I am looking to make a bolt in ORP that i can weld my cutout into as well. I have a cutout and some 3" exhaust pipe already, I need the male and female flanges that will bolt right up to my catback. I am looking for an auto chain store that might hae these parts, or somewhere in the chicagoland area i can get them. I need them before saturday, so ordering stuff is out. Would a muffler shop have these ends and be able to sell them separately? I noticed thatRK sport had what i need, but is chargine $22 each and i would need a couple connectors. Lemmie know of any places you have bought supplies for making your own ORP...Thanks!

 

I bought mine at Auto Zone but their stuff wasnt real organized and I got lucky they had the stuff. Give them a try.

 

Thats what i tried, they only had the 3" straight pipe. Im gonna try murrays discout auto today and see what they have...thanks though

 

Are you looking for a 3" ball fitting?

Keep us posted on what you find.

 

Ive got single cat headers and I am making the same piece. I looked around at different shops for that flange to mate with the catback section and couldn't find it anywhere, of course most places had no idea what I was talking about. I gave up and just bought a used ORP from the board pretty cheap and cut it down and am getting the cutout welded to it with a three bolt flange at the ypipe connection. Doing the same with my cat so I can swap between the two $22 is pretty cheap for a new flange, I paid twice that for a used orp just to get that piece, I didn't think you could buy it anywhere.

 

yea i think i may jus buy a used ORP

 

Somebodys gotta have an idea!

 

Rk is the only place that I've ever seen that sells that part.
You could make a trip to your local muffler shop after hours and dig through thier scrap bin for an old cat. converter with the right size ball on it, and cut it off.

 

ttt

 

You could just remove the ball-flange and replace it with a 3-point flange. I took an old stock cat. convertor that blew out and cut the forward end of it off. Bought a piece of 3" pipe and crammed it down the middle of the cat. convertor and had it welded up and sealed, then had a 3-bolt flange welded on the forward end of it. It's the same length overall as the stocker, and the aft end of it I left untouched, so it bolts right up to the cat-back exhaust....and when it's on the car, no one knows that it's just an off-road pipe by looking at it unless I point it out to them.

- Brent

 

I am hoping to do that, i will try to go t oa muffler shop and find an old cat in the garbage then jus cut the end off. Only problem is 3" pipe isnt all that standard.

 

You should be able to find 3" galvanized pipe if you ask for it. I paid about $20 for it at a local chain muffler shop. (Walt's Muffler)

- Brent

 

Correction: I already have some 3" pipe ( 18" for $4 From autozone) I just need the ball flanged end.

 

Right, not too many cars come with a 3" cat from the factory. So it's gonna be tough to find one.
Maybe a trip to the local wrecking yard might help.