So on my 84z28 my cat is just done.......i know this because I already took it off.....I called a local shop and they wanna charge me about $200 to weld on one of theri high flow magnaflow cats 3"inlet/3"outlet...is this a regular price or too expensive?

I would buy a cat myself online but summit and jeggs cannot ship out cats to CA....This sucks!Any way you guys might know around that?thanks!

 

Also what is the main difference between the spun magnaflow cats and the "regular"ones.

 

DO NOT weld on a cat!!!!

THINK about it... next time it, or either the piece in front of it or behind it, needs replaced, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT?

$200 installed is about right though. Just, get em to do it WITHOUT WELDING IT IN PLACE. That's nothing but job security for the guy wielding the blue wrench.

As far as the difference in those 2 cats, can't say.

Easiest way around the CA shipping rules is, have it shipped to one of your friends in a nearby state, and go visit em when it gets there. Somebody in Yuma or Lake Havasu or Vegas for example.

 

ohhh okay and how do i make them not weld it because really that's the only way i can tell to get it on there...?the cat the i had on there previously was also welded on there...

 

Sounds like, in addition to a cat and ceramic-coated headers, it's time to be looking at a cat-back exhaust, then. If it's already been hacked on so much that it can't be put together like it belongs, then there's not alot of sense in trashing your nice new stuff on its behalf, eh?

Take a look at the better setups, like the Hooker Aerochamber systems for example; easy bolt-up, that you can do YOURSELF and not have to pay anybody to create permanent job security for themselves using YOUR money to guarantee that you'll have no choice but to keep on paying them in the future.

 

Ye ur right Ima look into it because I really dislike having to take my car to a muffler shop everytime i need something welded on.....Unless of course I learn to weld...LOL

 

Use SS band clamps to hold the cat in place. Never weld it.

I weld a lot. Just because I have an issue with the cat or the exhaust before or after the cat doesn't mean its ideal to get up under the car and start cutting and welding. I would much rather turn a few bolts and remove whatever needs replacement.

 

u think you could get me a link fo where to buy that...what are they exactly...i dont even knwo what they are..

 

If you are coming to get the wheels and tires,
I can help you with the cat problem.

 

i dont even drive the car no more the car is waayyy to loud to drive on the streets...but i am still interested in those wheels.

 

for the band clamps check them out @ summit racing. they are a good deal if you ask me and it makes exhaust work a breaze, just don't buy the cheap ebay ones

 

Walker stainless steel band clamps. They make them for but joints, lap joints, and slight reduction joints. Great asset to an exhaust system for maintenance down the road.