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Reply #30
On my car the passenger side tailpipe is bent just like the monte carlo pipe in the above pic and the drivers side is straight also like the monte carlo pipe.

edit: make that the pic on page 3

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Reply #31
Were your pipes custom made? Mine are off a mustang.

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Reply #32
Mine are stock 88 Cougar tailpipes. I think the bend on the passenger side is to match the side of the gas tank. :dunno:  If you look at the drivers side of the tank it is straight. But the passenger side of the gas tank is a different shape.

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Reply #33
There is the differance mine is 2.5 in mustnag tail pipes completely straight. But this shows either will work. :)

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Reply #34
So did anyone test the Monte Carlo tailpipes yet? :confused:

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Reply #35
well i was willing to untill the wonderful oil pan issue came up, so for me the exhaust is on hold for a while
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Reply #36
Mines getting pretty bad too. I lose 2-3 quarts every 3000 miles.

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Reply #37
Here's a hint: If you can get ahold of an engine hoist do so, you won't regret it.
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Reply #38
So it's been a good long while since i've posted on this thread, but i've finally gotten back into hunt mode for pieces parts. I was looking around for info on that elusive high flow catalytic convertor for the Lincoln Mark VII. I'm curious to know if anyone knows the name of the company that produced this part. I searched coolcats.net's tech section only to find that the info pertaining to using the Lincoln setup had been edited out  :dunno: . So if anyone has any info they can share on this i'd appreciate it!
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Reply #39
Here's what Eric said way back when his site had a yellow background:
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The only place I'm aware of that carries a Mark VII high-flow H-pipe is through JC Whitney.


Walker still lists the stock parts:

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Reply #40
Quote from: MasterBlaster
Here's what Eric said way back when his site had a yellow background:

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The only place I'm aware of that carries a Mark VII high-flow H-pipe is through JC Whitney.


 
That part I remembered, which is why I posed the question, what was the name of the company that produced it? I've looked on JC Whitneys site before and came up empty handed. I'm just figuring that there may  be a snowballs chance that the company is still around and possibly producing this part, or there might be a distribution company with NOS lying around. Keep in mind this is a shot in dark, but i'm willing to do the leg work regardless.
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Reply #41
Well, after digging around for about an hour I dug this little nugget of joy out of the internets cold dead hands.

http://www.fulllineexhaust.com/Catalogs/data/4179.html

I don't necessarily think it's the high flow cat system i've been hunting for, but it is definatly an alternative to the Walker Exhaust part at the very least. Only prob is I think that Catco Converters may have gone outta business  :dunno: . I found 2 different links that should have put me directly at their site, but got domain underconstruction pages instead. Anyways I think it's kind odd that they list this part as a direct fit component for the 87-88 T-bird. Last I recall you have to change the headers to make it work. Either way, finding this just might be progress!
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Reply #42
I dont know why u are trying to upgrade using OEM junk.
I had a shop do my Exhaust for me and i ended up with Hi-flo cats flows out back and all 2.1/2 inch tubing from my headers to my 3 inch tips out back.

3 years and the Exhaust is still like new

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Reply #43
Quote from: SirChirpAlot
I dont know why u are trying to upgrade using OEM junk.
I had a shop do my Exhaust for me and i ended up with Hi-flo cats flows out back and all 2.1/2 inch tubing from my headers to my 3 inch tips out back.

3 years and the Exhaust is still like new


Hmmm, lets see, i'm trying to work with somewhat limited resources, restrictions courtesy the epa, and desire to do it myself with out shelling out a fortune to someone else. I basically don't want the "easy " way out. Read this entire thread, especially my first post. Maybe you'll understand, and besides, even OEM "junk" can be modified to improve performance.

P.S. this is not an insult or smart a** remark, merely an explaination.
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Reply #44
cost me 600 CAN for hi-fow cats and 40sers flowmaster and the install.
No clamps and everything is welded so no leaks,


How much are u spending to do this?