mmartahus

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don't want to sound like a total newbie here, but would installing all three pieces retain my stock cat? or is that third part a so called "test pipe" that would replace the cat? I definitely want to keep the car 100% emissions legal and only have an exhaust that starts just after the cat

JoeyM3

iTrader: (10)

buschurs site states that it's a catback

macPSU

iTrader: (7)

That looks like the length of a catback too. Even if it included the test pipe, that doesn't mean you have to install it, so either way you should be alright. You could lay it alongside the car on your driveway too if you're doubtful, to see where it ends.

mmartahus

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yea maybe it just seems huge laid out on the floor inside, how far from the front wheels is the cat though, some cars its near the middle, others its closer to the front of the car

Ultimateone

iTrader: (10)

Get under the car you lazy ***

08EVOVA

iTrader: (1)

put it on a lift or call Buschur to find out

mmartahus

iTrader: (4)

its being installed by a muffler shop as we speak, i just told them to figure it out, i think it just looks massive cause its in my house, i be the flange does bolt up to the cat.

i'll do a full review of the exhaust in a new thread after i drive around with it on for a couple days.

MR. Tim

iTrader: (11)

You have probably found out by now, but it all slips together, clamps down and then the straight pipe (small piece) bolts to the cat on one end, and slips into the intermediate pipe on the other. You will still retain your factory/aftermarket cat/test pipe. Looks good.

beetle_orange

iTrader: (58)

just curious why you went with this setup?

Clipse3GT

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I heard that the packing in these mufflers starts to wear out in 5000 miles, and become much louder... just what I heard. Take it with a grain of salt.

dantegra

keep us posted on the install

artnsx

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whats the difference between this and the magnaflow exhaust thats alot cheaper? So far the only thing i can figure out is that the flange that bolts to the cat is not 3" and bottlenecks a little on the exhaust from magnaflow. Cheap and easy fix though, and even if you didn't want to fix it, the impact on performance would be minimal if you are running stock downpipe and cat.

Why is the crossflow 300$ more?

http://www.cvrmotorsports.com/store/...roduct_id=4075

MrSmith

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How much is this exhaust? It's not even a true 3 inch. 3 in piping to a single magnaflow muffler and the muffler outlet pipes look like the are only 2.5 in?

artnsx

iTrader: (6)

the dual 2.5" outlets are more than large enough since there are two

a 3 inch pipe = area of 7.069

a 2.5 inch pipe = area of 4.909, times two = 9.808

MrSmith

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We are talking about smooth flow here though... not adding up inner diameters. That's like saying if you merged a ingle 3 inch into 7 0.5 inch pipes you would have better flow because there are 7 of them and you have a higher overall diameter number. Of course I am exaggerating here but I am trying to make a point. Exhaust flow is not just math. The best free flowing exhausts are the ones with the least/smoothest bends and the least restrictions that would create turbulence. That muffler looks like it is a 3 inch in 3 inch out. I am guessing Buschur is choking it down to a 2.5 to reduce noise. That is a restriction and the system is not a true 3 inch exhaust.
edit - this is my useless 2c. and do not want to get this off topic. OP good luck with your new exhaust.