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rock auto stock replacement exhaust system PERFECT FIT

September 04, 2018, 12:16:12 PM

for those needing stock 5.0L exhaust


EASTERN CATALYTIC   30243  (combo "Y" pipe and catalytic together
**eliminates both "pre-cats"  !!! good !
** this part requires minor BFH mod to clear your transmission cross member.  A few bashes after you gut it and its all good.
**this part has excessively thick s, they are so thick that they barely accommodate your existing manifold stud length.
**i had to run my bandsaw laterally on the passanger side  to finally be able to install the two nuts, basically making them a tad "thinner". 
(normally) larger s are a good thing but not in this case.
**this cat very easy to gut
**header "Bell" shape matched perfect. 
**cat to intermediate mating are "BALL/Bell" and match perfect,, no gasket req'd.
darn near a perfect match with small minor mods.


WALKER   43907   Pipe, intermediate
**does not come with a ,, so get one or reuse your old if you want.
**the shape sorta "dips" "down" a tad lower than i like, you could manually tune it up a tad in he area of the longest radial.
overall perfect match


WALKER   18276      ler
perfect match

WALKER   45852   Tail Pipe
perfect match

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rock auto stock replacement exhaust system PERFECT FIT

Reply #1 – September 04, 2018, 02:41:28 PM

Yup, you can also order these from AutoZone and not pay anything for shipping and return it if its wrong. For a cat back, it was around $100 start to finish.

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rock auto stock replacement exhaust system PERFECT FIT

Reply #2 – September 04, 2018, 04:32:06 PM

Who wants the stock exhaust :hick:?

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Reply #3 – September 04, 2018, 04:35:59 PM

i do & did for the 20th , anything else would be wrong if for some odd and unlikely day that it becomes a somewhat valuable car.
granted now with 343k miles , not sure what value there is.

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Reply #4 – September 04, 2018, 04:42:53 PM

I wouldn't worry about value. Even if it was worth big money some day with 343K it isn't anywhere close to being original, which is where the big money would be.

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rock auto stock replacement exhaust system PERFECT FIT

Reply #5 – September 04, 2018, 04:47:33 PM

$100 to be able to drive the car isn't bad when every thing is stock, compared to $500 plus fir headers and an h-pipe, plus you still gotta buy lers and two tail pipes to upgrade

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