Hey guys, I'm sure this is beat to death daily, but I can't seem to find a definite answer. Can I install my ets exhaust on a stock cat WITHOUT the adapter flange they sell? I just recently found out ETS won't sell to CA anymore(and I don't blame then really...) So I have no way of buying it from them. Has anyone installed their 3in.(ETS preferred) exhaust on with a stock cat and not had any problems? I read that I would have to cut/bent the heat shield to make room for the flange, and I'm ok with that. Thanks!

 

 

Sweet, thanks man! Yeah, I bought mine second hand also, but now I don't have a choice of buying the adapter anymore lol. Another quetion if you don't mind, Which gasket did you use? the OEM, the oem size, or a 3in.?
EDIT: did you mean cut/bend the heat shield or the actual flange?

 

 

Did you try to buy from other vendors that carry the ETS exhaust?

 

I have been running the ETS V2 extreme with the stock cat for about a year now and i just used a regulate exhaust gasket, nothing fancy!!

Yes you have to cut the heat shield around the cat flang
The stock bolts from the mid pipe to the cat dont leave you much room to get a socket on them once you put the 3" ETS on there so...... get yourself an nice open ended wrench to tighten them back on
Use anti-seize on the bolt threads, this will help you in the long run!
drive the car for a while to get some heat into the exhaust to let everything expand. once it cools back down, check the bolts again to make sure they didn't back out at all!

Then enjoy!!!!

 

Why do they not sell to Cali anymore?

 

Because of the California Smog ****'s. You can still get it through places like Ebay and craigslist though. The only thing I have not been able to buy at ALL is Berkebile Oil 2 + 2 B101 Instant Gum Cutter. I hear that stuff is strong as hell.

 

 

Sweet, luckily that's what I bought haha. I'll give that a try, thanks man!

Yeah, I tried MAP but they told me they woul have to order it from ETS, then they could ship it to me. about 2 weeks wait time and $20+ for shipping. I didn't want to wait lol.

Sweet, I'm going to give it a go today, thanks for the help guys! Much appreciated!

 

Yeah, they told me other companies/ vendors were getting fined from CARB. Welcome to commiefornia I guess, the only way you can have fun here is if your rich lol

 

YEP!!!! I lived there in Laguna for 6 years and moved back to Chicago.

 

You just have to bend the heat shield out of the way.

 

 

I'm more confused now because I'm interested in the ETS V2 Quiet WITH the Adaptor Flange. So, if I purchase these two items (catback + adaptor), will other modifications (bending the flange attached to cat) need to be made or does the Flange adapter from ETS eliminate the need to do this?

Thanks