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      05-29-2019, 09:16 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by wfdeacon88 View Post
I'm about to pull the trigger on these resonated test pipes... any last considerations before doing it? I already have a stage 1 Alpine tune.. so easy to change the map. One thing which has held me back is chopping up the stock x pipe, but hopefully it's easy enough to go back to stock for emissions in 4 months.. (I have 2 pipe OEM mod, but eventually want the Corsa)
Only way you'd be able to simply swap in the cats is to add v-band clamps on all 3 pieces, the cats, resonated TP's, and XPipe. Otherwise the cats won't simply clamp on based on where they are cut.

Best option is to get another stock x-Pipe for smog.
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