Exhaust parts sticker shock!!!!! Help!

[xsacta]

I found some rust perforation on the tailpipe, after the muffler, on my 97 T 100 V6. It's a one piece unit after the cat, muffler included, so I figured I'd order it. $124.00. No big deal. I asked the parts manager at Toyota how much the cat would cost. He mentions that there's a short piece of pipe between the cat and the one piece section. OK. Then he tells me the price. $1381.67! For the cat and the short section of pipe! $1381.67!! Can this be correct? Has the world gone crazy?? Any suggestions? Aftermarket sources? TIA.

Have an after market cat welded in at the local muffler shop for $100.

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xsacta wrote:[color=blue]
> I found some rust perforation on the tailpipe, after the muffler, on my
> 97 T 100 V6. It's a one piece unit after the cat, muffler included, so
> I figured I'd order it. $124.00. No big deal. I asked the parts manager
> at Toyota how much the cat would cost. He mentions that there's a short
> piece of pipe between the cat and the one piece section. OK. Then he
> tells me the price. $1381.67! For the cat and the short section of
> pipe! $1381.67!! Can this be correct? Has the world gone crazy?? Any
> suggestions? Aftermarket sources? TIA.
>
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On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:28:50 -0400, xsacta
<xsacta.268dgb@no-mx.forums.yourdomain.com.au> wrote:
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>
>I found some rust perforation on the tailpipe, after the muffler, on my
>97 T 100 V6. It's a one piece unit after the cat, muffler included, so
>I figured I'd order it. $124.00. No big deal. I asked the parts manager
>at Toyota how much the cat would cost. He mentions that there's a short
>piece of pipe between the cat and the one piece section. OK. Then he
>tells me the price. $1381.67! For the cat and the short section of
>pipe! $1381.67!! Can this be correct? Has the world gone crazy?? Any
>suggestions? Aftermarket sources? TIA.[/color]

If your cat is bolt-in (flange on each end) and it proably is, check
out Summit Racing - [url]http://www.summitracing.com[/url] - I replaced my
Tacoma's (3.4L V6) with a high-flow for a little over $100 - quick
bolt-in operation - runs fine, has passed Texas emissions the last two
years with no problems.