Magnaflow Orange Co. CA 76-79 Buses & 80-82 Vanagons CAT

[SGKent]

[tommu]

Had a reply from Magnaflow telling me it's 6-8 weeks out.

Cat for Christmas?
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[alman72]

[SlowLane]

A bit late to the game, but here are some photos of the test blank that Magnaflow sent to Steve fitted onto my '81 Vanagon.

You can see that there isn't a great deal of wiggle room between the cat and the crossover and the cat and the rear apron. Hopefully the diameter of the final product won't be any larger than the test blank.

A couple of shots of the O2 sensor mounting. I had requested that the sensor location be clocked a couple of degrees counter-clockwise, as it's pretty tight there.

A couple more shots showing how it looks from the rear.

And, oh yeah: that rusty crossover pipe? Believe it or not, I had it ceramic coated just after picking it up at CIP's warehouse in Delta BC way back when. The rusty spots started showing up just a couple of months after I mounted it. So much for space-age coatings...
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Present:
'81 Westfalia: 2L, manual. Originally Canadian, now Californiated
Back in the day:
'72 Super Beetle
'69 Camper Van - Corvair powered
'71 Window Van - Transferred Corvair from '69

"With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine." - Internet RFC 1925

"They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance." - Sir Terry Pratchett

[SGKent]

it appears to be the same. I retire today and hope to be driving mine around and have it tested sometime soon.
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“Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin

[alman72]

[SGKent]

[skills@eurocarsplus]

[SGKent]

[telford dorr]

Congrats! Now you'll have time to get your electronics bench set up (and all of the other put off projects...)
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'71 panel, now with FI
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Same thing happens when you're stupid. - Philippe Geluck
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[SGKent]

[coolerthanelvis]

Congrats on your retirement!
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Shawn
SV2s member #420
'68 Westy

"Do or do not, there is no try."
-Silent Bob

[Abscate]

[Wasted youth]

Just saw this tonight... don't know how accurate it is or whether HotExhaust.com can actually get it. Magnaflow's website seems to have updated to show " 2 in stock " but you can't buy from them directly as a consumer, so unclear what that means.

Magnaflow: https://www.magnaflow.com/products?partNumber=3391...levehicles

Online vendor showing them available:
https://www.hottexhaust.com/Magnaflow_3391449

Buyer Beware!

[SGKent]

wrong photo because that one is double flanged.

Here it is on the Magnaflow website

https://www.magnaflow.com/products?partNumber=3391449&searchterm=3391449
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“Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin

[Wasted youth]

[tommu]

I don't think Hottexhaust actually have them in stock. They made that part available on their site when I asked them about availability. I also asked Planet Magnaflow who were a little more diligent. They spoke directly to Magnaflow before asking for my money.. I just emailed the customer service manager again to see what's happening.
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[tommu]

CAT was delivered today.

More than a shame it's only certified for 77-79 model years. Why wouldn't they certify for other Type 4 years too?
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[SGKent]

that is a CARB thing. You take what you can get with those folks. At least some of you can pass smog, I feel vindicated. God what a lot of work.
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“Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin

[tommu]