HELP!

[Knipps]

hey guys,
i currently go to school in boston and i miss my car like hell
my problem is that about a week before i left the flange connecting my cat and exhaust rusted out under the passenger seat and now it has the ability to wake the dead.
[not to mention the neighbors when it comes to getting home at 3 in the morning]

any ideas on how i should go about fixing this?
i think there are a few more issues with my car i'll post later but this seems to be the most prominent. or atleast the loudest.

[Tru2Chevy]

Headers + Y-pipe + full 3" catback should do the trick (assuming that you have stock exhaust now)

- Justin

[j0n]

Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy

Headers + Y-pipe + full 3" catback should do the trick (assuming that you have stock exhaust now)

- Justin

thats going to be quite expensive as well...at the very least get a used cat(one in decent condition) and have it welded up by an exhuast shop. Then pick up an aftermarket catback and bolt that up...should be the cheapest/easiest route

[qwikz28]

the mieneke in upper saddle river on route 17 does awesome custom work. not to mention he owns a couple f-bodies himself and really takes care of us fellow fbod owners. he does all my work for the most part

[Knipps]

college student = cheapest/easiest route
quik, should i just go and talk to him [when i get home evntually]
or can you get me a good deal?

[qwikz28]

Originally Posted by Chevelle 454

college student = cheapest/easiest route
quik, should i just go and talk to him [when i get home evntually]
or can you get me a good deal?

i wish i could. i've only been there a couple times. he does excellent work. start bull****ting with him a little bit about fbodies and see if that works

[Tru2Chevy]

If you need a cheap cat, go to ebay....usually you can get them for $50 shipped to your door. An exhaust shop will usually charge you $150ish for a direct fit model.

- Justin

[Knipps]

i'm not sure if my problem is understood correctly.
believe me i'd love a full 3" exhaust
but i think i only need a new flange
i thought i had a picture on my computer and i do

[qwikz28]

yea man, definately check out that guy at meineke. i messed up the exhaust on my isuzu off-roading and he threw on a new muffler, patched up a few holes, and reattached a flange (similar to yours) all for 500 bucks. not a bad price i would say. it was a little half-assed, but he knew thats what i wanted. it lasted the last 20k miles of that cars life anyways

[Tru2Chevy]

I'm with Jake....just take it to a shop, they'll be able to patch that up relatively cheap.

- Justin

[V]

Originally Posted by qwikz28

all for 500 bucks.

??? i hope thats a typo, lol 500 for a muffler and some labor, wow...haha

[qwikz28]

Originally Posted by SmokingSS

??? i hope thats a typo, lol 500 for a muffler and some labor, wow...haha

no there were other parts of the exhaust that needed to be cut out and replaced. not to mention a couple holes that were patched... and a new flex pipe. it was alot of work

[Firebird67dude]

I say a straight pipe and a cutout will make the diff. of the legnth of the cat.

[V]

ah ok, yeah flex pipes are usually a lot, lol, cuz i first i was like maybe he meant 50, lol.

[qwikz28]

Originally Posted by SmokingSS

ah ok, yeah flex pipes are usually a lot, lol, cuz i first i was like maybe he meant 50, lol.

no, either way hes good at what he does. small brake, exhaust, and other little meineke jobs.

[Knipps]

Follow up:
went home for the weekend and learnt car was in the shop
courtesy of the bank of M&D
they said they're having all the stuff done necessary for the car to pass inspection in Jan.
setting them back 1200