joeya28

I have the TRD axle back and im investing in headers, s pipe, and maybe a new cat

my question is dose anyone know of a way to get a 2.5 or 3' middle section pipe (cat to axle) made for a tc.

and second i was thinking about getting rid of my cat all together and and replacing it with a pipe that i put flanges on so i can swat it back in for inspection. what do you guys think.. do that or just get a magnaflow high flow cat ?

lilfunnijohn

mmm u could go to a muffler shop and ask em to make a custom mid pipe for you.

i have megan headers / megan s-pipe / stock flanges with custom mid pipe with no cat and just a magnaflow resonator that i purchased / HKS HI-POWER... i dont think i need inspections for another few years for smog or if i get pulled over and the cops find out some how that i have no cat at all... first week i had headache cause of the fumes cause it has no cat at all but eh u get what u paid for p.s. my car sounds deeeeeeeep now

joeya28

thanks a lot thats a good point i have a magnaflow dealer right by my house so ill look in to that.

is your custom pipe from the s to the axle? thats seems like it could be easily swapped back out for inspections.

what'd you pay for yours?

tCmaniak

if you are not FI and only have bolt ons...don't go 2.5+ you will loose too much backpressure and itll hurt performance

BlckdOutTC

iTrader: (1)

yeah you dont need 2.5 at all. take it to a shop and tell them exactly what you want and you'll get it!!!

joeya28

thanks, i went to a shop and this old hot rod guy was being a dick. so ive been looking around and i think i found a chill plase thats will to bend and weld a custom pipe.

i was talking to him about just using a megan s and mid pipe he seems to think it would be a better way to go..

is he right?

Number2

as opposed to what? Not having a header? You'll probably want the header for the performance gains. However minimal it is.

AcidDrop

iTrader: (4)

if you get headers then get a megan s-pipe and then a 2.25" straight pipe with a high flow cat and a resonator to kill abit of the rasp, but i think it's too loud to do all of that piping. either go with s-pipe and midpipe or just headers and if you still want it to be louder then a s-pipe although it really won't do much of performance.

BlckdOutTC

iTrader: (1)

megan header, megan s pipe, megan mid pipe and take the mid pipe to a place and have weld on a huge resonator and a high flow cat if you want one.

tCmaniak

I dunno me personally I have never trusted a custom pipe. The company pipes are engineered and machine bent for the right sound and gains. Ya they are a bit more but to me at least I have the comfort of knowing they WILL provide the peak gains possible.

joeya28

i think ill go with megan all the way to my trd axle back and get a res welded in to kill some of the rasp. thanks for all the input

BlckdOutTC

iTrader: (1)

get a different muffler, itll sound way better tahn trd

joeya28

to late i got the trd axel back.. you dont think it will sound good after i out in another res?

BlckdOutTC

iTrader: (1)

well itll sound good im just sayin it could sound better

joeya28

i guess later on if im not happy ill swap it out but i think it should sound good for now