92-96 & 97-01 exhaust compatibility

[twincannon26]

long story short, the exhaust system on my 92 se v6 is a hack job. small pipe going into big pipe into more small pipe, the cat is from a pontiac gto because it didnt have one when i got it. i searched the forums and it seems like the magnaflow y-pipe w/ converter seems to be a good choice, but i cant seem to find much on the cat-back system. i found this system on amazon:

Amazon

Amazon

ive used obx stuff before and i know its not great, but its got to be better than what i have. i think this is a 2.5" system, because they also have a listing for a 3" systems that specifies it is 3".

im a technician and spend alot of time underneath cars on lifts, and it seems like i recall the gen 3 and gen 4 exhaust systems to be pretty similar. im hoping someone can help clarify if this will work, with minor modifications.

[RU2CHKN]

The exhaust systems are very similar. In order for me to get the trd exhaust to fit my gen 3, I had to get a resonator from a gen 4 in order for it to fit. The main differences were the hangers. I fabricated the hangers to make it fit the rubber mounts on the exhaust

[LynchburgCSI]

Any competent installer should be able to put that system on a 3rd gen. As said above, it's mostly just the hangers that are different. WARNING: The 92-93 V6 Camry is a different V6 from the 94-01 V6. Be careful when you start looking into y-pipes. The headers don't need to be touched.

[twincannon26]

thanks for the info on the headers, i forgot about the 3z and 1z being different. ill order it and see what happens

[LynchburgCSI]

Whoooooa there. The these aren't Z block engines. They're MZ and VZ. 92-93 is the 3VZ-FE and the 94-01 is the 1MZ-FE. I hope you were just abbreviating differently.

[shadezz]

I'll be waiting to see how it goes...Keep up posted with pics!!

[twincannon26]

sorry, i havent learned the proper abbreviations for these motors, im an mr2 guy and much more familiar with them

[Brandoe91]

Below is a catback option that shoud work. It's for the 99-02 solara v6 which share the same platform as the 4th gen camry and 3rd gen lexus es300.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MEGAN...item4cf2d2beb6

Video of how it looks and sound on a es300

You Tube

You Tube

[LynchburgCSI]

Not my style, but it does sound good!

[twincannon26]

that does sound great!

[Toyota-newb]

megan makes good stuff, like how it sounds, dont like the dual tip though. i have a question (sorry dont mean to thread jack) but im doing something similar ..... not really im making my own exhaust system but can the cat be deleted and the o2 tricked? so that codes dont pop up or engine light turns on? my cat is rusted through so ive decided to build a entire new exhaust. thanks...

[LynchburgCSI]

I don't think removing the cat will really affect the post-cat O2 sensor. All the cat does is convert harmful gasses to safer ones + water. The O2 sensor just looks for trace amounts of unburnt fuel per volume of gas, IIRC.

[Toyota-newb]

Originally Posted by LynchburgCSI

I don't think removing the cat will really affect the post-cat O2 sensor. All the cat does is convert harmful gasses to safer ones + water. The O2 sensor just looks for trace amounts of unburnt fuel per volume of gas, IIRC.

so if i have a good strong running engine that isnt burning oil or not burning gas, it should be fine if i remove the cat?

[LynchburgCSI]

Do some research on exactly what a cat does. Also look into what an O2 sensor does.

[bigbird]

All gen4 and gen1 solara catbacks will fit the gen3. The hangers in the back have to be reworked to fit. The obx headers don't fit the 3vz engine iirc without modification. Removing the cat won't effect anything but the ecu. You'll have to put a defouler to trick it.