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Nov 16, 2003 | 09:34 PM

mr. m

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cat less midpipe for gc8

does anybody make one? im talking about the pipe that normally would have the cats in it. not that "cat less midpipe" could really mean anything else, just want to be clear on what pipe i mean.

Nov 17, 2003 | 04:11 PM

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u could probably go to your nearest muffler shop and ask them to make it for u. It'll be cheap too.

Nov 17, 2003 | 08:39 PM

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theres no place in town that can do mandrel bends though.

Nov 18, 2003 | 03:56 AM

Defiantguy

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twe makes one for their headers

Nov 18, 2003 | 09:00 AM

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isnt that only for their headers though? i thought their header/midpipe didnt meet at the stock location.

Nov 18, 2003 | 01:04 PM

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You dont need much in the way of bends for the midpipe, so a non-manderal bent midpipe would be fine.

Nov 20, 2003 | 06:45 PM

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Originally posted by Kostamojen
You dont need much in the way of bends for the midpipe, so a non-manderal bent midpipe would be fine.

Werd, get it local. Or just buy some pre-bends and have that welded together. Not as pretty as CNC-bent, but just as effective.

Dec 11, 2003 | 01:32 PM

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give dale a call at www.boxer4racing.com because they are making a prototype and they might make you one to test

Dec 11, 2003 | 06:20 PM

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just do a muffler shop. Cheapest/best way. You won't see any real loss from using crush bent for a race pipe.

Dec 12, 2003 | 07:26 AM

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check out http://www.scoobyworld.co.uk/trolleyed/8/24/index.htm
They sell the straight center pipe and the offer a replacement straight pipe for each cat section (ie two short pipes with madrel bends) that is a bolt in replacement for your stock cat section. Pretty sweet but shipping/ordering might be tough. Good luck...

Dec 12, 2003 | 07:27 AM

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Sorry, by the way, those three pipes are about 3/4 towards the bottom of the page

Dec 20, 2003 | 12:20 PM

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any muffler shop can make a midpipe for less than $50.

Dec 22, 2003 | 12:16 PM

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darioc

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no midpipe has a cat on it.

Dec 23, 2003 | 08:11 AM

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The reason I like the Scoobyworld ones is they mate to the OEM flanges at all points so you can bolt them up for a day at the track, then throw the cat section back on if you need to be legal, pass emisions, ect.
Heck, I say just put a straight pipe, no muffler, no cats, if you want the most for your money- it would literally cost you $50-$75 depending on sizes and stuff. Then just save your old exhaust, just in case of the above...
Oh, and I understood that a midpipe is the portion of the exhaust that connects the main exhaust manifold (headers) to the muffler- therefore a cat IS, in fact, a part of the midpipe. The cat section was just added for emisions control, among other things. Correct me if I'm wrong...

Dec 23, 2003 | 09:59 AM

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Essentially, the RS has 2 midpipes, one with cats and one without. Typically the cat section can be referred to as either a midpipe or 'catpipe' for obvious reasons.