Do stock cats have heat shields built in? - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

VetteMed · 10-30-2010

My passenger side cat appears to be cracked at the front-most weld. I can push upwards on the flange where the rest of the exhaust connected to, and there's noticeable flex. The driver's side has no flex to speak of.

Is this manifold/cat junk now? Or is this something that could be welded? Am I best off just waiting for a deal on a set of headers? (Might be old and gray before that happens...) Keep in mind, these manifolds have 188k miles on them, but the $1K needed to buy headers is really not there right now.

10-30-2010	#1
VetteMed Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,816	Do stock cats have heat shields built in? My passenger side cat appears to be cracked at the front-most weld. I can push upwards on the flange where the rest of the exhaust connected to, and there's noticeable flex. The driver's side has no flex to speak of. Is this manifold/cat junk now? Or is this something that could be welded? Am I best off just waiting for a deal on a set of headers? (Might be old and gray before that happens...) Keep in mind, these manifolds have 188k miles on them, but the $1K needed to buy headers is really not there right now. Last edited by VetteMed; 10-30-2010 at 12:47 AM.

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