muffler shop BS--the 3 inch Problem**

[NBMA4V6]

so ive been to 2 shops and wasted 2 days and gotten the same answer at both places:

We can cut the existing s pipe off of the cat and weld another one in place of it but the o2 sensor will be messed up and will throw a SES light..so im like ok whatever and go home...

Is this a freakin normal problem and ive heard of other places and other people on here who go to a 3 inch system and use the stock 02 sensor and the exhaust places make a new hole for the sensor..i already have the I pipe and just need the custom s pipe built to fit the 3 inch i pipe..

also i was told by bene that the muffler place can cut the reducer off the cat and the stock cat is actually 3 inch in and 3 inch out...

On the bright side i found a place that said they could do it for me and put the stock o2 sensor back in and "DO IT RIGHT" but they are kinda expensive...

all i can say is WTF!!!!

i though this was going to be an easy install... :mad: :mad:

[navyblue2000]

i hear ya man...some guy told me it would be 100 bucks just to weld a muffler on... some people just don't WANT to do the job...like they're too afraid :rolleyes:

[slacker69]

Jeff I am telling you man spend 40 and get a O2 sim and be done with it. Then you will be ready when u go to a high flow cat or even headers. You will never have to worry about having a ses light to do with your O2 sensor. Buy a O2 sim and if you really want to go all out buy a 3 inch in and 3inch out high flow catco cat and o2 sim then no worries

[Bene]

I don't see why these muffler shops giving you such a hassle just to install the S pipe and I pipe. Talk about monkeywrench idiots!

[TheBeast]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by slacker69:
Jeff I am telling you man spend 40 and get a O2 sim and be done with it. Then you will be ready when u go to a high flow cat or even headers. You will never have to worry about having a ses light to do with your O2 sensor. Buy a O2 sim and if you really want to go all out buy a 3 inch in and 3inch out high flow catco cat and o2 sim then no worries<hr></blockquote>

i just got my 3" in/out catco....i dont need an O2 sim do i?

[viper98885]

Yeah man, those exhaust shops will tell you that crap if they don't wanna get into a job. They can't charge you a lot of money for it so they're not interested. When I first started modding my car, I found one guy in town that does a great job welding and I have stuck with him on all welding jobs. Now, the people at the exhaust shop know me and don't give me any hassle when I come in with new jobs. Just a suggestion...

[chevcamaro18]

Try look for a place that isnt huge. Like a mom and pop place theyll aslways do it no hassle

[slacker69]

Bene the only reason I said for him to get and o2 sim is cause the are haseling him about the s pipe after the cat saying that it will throw codes. So if he id going to run a 3 inch setup from the y-pipe back including the cat I would run an O2 sim

[Damien214]

I did it myself, first I took out the 02 then i had a mandrel bent 3" made, then I found a nut the right size for the 02 sim, cut a hole in the s pipe and then welded the nut to the pipe. Screw in the o2 sensor and it's done, with full exhaust i never threw a code.

[shortdog273]

Yea I know nobody like midas or meineke wanna mess with something like that. That's a problem I know I'm gonna face when I get my S pipe and cat.

[Bene]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by slacker69:
Bene the only reason I said for him to get and o2 sim is cause the are haseling him about the s pipe after the cat saying that it will throw codes. So if he id going to run a 3 inch setup from the y-pipe back including the cat I would run an O2 sim<hr></blockquote>

Yeah, that's what I have too! O2 simm w/ my 3" cat. But I don't think Jeff is willing to spend more moula for his exhaust set up. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[slacker69]

I went with him the first day and sat with him for like 4 or 5 hours untill they finnally got it up and said we cant do it. Man that sucked