kjmclark
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- Dec 19, 2009
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- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Vehicle Year
- 96
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0L V6
- Transmission
- Manual
I have a 96 Ranger, and it's weird, but the Y pipe seems to not be for sale anywhere for that age of truck. It's the 4.0l V6. You can find Y pipes for late 80s and 90s up to about 92, and then for 98 and newer. But Rockauto, Oreilly, Walker itself, JCWhitney, and Google all say the the Y pipe isn't available for love or money.
Now, what is dead is the flange, of course. So, if I could come up with a replacement flange that fits the 3-bolt pattern used there, I could just bolt it back together (it's the flange that connects the back of the Y pipe to the cat.) But near as I can tell, they don't sell 3-bolt repair flanges to fit the odd pattern for this flange.
So, the other option is to switch to short headers. Pacesetter makes a set of headers that are higher performance than the original Y pipe for only $250. I'm sure it would be a total pain to put those on, but that seems like the cheapest way to deal with this problem. Anyone else had to deal with this?
Now, what is dead is the flange, of course. So, if I could come up with a replacement flange that fits the 3-bolt pattern used there, I could just bolt it back together (it's the flange that connects the back of the Y pipe to the cat.) But near as I can tell, they don't sell 3-bolt repair flanges to fit the odd pattern for this flange.
So, the other option is to switch to short headers. Pacesetter makes a set of headers that are higher performance than the original Y pipe for only $250. I'm sure it would be a total pain to put those on, but that seems like the cheapest way to deal with this problem. Anyone else had to deal with this?