Main Cat Pic
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To be honest that link and picture does not look anything like my Cat I have in my garage. I will take a picture of it tomorrow and upload it.
That might explain why the new one ive got looks different, ill have to get under the car and have a look which one ive got
Unfortunately they are not interchangeable, you have to change the y-pipe to change the Main Cat from 2 bolt to 3 bolt or vice versa
This is the one I have it has the two bolts but isnt curved like the ones in the pictures.
Dan, that looks to me like the one on the left in the photo in post no.5.
It appears as though the one you have has a shorter cat body and a pipe rather than the tapered cat in the post 5 photo.
It appears as though the one you have has a shorter cat body and a pipe rather than the tapered cat in the post 5 photo.
It does appear to be that one. The one ive got on the car now looks like the one from post 7
Rippin6gears do you know what variant that came off?
The FINIS codes for the cats on V6's changed from 15.05.1999 on, so I'm guessing the two bolt version is the earlier one.
My first Cougar with an engine build date of late May '99 had the 3 bolt version with the flexi.
Edit: looking at the parts diagram for the Mk2 Mondy it shows that all the autos had the 3 bolt with flexi and it was the early manuals that had the two bolt version.
My first Cougar with an engine build date of late May '99 had the 3 bolt version with the flexi.
Edit: looking at the parts diagram for the Mk2 Mondy it shows that all the autos had the 3 bolt with flexi and it was the early manuals that had the two bolt version.
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Not stainless by the look of it, Was sold as a standard cat
Edit: Its in the for sale section now if anybody is interested, cant return it as was bought a while ago
All cougars use the flexi section, early ones are straight cats and later ones have the Z cat to accomodate the lambda, the different Y pipe version with no flexi and a tapered cone is from the mondeo
Edit.......looks like a decat to me......
Edit.......looks like a decat to me......
Yeah I'm pretty sure what you have is early early main cat from the picture... as for size of it I would say it's a high flow cat aka aftermarket cat, half the size of the stocker but your brand you have offers a high flow with H on the last part number. The brand you have is BOLINDER MUNKTELL.
http://www.niparts.com/s_147FA3/1014366.html
http://www.niparts.com/s_147FA3/1014366.html
This is what I have and what you probably need. they are really the only company in the US that offers anything bolt on for the cougar that are performance. They ship worldwide.
http://www.trubendz.com/products/99...ect-fit-high-flow-converter-stainless-3b.html
http://www.trubendz.com/products/99...ect-fit-high-flow-converter-stainless-3b.html
No they don't.
Early V6 manual has 2 bolt flange cat with no flexi.
All V6 Auto have 3 bolt with flexi.
Late v6 Auto and manual both have 3 bolt with flexi and extra Lambda sensor.
So which ones are straight or curved then?
only ones i've seen with no flexi have been robbed from a mongy
only ones i've seen with no flexi have been robbed from a mongy
They are all curved. The 3 bolt flexi type has a tighter curve.
The only dead straight type I have seen are the cheapo decat pipes either home made or by some cowboys such as MIJ.
If I get chance i'll post some pics later...I have one of each type and y-pipes in the shed iirc.