TRENDSETTLER

did you retain your cat when you installed this exhaust? someone is tellin me that im not supposed to...my exhaust only has 2 bolt flanges and my cat is a 3 bolt. do i need to just get a new flange put on or do i really just take the cat out....thanks a lot for the help.


josh

dwnthehatch

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Mine bolted right on and retained the cat.

pkek

yes it will as long as you do not have a motor swap and a aftermarket header.

Otherwise like most of us with a swap, yoll need to roate the flange a few degrees and extend or shorten it 2" i forget which it is, but basically yeah you'll need to have an exhaust welder put it on for you, as long as you get the right one for your model year the most important partis the rear canister fitting.

I was ordered the wrong one and just decided to keep it and have the shop put it on but it vibrates against somethign down there because it was for a coupe not a hatch, so the canister i think is longer or something. The only other thing is that in the apexi kits, the mid long pipe are all the same from 92+

EJ8Joel

If your cat is on the header you just need to get a test pipe made. We've had to do that a few times when we installed that exhaust at the shop I work at. Any muffler shop should be able to do it. If you ever swap a motor, just remove the test pipe.

TRENDSETTLER

sorry guys i should have givin a little more info...i have a jdm b16 in my hatch with a jdm 4-1 header....i took my exhaust over to a friend who also has an EK with a b16 in it....by laying all the parts underneath and lining them up with the hangers it looks like i just have to take out the cat and then everthing will fit...just seems like the "A" pipe is double the lenght it should be therefor it takes the place of the testpipe....this sound right to anyone...i really appreciate everyones help


thanks again

TRENDSETTLER

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pkek

no it wont.

you will definitely need exhaust welding if u have the same setup liek me.
even if you have any header with a B motor our cars were not made for that, remember out exhaust systems are based off of smaller motors with cats up near the engine.

TRENDSETTLER

im not sure i am totally understanding what you are sayin i guess it will help a lot to look at it on my car once it gets back from bein painted...otherwise by lookin at my friends hatch with the same motor, same header, and its the same year hatch....it looks to me like the exhaust will fit...maybe an inch too long which is what you are sayin right?