Maqnaflow system

[whitefirebird96]

Yesterday I just finished installing my magnaflow system. I bought a catback system, 2.5 inch, off of ebay. It came with free shipping, and a free high flow cat, 2.5/2.5. The original cat on a 96 is supposed to be bolted to the s-pipe, mine was welded. The cat is also welded to the y-pipe. Plus I had to make a reducer from the 3 inch y-pipe to the 2.5 inch cat. Also the bracket that magnaflow sends to clamp the s-pipe to the cat bracket doesn't work. So all together I welded the reducer to the cat, and the s-pipe to the cat. The rest of the system bolted up great to all factory points. I also bought a dynomax bullet muffler to put in the mid pipe to help tone down the rasp, it worked amazingly. No rasp through the band, just a little under deceleration. This is all just a heads up to anyone doing a magnaflow system, to put a glass pack in to help it out, but total work time was 3-4 hours, another drive time of 3 hours or so. I needed a sawzall, grinder, access to a welder, and a jack and some stands. overall I would rate it as 4 on a scale of 10. and I spent 396 on the cat and catback, 32 on the glass pack, and 10 on the reducer. Will post sound clip as soon as I figure out how.

[grayman]

good job.

[fast 3.4]

Do you have a magnaflow muffler in place of the stock muffler? Because I'm doing the exact same thing as you, except with a Flowmaster American Thunder catback. The flowmatser catback says it comes with a resonator I think, but I'm using the bullet in palce of it. Even though my dad thinks that it will make too much back pressure.

Do you have a V8 or V6?

[Yaba3800]

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[fast 3.4]

Well, excuse me, Mr. High Rise Spoiler, but there are some V8's here. ;)

[Chet Mo and the Camaro]

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[BiH]

Originally posted by fast 3.4:
Well, excuse me, Mr. High Rise Spoiler, but there are some V8's here. ;)

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[whitefirebird96]

yes I did put a magnaflow muffler in place of the stock one, it came with the setup, and I have a V6, but it is sounding closer to an 8

[whitefirebird96]

Here is a sound clip

http://media.putfile.com/Magnaflow29

[whitefirebird96]

that clip didn't work, try this one

Click here to watch Magnaflow29

[whitefirebird96]

I don't guess I can get it to upload....grrr

[FirebirdGT]

Originally posted by whitefirebird96:
The original cat on a 96 is supposed to be bolted to the s-pipe, mine was welded. The cat is also welded to the y-pipe.

No, it is one factory part - y-pipe, cat and s-pipe - all welded together.

[Red]

Originally posted by fast 3.4:
Well, excuse me, Mr. High Rise Spoiler, but there are some V8's here. ;)

lol

[grayman]

bullet muffler will not create backpressure. it is a hollow perf tube inside a larger cylinder that is stuffed with fiberglass. the perf tube is the same diameter as the muffler you buy...so a 3" bullet has a 3" perf tube...no restriction. it just dampens some of the high frequencies.