found a nice cat in case mine is bad

[ptownTSI]

so when i go to pass smog, and i fail, do you all think this will be a good replacement?

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=CTO%2D2912&N=400320+303187+4294867633+4294903588+4294906129+115&autoview=sku

or should i go with the bolt in replacement type like this for $239

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=MPE%2D23554&N=4294907563+4294905550+4294924929+4294923429+115&autoview=sku

[Simon S]

those are some attractive prices.

I'd opt for bolt-in replacement personally

got mine from Ultimate Garage

looks like i may have wasted money..


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[ptownTSI]

i always always always check prices on summit. not to mention their shipping costs are VERY favorable or you can pick them. i might drive to the Reno summit and pick this set up when go visit my girlfriends mom.

if i was doing a performance application and had more time/money i would.

1. cut off manifold flanges from catalytic assembly, weld in new 2" down pipes and put flanges on them where the universal dual 2" in/2" out cat can bolt up too.

2. make a test pipe for a "cat delete"

3. make an x pipe before the cat.

4. get rid of resonators

5. keep the stock muffler.

[ptownTSI]

$249.70 shipped from summit as soon as they get back in stock.

[redhatpat]

For that huge of a price difference, I'd get the universal cat.

Does the stock cat use two inlets? or just one as shown in the summit page?

[ptownTSI]

have you even been under your car before?

the summit cat has 2 inlet pipes and 2 outlets. read the specs about the item.

and while $89 shipped sounds better than $249 shipped, i will pay at least $250 in custom fab costs to get the universal one installed.

[redhatpat]

have you even been under your car before?

Yes. And I was sure there were two inlet pipes. That's why I asked.

the summit cat has 2 inlet pipes and 2 outlets. read the specs about the item.

I was looking at the image shown. Yes, you're right, the specs do say 2 inlets.

and while $89 shipped sounds better than $249 shipped, i will pay at least $250 in custom fab costs to get the universal one installed.

3-4 hours labor to install a cat? You need to find another muffler shop! Last time I had a new cat (a universal) it cost $300 for everything, including the inflated shop price of the cat. Now, granted it wasn't a dual inlet/outlet, and wasn't a bmw, but still, that price is outrageous for just the install.

[ptownTSI]

you cant just weld that universal cat in there. the factory cat is a humongous piece that will need to be cut out. so the shop will need to pretty much run all new piping from the resonators back which would probably cost $150. and if i was doing that much i'd just have them get rid of the resonators, put in an x pipe, and then weld up the cat.

at $80/hr for the muffler shops around here. it cost me $160 to have a cat installed with a test pipe on my jeep. flanges were put on the cat, the test pipe, the main muffler piping. that was for only a single cat, with 2 flanges.