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Old 02-18-2010, 12:42 AM
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Half of an exhaust.. Lol.

I'm shipping out my ARK cat-back tomorrow, so I need to throw my stocker back on, problem is, when I took it off, I had torched it (only way to get the stocker off it seems).. See picture below. Besides losing power, lower MPG, and being annoying as ****, am I doing any damage to my car by driving like this for a month or so until my new cat-back comes?

The orange line is where it is torched, at the last 90° when it comes towards to driver side, before it goes over the axle.

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couldnt do to much damage providing the sensor is before the cut off. but u may get some back pressure issues which it seems thats u already kno the symptoms of that
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you won't do anything besides annoy your neighbors. Back pressure is not an issue here.
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Originally Posted by elbeno600
couldnt do to much damage providing the sensor is before the cut off. but u may get some back pressure issues which it seems thats u already kno the symptoms of that
What damage could it do?.. May I ask?

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you won't do anything besides annoy your neighbors. Back pressure is not an issue here.
Hell yeah, and I get off at 10:30PM every night..

I'm ordering:

CAI 4-1 header (1 5/8" primaries, ceramic coated)
CAI DP (high flow cat, stainless)
CAI cat-back (stainless)

Expensive set-up, but it's quality as hell! And it will be sick!
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Mines almost strait, is a little loud but I deal with it.
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why do you have to wait so long to get your stuff?
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Originally Posted by flyy
why do you have to wait so long to get your stuff?
Well, I figure 4 days to transfer $500 I have in PayPal to my bank. Order it Monday, they have to make it, then ship it out.

So I just figure a month, worst case scenario. I'm ordering a header-back, and I want all the **** installed at the same time.
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Originally Posted by xxxxsh4d0wxxxx
Well, I figure 4 days to transfer $500 I have in PayPal to my bank. Order it Monday, they have to make it, then ship it out.

So I just figure a month, worst case scenario. I'm ordering a header-back, and I want all the **** installed at the same time.
yea cool, i just had my 2.5" exhaust installed today with my muffler ITS LOUUUUD to loud i think so im going to put the baffle back in haha. it's fun though. i raced my buddies stock 240sx with a ka24 and beat him twice so that was fun. but nothin to be proud of.
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Originally Posted by flyy
yea cool, i just had my 2.5" exhaust installed today with my muffler ITS LOUUUUD to loud i think so im going to put the baffle back in haha. it's fun though. i raced my buddies stock 240sx with a ka24 and beat him twice so that was fun. but nothin to be proud of.
What exhaust?
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Originally Posted by xxxxsh4d0wxxxx
What exhaust?
just custom made
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Originally Posted by flyy
just custom made
Got ya.. What muffler?
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Originally Posted by xxxxsh4d0wxxxx
Got ya.. What muffler?
a wize muffler
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Originally Posted by flyy
a wize muffler
Does it muffle?
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Originally Posted by 06_ion2
Does it muffle?
wait lemme check, no.
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Originally Posted by flyy
wait lemme check, no.
Good.
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Originally Posted by xxxxsh4d0wxxxx

you have artistic skill
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Originally Posted by huckernage
you have artistic skill
Atleast It looks correct.
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Originally Posted by huckernage
you have artistic skill
Watch it, Hucker!!

Originally Posted by 06_ion2
Atleast It looks correct.
I try!
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good try BTw.

noooo you have 2 cat.

and you could make a better one with 02 sensor location and everything
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Originally Posted by huckernage
good try BTw.

noooo you have 2 cat.

and you could make a better one with 02 sensor location and everything
That wasn't the point though.

I just wanted to make sure I'm not harming anything by driving around with half of my stock cat-back, for a little while.
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Originally Posted by xxxxsh4d0wxxxx
That wasn't the point though.

I just wanted to make sure I'm not harming anything by driving around with half of my stock cat-back, for a little while.
search for it..
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isnt that the muffler delete?
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Originally Posted by BlackCobalt707
isnt that the muffler delete?
More like muffler + 2 feet of piping, delete.

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I've ran like that for at least 6 months but now i will have the ark. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by mkulrey13
I've ran like that for at least 6 months but now i will have the ark. Thanks!
HAHA! No problem man.. It's in the box and ready to go.. I'll be sending it out today before I go to work.

There IS surface rust on the hangers, it is not bad, I just don't want to damage the finish, and have it not be how you want, so I left it alone. I contacted ARK about it and they said yes, it's very normal, especially during a Chicagoland winter, tons of salt and ****. An SoS pad would take it off no problem though.

I also sent you 6 gaskets. The hardware is also a bit rusty, but ARK said you can replace it with any of the same size hardware, or buy from them if you prefer. If it was me, I would just clean the rust off.. It would be fine.

Like I said though, no dents or anything of that nature. Great condition for being on an entire winter.


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