So I have a 90' pickup reg. cab 22r-e and I think i going to go with this LCE header http://www.toyotacatalog.net/M1WebGe...E-AFD57B01689E and a 50 series flowmaster muffler but i don't know what to do about the cat and the piping i dont want to leave it stock.. any suggestions?

 

run a univ cat (80-90$) 2 1/4 piping have your local guy weld it all up

 

Buy the 2 1/4" high flow cat that LCE sells and the LCE Pro-flow catback exhaust, all of which is 2 1/4" & mandrel bent. It all bolts up,and is designed and perfectly sized to work together. It's all stainless too, like the headers you've bought. Yes, a bit of $$$ but the mandrel bends, quality construction, and lack of headache afterwards is worth it. If you're gonna spend a few hundred to have your local exhaust bend you up an exhaust, what's antoher $100 or so for a top quality exhaust system built to work with your headers?

 

The pro flow exhaust would then include a pro flow muffler meaning i dont get the flowmaster?

 

yea no flowmaster, i had my local guy weld up all mine for $80 + beer w/new piping

 

Sorry to hijack.. but I'm wondering if high flow cats are necessary on these engines? My muffler shop almost has me sold on one for when I get my exhaust done next week.. but how much do they really help? Would a stock cat be just as good on our tiny Yota engines?

 

Unless you have increased the size of your pipe, a hi flow cat will do nothing... Honestly, you wont see much or any increase in power unless you put headers on, larger pipe and a free flowing exhaust.

BTW, check ebay for components like mufflers and cats..they have the cheapest prices I have seen. I got a NEW flowmaster hushpower for like 70 bucks shipped

 

Thanks.. thats kinda what I suspected. I'm going to put 2.25" from the catback, so I think I'll just stick with the stock cat.

 

Whats the point?

 

check your stock cat mine was all clogged up, no you dont need a "hi-flow" one

 

Are you asking what the point of 2.25" pipe is? It seems to be what most people on this forum and here locally recommend. I'm getting a catback exhaust system done because my old one is rusted up completely. I want it to sound good but I didn't think I needed to spend the extra dough on the hi-flow cat.

 

No, I was asking what is the point of 2.25 from the cat back? It wont do anything unless you increase the size in the whole exhaust system

 

Gotcha.. I will look into that. My cat could probably use an unclogging or maybe a replacement with an OEM cat. Maybe I'll just have the whole thing done in 2.25"