[s-cars] Cat back flanges

[Konstantine Bogach]

Tom, I saw one on Market place, and it gave me an idea... to call a 
dealer (excuse me).   The exhaust for sale, by the way, does not have 
flanges.  Rusted away probably.   Those goes first as far as I know   
.... I just remembered that I have old  cat from type44.  I can cut the 
flange from there and use on the pipe side, if they same size with C4's 
flange.
I still find it hard to believe that this list is not on top of this 
matter.  Folks restores little plastic trim pieces... everything on 
these cars, refusing to pay for new one and having fun from doing 
that.   Or maybe I am the only one who is left with stock exhaust?
Thank you very much.
Konstantine

On 10/25/2011 8:52 PM, Tom Green wrote:
> Many of these exhaust systems get trashed because nobody wants them, 
> so maybe you can get a replacement
> flange off of one.  Even the Cats are just gutted by the recycler for 
> the precious metals and the remainder scrapped.
>
>
> On Oct 25, 2011, at 8:46 PM, Konstantine Bogach wrote:
>
>> Tom,  changing an exhaust in good shape just because of that flange?  
>> It does not settle in my head... yet.
>> Thanks.
>> Konstantine
>>
>> On 10/25/2011 4:26 PM, Tom Green wrote:
>>> Hi Konstantine,
>>>
>>> There have been several vehicles parted out or in progress around 
>>> the country.  Perhaps there
>>> is one near you with an intact exhaust.  Even those that are selling 
>>> the cats have no use for the
>>> flanges and many systems are still in very good condition.  You 
>>> might just find a bolt on solution
>>> rather than parts for a repair.
>>>
>>> Tom '95 S6
>>>          '95.5 S6 avant
>>> Knoxville, TN
>>>
>>> On Monday October 24, 2011, at 11:52 PM, Konstantine Bogach 
>>> <kbogach at comcast.net <mailto:kbogach at comcast.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I was not able to find a split triangular flange to attach the pipe to
>>>> the cat on S4 '93.  Original rotted away.  Wasted $40 (2x$10 + $20
>>>> shipping)  for a pair of closest size from Canadian manufacture but 
>>>> that
>>>> did not fit.  Anyone knows a source for split flanges which fit on 
>>>> stock
>>>> pipe?  A local exhaust shop offers to cut flanges and weld-on a 
>>>> straight
>>>> pipe.  Is it most common approach?   Seems like vandalism to me.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>> Konstantine Bogach
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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