Engine just replace my cat-converter

just replace my cat-converter

some of you might know this already, my first Cat-Converter got killed by my Supercharger and the filter (don't know what its called) that is in the first cat got blow into the 2nd cat-converter and damaged the 2nd converter. i had to spend more then $800 to have a muffler shop near my house replace my oem cat-converters with 2 Magnaflow high flow converters and at the same time custom build an exhaust system with my 5Zigen muffler and Magnaflow resonator (better then spend $900 to have Toyota replace it). here is some pictures of it

you know TRD now sells the s/c in 2 parts and they have the ECU for the 04 model now?

yes i do, but it'll cost about $800.. i going to sell my unichip and get the TRD one later on..

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Hmmm... I would have thought the "go-zigen (5zigen) muffler/exhaust would have been more distinctive...

Now lets just get some vids of your car in action!!!!!

how do you get those well rounded hole on your rear bumper?


do you also cut the bumpers o just the kit?

if you didnt blow your cats and didnt have to replace them, do you think now itd have been worth it to get those magnaflow high flow cats? How do you like them?

I wonder if those high flow cat-convertors will pass the emissions test? Especially when you got two of them on. I hate all these smog laws, but at least they are trying to clean up the air.

Hey David....how about a video from outside the car

i just wanna know if the high flow cats was worth the money paid, or would a catback system work almost or just as well?

hey how much was the magnaflow resonator? i also got a custom catback but without the resonator its really loud so i'm thinkin about gettin it put back in...

couldnt you just sneak a full exhaust without a cat on there?

yea, id also like to know how much and where to get one, i cant find one anywhere online.

they have emissions and visual inspections...thatd also be loud as hell! :shock:

Yeah mines loud as hell. I took out the resonator when I put a header back custom exhaust on mine..Turns lots of heads and havent been pulled over by any prick cops probably b/c it sounds so deep.

u could always keep a cat around and switch them for the test.

i think there was some people on matrixowners were just leaving the first cat and eitehr replacing or taking out the 2nd cat. im not sure if that would pass emissions or not though, but they saiid the gains were pretty god but was louder.

ehhh, i just took them both off and said screw it to the reso too The turbo muffels the sound well enough but without it...damn it was loud as hell. although i did gain a ton of power.

wait im sure this was answered b4 but are u guys saying we have 2 cats?

that seems to have been the conclusion...2 cats