"cats"

[bknighton1]

i have a 2001 3.0L and i was looking under the truck and saw my truck has three cats why is this and wont that just make it even more quiet?? Most trucks ive seen have two cats or even one!!

 

[mhughes165]

i have a 2001 3.0L and i was looking under the truck and saw my truck has three cats why is this and wont that just make it even more quiet?? Most trucks ive seen have two cats or even one!!

most of them are like that now, everyone wants more quiet and more "emissions friendly"

 

[elgato]

My 04 3.0 has three also. One on each side in a Y pipe that feeds into a third single. The o2 sensors are only before and after the front two. I just replaced them with Magnaflows that appear to be a bit louder than stock.

 

[bknighton1]

about how much would it cost to get flowmaster 40 series installed and to only have one cat! ??

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

You would save a lot of money by leaving the cats alone and just playing with the muffler. Modern cats are pretty low restriction.

I would guess somewhere between $200-300 to get a catback put on. Add $150-200 if you want to change the cat as well.

 

[mhughes165]

You would save a lot of money by leaving the cats alone and just playing with the muffler. Modern cats are pretty low restriction.

I would guess somewhere between $200-300 to get a catback put on. Add $150-200 if you want to change the cat as well.

not that cheap on the newer vehicles, cats for new vehicles are EXPENSIVE as HELL

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

not that cheap on the newer vehicles, cats for new vehicles are EXPENSIVE as HELL

Aftermarket high flows are still pretty cheap though.

Replacing a good cat system with a brand new stock system doesn't make much sense.

 

[mhughes165]

Aftermarket high flows are still pretty cheap though.

Replacing a good cat system with a brand new stock system doesn't make much sense.

magnaflow system

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...907827+4294923429+4294838974+115&autoview=sku

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

magnaflow system

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...907827+4294923429+4294838974+115&autoview=sku

That is a direct fit replacement cat system, the same thing that he has now but aftermarket. Note the last line in the description:

These converters are designed to exact OE specifications and are available for the most popular vehicle makes and models.

When most people get aftermarket cats it is something more like this:
http://store.summitracing.com/partd...4294923429+4294838974+400636+115&autoview=sku

 

[mhughes165]

That is a direct fit replacement cat system, the same thing that he has now but aftermarket. Note the last line in the description:



When most people get aftermarket cats it is something more like this:
http://store.summitracing.com/partd...4294923429+4294838974+400636+115&autoview=sku

but those would require a 100% custom exhaust system, keep in mind, they have oxygen sensors in multiple places on that y pipe, before and after cats, so u would need a high dollar labor instesive exhaust to make use of aftermarket high flow cats

 

[ranger]

how do you tell how many cats you have

 

[RangerJustin]

i dont know about all your areas, but cats are getting stolen out here more frequently since their value is quite high...

 

[bknighton1]

so i would be better off sticking with the 3 stock cats and getting a flowmaster 40 series or something of that sort? I've seen them online for about 80.00 so how come if you go to a shop they are around 300.00 installed? are they just jacking the prices way up and charging aton for labor??

 

[mhughes165]

so i would be better off sticking with the 3 stock cats and getting a flowmaster 40 series or something of that sort? I've seen them online for about 80.00 so how come if you go to a shop they are around 300.00 installed? are they just jacking the prices way up and charging aton for labor??

yep, its what shops do, didnt ya know

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

so i would be better off sticking with the 3 stock cats and getting a flowmaster 40 series or something of that sort? I've seen them online for about 80.00 so how come if you go to a shop they are around 300.00 installed? are they just jacking the prices way up and charging aton for labor??

I would stay with the stock cats.

Shops will charge a little more for the muffler than you will get online, and then an hour or two to put in using the existing pipe.

I bought my mufflers and tips for my F-150 and took them to the shop and had them put on, no problem.