currently right now I am running a mac o/r h (2.5" diameter) and well, emissions nowadays is a pain to get by here is Texas. They have this new system where they made it harder to get an inspection sticker.

What I need to do is get some cats to put on there to pass, but I want them to be clamped on as to where I can take them off when I pass. Does anybody where I can get a moderatly priced setup?

Or would I be better off getting a new mid pipe that has that setup already with the ability to swap in an out the cats?

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Old 11-06-2007, 11:58 AM
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get to cats out of the junkyard cut em in half, and jb weld em over ur pipe. lol, then cut em off.
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Old 11-06-2007, 12:14 PM
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Thought about doing something like that, but won't work for me.

Anyone else able to help?
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Old 11-06-2007, 03:13 PM
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Why won't that work for you?
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Old 11-06-2007, 08:48 PM
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Because I need them functional to pass the smog test, it's not just a visual inspection. [&:]

BUMP** Anyone else?

Anyone know where I can get a some cats with a diameter of 2.5"?
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Old 11-06-2007, 09:01 PM
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http://www.muffler-pros.com/spcaco3inhed.html

those are weld-ins

clamp on wouldnt be a bad idea since you can take em on and off easily
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Old 11-06-2007, 09:10 PM
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I am thinking I just need a universal one maybe with the right diameter and just clamp them in. The clamps are no problem, I can get those. But it is the cats, I don't want to spend to much on them. =\

Kind of how this mid pipe is, you can just swap in and out the cats. But I don't want to get a new mid pipe.
http://rpmoutlet.com/musv8mag2.htm#2

I guess just get a universal one and keep the original portion of the pipe that I cut out to replace them with and then swap them out when I want to.
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Old 11-06-2007, 10:26 PM
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SLP makes longtubes and a shorty midpipe with removable clamped cats. that's what I'm getting so I can swap them in for inspection and back out
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Old 11-07-2007, 12:44 AM
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Why don't you just take your mid to a muffler shop and have them cut out a section the same size as the cats and have them flange the cats and the section that was cut out so that you can just have the section in there until you need to change them out for inspection, then, just R & R the pipe section back in after the inspection?

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