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Thanks micko

Ken - yeah its been a big secret from me. Dad got it for us for the wedding present. I totally wasn't expecting it. Me and drew were going to save up and go later in the year. We are going to thailand. I would have been happy going to margs for the weekend!

Originally posted by Micko

No, not the dumps, the pipes between them & the cat that go from 2 to 1.

If your front pipes end just rearward of the gearbox mount then that is about std.

Are you sure the ones he has are not replacing the cat at the same time.

Cheers

Ken

Originally posted by Sneeza

Thanks micko

Ken - yeah its been a big secret from me. Dad got it for us for the wedding present. I totally wasn't expecting it. Me and drew were going to save up and go later in the year. We are going to thailand. I would have been happy going to margs for the weekend!

So have you gone yet ??

Cheers

Ken

Hmmm...good point Ken, could be complete cat replacement.

Either way I'm not gonna spend over 300 bucks on them cos I don't reckon they will fit.

People keep telling me that I should get a small gain in power & better throttle response by repllacing them - been told the first metre of your exhaust is the most important.

kyles - well my parents are separated... so mum couldn't afford much. She helped a little, which I so appreciated. My dad paid for the reception... but he's a pilot so he can afford it and he owes something to me. But drew and I have put off buying new clothes etc stuff for the house for over a year saving to pay for the wedding hahaha ohhh there are so many shoes I want to buy

Originally posted by Micko

Hmmm...good point Ken, could be complete cat replacement.

Either way I'm not gonna spend over 300 bucks on them cos I don't reckon they will fit.

People keep telling me that I should get a small gain in power & better throttle response by repllacing them - been told the first metre of your exhaust is the most important.

Yea but the first meter includes the dumps off the back of the turbos which is where your biggest gain will come from.

Cheers

Ken

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