ok i plan on installin Crawfor HFC's either tomorrow or sunday. i've looked threw all 20 pages of the search, and everyone talks about bending somekind of heat sheld. can someone help me. i also heard i need a 3 ft extention. do i need this if i bend the thing? pics would be every helpful thanks.

 

3' extension needed for the cats? I'd like to know as well, as I plan to install them very soon.

 

haver fun! On stock manifolds you have 1 bolt from the top of the engine and two from the underside...you'll need a 2-3 foot extension for the top one.

you'll also need to bend the passenger heat shield - it will rub.

The Crawford cats, in my opinion are not the best built units out there. The jigs they use are not very good as the end product cause a bind on the system. My cats had angles on the flanges causing a bind - I've seen it on others as well.

The newer version, version 2 is better...thus far I haven't been very impressed with Crawford products.

 

Just remember to keep old oem cats for replacement if you sell car, other wise you could be liable to reimburse future owner/owners should they fail a measured emission test.

 

Thanks. And I misunderstood the question. I thought he was asking about the need for a 3' extension of exhaust pipe... ... which explains my confusion.

 

thank you i just finished last night. install went relitivly smooth, with the exeption of having to buy grade 8 bolts after stripping some, and buying liquid wrench, and cutting up my hands a thousand time, and dropping wrenchs and bolts on my face.