exhaust system

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  1. brknight

    brknight Member

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    recently got a 75 mav without exhaust sys. wondering if it was equipt with a cat converter. vin is a "T" thx
     
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    scooper77515 No current projects.

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    I am pretty sure 75 had the cat.

    Skip it when you put the exhaust back together.
     
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    if its got the hump in the pass floor it probly had one.
     
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    maverick75 Gotta Love Mavs!

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    Yep all 75s had cats. I cut out the hump and flipped it then welded it back,in order to install my bucket seats. Then i cut out the Y and added a pair of Flowmasters and loved it!
     
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    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    I had a 75, without one.
     
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    Ooops my bad....what engine did it have?
     
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    it has I 6 3.3
     
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    maverick75 Gotta Love Mavs!

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    Hmmm every single 75and up v8 car ive seen has had a cat,maybe the i6 cars were different...wheres the maverick experts at?
     
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    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    maverick75 Gotta Love Mavs!

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    Now im starting to think im correct...
     
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    facelessnumber Drew Pittman

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    Was it originally sold in Canada, maybe? Different rules up there, right? :hmmm:
     
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    yep 1975 and up cars and 1978 and up trucks.
     
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    maverick1970 MCG State Rep

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    I had a 1987 Ford F250 they came without a converter from the factory. It was exempt / over 8600 GVW.
     
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    skip the cat and run dual glasspacks out the side :thumbs2:
     
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    Lol you guys and your damn glasspacks. The falcon i work on sounds great with the 40s flowmaster/cherrybomb turbo2 muffler its a 6 also..
     

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