Deleted my secondary cats and resonator today :)
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So... curious... did the shop do this work while the pipes were still attached to the car? I confess, I am no welder and this may be an odd question... if done as shown in the pics... with the pipes still on.. how do they weld the very top portions of the pipes? I take it there is there enough clearance to do the weld solidly and properly at the very top of the pipes?
I am considering doing this as I think a little more rumble would be interesting.
Another question ... if you can do this for say $250 at 'any' muffler shop (is this true?) what does it cost to reverse it? What is the cost to buy new parts to put it back OEM? Are we talking $1000 to have a shop put in new cats and such to get it back to original?
Now the reason for the question.. lets say I do the mod, I love it and my wife hates it...she after all drives much different than I do.
Now another option... what do the experts here think of doing variable exhaust? The attractive part of this option is that drivers (me and alternatively the mrs) can pick the sound which they like. Does any one have any experience with variable exhaust on a C32?
Thanks for thoughts..
I am considering doing this as I think a little more rumble would be interesting.
Another question ... if you can do this for say $250 at 'any' muffler shop (is this true?) what does it cost to reverse it? What is the cost to buy new parts to put it back OEM? Are we talking $1000 to have a shop put in new cats and such to get it back to original?
Now the reason for the question.. lets say I do the mod, I love it and my wife hates it...she after all drives much different than I do.
Now another option... what do the experts here think of doing variable exhaust? The attractive part of this option is that drivers (me and alternatively the mrs) can pick the sound which they like. Does any one have any experience with variable exhaust on a C32?
Thanks for thoughts..
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2002 C32 1987 190E 2.3 334K miles and going
No secondary cats removal legal in CA?
Question is...is this legal in CA to remove secondary cats? I just picked up a Magnaflow 18129 and 4 out of 5 shops won't do the secondary cat delete.
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For once, CA law doesn't matter. By USA law, tampering or even moving a functioning cat, even one already downstream, is illegal and you and a shop can be fined for it...
If an inspection station/officer cares to enforce it that is.
If an inspection station/officer cares to enforce it that is.
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If an inspection station/officer cares to enforce it that is.
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Yeah I think it all depends on the inspection station because I deleted everything and didn't fail, but that's Jersey. *Knock on wood
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That happened to me too when I went to do the dual conversion. Those shops are just protecting their-selves in case you fail inspection and then say "so and so did the deleting". Try to avoid muffler shops and go to an aftermarket performance place, I went to one of the local eurocharged dealers and they did it no problem
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Word nice!! Removing those primaries + headers is gonna be a nice gain the primaries are so restrictive. I think it was 150, you running y-pipe or x-pipe?
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Aww man nice work bro, I need those fogs where did you get them from ?
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im so late to the amg game. just ordered my plm he, already have my 65mm supercharger pulley, and fabtech-performance intake. everything will be here this week and installed. once i get out of omaha and back to houston will be heating up eurocharged for a ecu and tranny tune. i cant wait.
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2003 C32 AMG, 2012 C63
I found them on the forum, here is their contact info i paid $140
GARY@SUVNEER.COM
Gary Lo
CLOUD SOURCING INTERNATIONAL INC.
STE # 101
POMONA CA 91766
Ph. (626)369-8400
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GARY@SUVNEER.COM
Gary Lo
CLOUD SOURCING INTERNATIONAL INC.
STE # 101
POMONA CA 91766
Ph. (626)369-8400
Fx. (909)620-1752
AIM: SuvneerGary