Exhaust replacement - Cat/resonator flange rotted out

[JayPea44]

This seems too good to be true:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/135199870360?f ... BMnrXI6cRm

[vtl]

This seems more expensive than just getting a new down pipe. My FIL is a welder, maybe I can ask him.

New OE DP costs exorbitant money. The affordable ones are made of thin cheap steel and cheap ceramic converter, which your rear oxygen sensor will dislike. I have a good quality 3" downpipe that has a cheaper converter, and the only reason I don't get a cat efficiency code is my ECM tune that ignores the downstream sensor altogether. But I can tell by smell that this aftermarket CAT is not anywhere near the expensive metal one that Volvo used.

Bring a 6-pack to your FIL, welding an old car with a relative is a good bonding experience

[vtl]

This seems too good to be true:

In any case: do not throw away your old CAT. You may reuse it in the next DP you build. This is not a rocket science, you can do it.

[JayPea44]

This seems more expensive than just getting a new down pipe. My FIL is a welder, maybe I can ask him.

New OE DP costs exorbitant money. The affordable ones are made of thin cheap steel and cheap ceramic converter, which your rear oxygen sensor will dislike. I have a good quality 3" downpipe that has a cheaper converter, and the only reason I don't get a cat efficiency code is my ECM tune that ignores the downstream sensor altogether. But I can tell by smell that this aftermarket CAT is not anywhere near the expensive metal one that Volvo used.

Bring a 6-pack to your FIL, welding an old car with a relative is a good bonding experience

Yep the OE ones are thousands and the price of affordable one makes me think they're essentially junk. I'm going to go with some kind of bracket to hold it together for now then have the FIL weld it when he can. He's retired now so needs something to do

[JayPea44]

Looks like I don't have to make it myself - this is exactly what I was envisioning.

https://www.autozone.com/emission-contr ... 110783_0_0

[cn90]

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Buy Volvo stuffs (NOS), they last forever.

[jonesg]

Looks like I don't have to make it myself - this is exactly what I was envisioning.

https://www.autozone.com/emission-contr ... 110783_0_0

those split couplers are rather flimsy, I bent several of them before finding something more solid, same idea. (link below).
You will very likely need longer bolts, stainless.
Clean the flange mating surfaces with a hand held belt sander (it can be done in place but use goggles)
hi-temp RTV , I doubled up the gasket, glued together with a thin smear of RTV overnite.
Support the joint when doing the final cinch up, I used a trolley jack sitting on a milk crate to lift it into alignment then final tighten the nuts.
Be aware the pipe might measure the typical 2.5 inch but theres a raised reinforced shoulder at the flange so get that measurement, not the pipe itself.

VTL is right about buying a mig, especially with a weldor in the family to teach you.
With all the horsing the system around I broke the flex pipe and had to weld a new one in.
I had to buy a tank of argon/C25 gas as flux wire burns hotter and I couldn't see the weld joint.

this link is for flat oval pipe, find the one for round exh pipes instead .
Can't recall if the pipes are flat oval or round, its been 2 years and it held up fine.

https://www.amazon.com/EVIL-ENERGY-Exha ... 9hdGY&th=1

[vtl]

I had to buy a tank of argon/C25 gas as flux wire burns hotter and I couldn't see the weld joint.

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[JayPea44]

Looks like I don't have to make it myself - this is exactly what I was envisioning.

https://www.autozone.com/emission-contr ... 110783_0_0

those split couplers are rather flimsy, I bent several of them before finding something more solid, same idea. (link below).
You will very likely need longer bolts, stainless.
Clean the flange mating surfaces with a hand held belt sander (it can be done in place but use goggles)
hi-temp RTV , I doubled up the gasket, glued together with a thin smear of RTV overnite.
Support the joint when doing the final cinch up, I used a trolley jack sitting on a milk crate to lift it into alignment then final tighten the nuts.
Be aware the pipe might measure the typical 2.5 inch but theres a raised reinforced shoulder at the flange so get that measurement, not the pipe itself.

VTL is right about buying a mig, especially with a weldor in the family to teach you.
With all the horsing the system around I broke the flex pipe and had to weld a new one in.
I had to buy a tank of argon/C25 gas as flux wire burns hotter and I couldn't see the weld joint.

this link is for flat oval pipe, find the one for round exh pipes instead .
Can't recall if the pipes are flat oval or round, its been 2 years and it held up fine.

https://www.amazon.com/EVIL-ENERGY-Exha ... 9hdGY&th=1

Thanks - that's the exact ones I have in my amazon cart right now.

A welder is definitely in my future. I just want to get this on right now. I've done a little migraine welding in the past so hopefully I remember the most of it and my FIL can give me some better tips.

A trip to Harbor Fright for a welder might come sooner rather than later.

I did see something like this which would work a lot better if/when I can weld it on

https://www.amazon.com/FGJQEFG-Hardware ... F0aWM&th=1