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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 09:34 PM
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Dual Cat y-pipe Header options

I am curious which headers people with dual cat y-pipes have installed on their cars. I have been told there are limited choices in comparison to the single cat y-pipe.

The car is going to keep the stock y-pipe but will have high flow cats welded in place of the stockers. To my knowledge this y-pipe is a 2 1/4 inlet.

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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 08:54 AM
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If you're keeping the stock downpipes, it doesn't matter what headers you use. You're going to have to modify those pipes in order to attach them to the headers, so go with any shorties you feel like.

Now, if you're going to do this the smart way and dump the factory downpipes, then you're limited to Edelbrock TES and Hedman emissions legal for dual cats. They will have the downpipes all the way to the cats, which it sounds like you are going to replace. The downpipes that come with the headers will be highly superior to the factory pipes to the cats, so why you'd keep the factory pipes to the cats is beyond me.
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 11:43 AM
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I've got a set of SLP Tri-Y headers on my dual cat emissions legal (has A.I.R.) set up. Unfortunately, they aren't made any more. I found mine on eBay.
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 01:41 PM
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Yeah the stock setup is going on the trash for sure. I found some more options and it looks like I am going to go with Edelbrock's.
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 05:19 PM
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If it were me, I'd go with the Hedmans.

But, it isn't me.
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 09:15 AM
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i had the same problem.....i kept my duel set up and used the y that came with my 2055's. after i installed the headers i took it to a local shop to finish the y with new catco's
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 09:29 AM
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Re: Dual Cat y-pipe Header options

Originally posted by Fast_25th
The car is going to keep the stock y-pipe but will have high flow cats welded in place of the stockers. To my knowledge this y-pipe is a 2 1/4 inlet.
By that, did you mean the "Y" after the cats?
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 08:46 PM
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whats the summit part # for the hedmans?
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 09:41 PM
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66491, 68491 or http://www.hedman.com/pages/hedmanmain.html
Look under street hedders
Footnote 145 is what you want (dual cat ypipe)


hmmmm those part numbers don't show up on summitracing.com

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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 09:55 PM
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68491 does.... but theres no description or anything.... you can add them to the cart....tho.... and will these bolt right up to the stock unit or will i have to get some downpipes fabbed?
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 10:01 PM
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Go to the hedman site and they have all the info on them... click on the word Footnotes to see what they all mean. But it should include the ypipe up to the cats.
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 10:05 PM
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I checked it out and it does state it includes the y-pipe to the cats. For $349 or so it really isnt a bad price.
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 10:06 PM
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yea i just checked it out to... includes y-pipe and everything bolts right up it says.... Thanks for the help!
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Old Jul 28, 2005 | 10:09 PM
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five7kid pointed those out to me several months ago.... I didn't know anyone still made any dual cat ypipe headers..... I was wrong.
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