i was at my exhaust guy and i was asking him which catalic converter is best for my car he named a couple like crawford, utr, but i told him that they were not carb legal, he said the only carb legal cats are magnaflow, and they will sound beautifully. has any one else heard of magnaflow as being carb legal. because my guy is charging me 600 with the installation.

 

You can verify with Crawford and Ultimate but I'm pretty sure that they use Magnaflow cats. If you really trust your guy to do a 1st rate job then $600 installed is not bad because the cats alone from either of the above would be $500.

 

so if the cats arn't carb legal, then what do you guys do when it comes time to get your car smogg cheked?

 

im getting magnaflow cats installed for 250...i think you're getting ripped off...unless im getting screwed..

 

it is my understanding (and someone please correct me if this is incorrect) that replacing your catalytic converters with anything other than the exact same OEM ones before 50,000 miles is illegal. i doubt that even Magnaflow ones are legal... modifying emissions equipment is usually a no-no..... didn't stop me though!