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djsk8r33

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'91 4DR XLT
the flange on mine is rusted out and i need the new ones (its 2 connected) so i need a new cat. the guys at midas (they actually do honest work over here) have me quoted at like 500 bucks for the new one with all their ####ing markup.

i see an easton one for 220. any links of a sure replacement?

edittt: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Magn...024QQitemZ370020281083QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V

is the best one i found so far
 



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i just bought one for 140 from ebay. got it from wundercarparts. fit perfect. only issue i saw was it didnt have the stock cat hanger. and no hardware. but it was a realy nice unit. got it shipped in about 4 days.
 












How about a junkyard. i keep a spare in my shed because all the talk of high costs scared me. So I saved them off my old parts truck. Lot of parts available on the forum.
 






In most states Junk Yards can not legally sell the cats. And with the cost of recycling them now adays, they are worth almost as much as a new one used.

It would be best if you are going to replace to go new, unless you trust the person you are going to buy one from. Or you might end up in the same boat as you are now.

Some good links to look up new parts:

Suppliers of Checker, Auto Zone, and a few others

Oreilly Auto Parts

Napa Online

There are loads more like JC Whitney, Jegs, Fastenall, ect.

A good site for used parts is:

Car-Parts bone yard parts search

This link is for bone yeard that are on the network, most also have links on there for their sites, if they have one. If not it list their number. You can search by state and zip.
 






i just bought a high flow mini cat from magnaflow for 70 bucks from Part Source, and made it fit, lol.
 






what do i need hardware-wise.

the one flange towards the rear and 5 bolts/nuts?
 






if you buy one like i did youll need 3 nuts and washers and the gasket for the ypipe flange and the 2 spring bolts and lead washer for the muffler side flange. about $30 for everything.
 






if you buy one like i did youll need 3 nuts and washers and the gasket for the ypipe flange and the 2 spring bolts and lead washer for the muffler side flange. about $30 for everything.

how is it holding up?
where do you get the flange and bolts. im about the order that hiflow from ebay right now.
 






its holding up mint. i got all the stuff from autozone. you gotta bring in the old spring bolts and match them up in the help section though.
 






its holding up mint. i got all the stuff from autozone. you gotta bring in the old spring bolts and match them up in the help section though.

can you tell me exactly what is is.

the flange? or any old flange to get it up?
and the 5 bolts?

edit: you said 3 nuts and washers on the y pipe side? no bolts?
 






i cant really understand what you wrote but heres what im guessing. the one i linked to on ebay and the one i bought are the same. it has 3 studs for the ypipe flange already on it but has no other hardware so you will need 3 nuts and lock washers. the flange on the muffler side needs 2 spring bolts to mount to the corrisponding flange on the muffler inlet pipe.
 






i get exactly what you are saying. yes i ordered the exact one also.

thanks for the help man
 






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