Good afternoon,
Having failed to find the answer to this question anywhere (here or Google), I am reluctantly posting one of my own before I waste more money on exhaust parts.
I recently purchased a DC5 exhaust manifold and cat for my '04 Ep3 (as the standard cat had been gutted).
I also sourced a second hand Invidia rear box with what I presume are custom pipes from the cat to the rear (2 sections).
Net result - a poor fit... and way too loud but that is by the by.
The one question I would like to know but cannot find anywhere (believe me I have spent hours looking), is what do I need in order to join the JDM spec manifold to a cat back system (UK back box ideally)?
Now I have the DC5 manifold and cat on there I am reluctant to take it off since I need a cat and this seems as good an option as any (and as cost effective - in theory).
The UK front ARB doesn't want to be on there, despite many people saying it will accommodate a DC5 manifold.. no idea how, so I am resigned to getting one of those but I can't work out what I need to do with the rest of the system. The setup I have means the rear pipe sticks out 3" which is not the look I want and hopefully with a standard rear box it will be quieter, however I accept that with the JDM front sections this may now not be possible.
So before I junk everything and put it back to standard with a pattern part cat
( please can someone point me in the direction of the answers.. I'll accept a moderate amount of abuse and flaming if you can tell me what I need to know.
Thanks in advance
Tim
P.S Are the JDM EP3 and DC5 exhaust manifolds and cats different to each other?
Having failed to find the answer to this question anywhere (here or Google), I am reluctantly posting one of my own before I waste more money on exhaust parts.
I recently purchased a DC5 exhaust manifold and cat for my '04 Ep3 (as the standard cat had been gutted).
I also sourced a second hand Invidia rear box with what I presume are custom pipes from the cat to the rear (2 sections).
Net result - a poor fit... and way too loud but that is by the by.
The one question I would like to know but cannot find anywhere (believe me I have spent hours looking), is what do I need in order to join the JDM spec manifold to a cat back system (UK back box ideally)?
Now I have the DC5 manifold and cat on there I am reluctant to take it off since I need a cat and this seems as good an option as any (and as cost effective - in theory).
The UK front ARB doesn't want to be on there, despite many people saying it will accommodate a DC5 manifold.. no idea how, so I am resigned to getting one of those but I can't work out what I need to do with the rest of the system. The setup I have means the rear pipe sticks out 3" which is not the look I want and hopefully with a standard rear box it will be quieter, however I accept that with the JDM front sections this may now not be possible.
So before I junk everything and put it back to standard with a pattern part cat
( please can someone point me in the direction of the answers.. I'll accept a moderate amount of abuse and flaming if you can tell me what I need to know.Thanks in advance
Tim
P.S Are the JDM EP3 and DC5 exhaust manifolds and cats different to each other?
