If you’ve got questions about cat-back exhaust systems, pipe diameters, muffler type, or anything else, talk with our product specialists. All 1995 model year vehicles, and all 1992 model year or earlier vehicles. All model year vehicles that were manufactured with EPA or Federal emissions certification. Exhaust gases from the cylinders are collected in the exhaust system to prevent harmful fumes from entering the vehicle.

By running pipes from the catalytic converter to the muffler and from the muffler to the exhaust tip, cat back exhaust systems improve exhaust gas flow, providing small performance boosts. However, your performance gains may be limited if your catalytic converter restricts gas flow, as a catback exhaust system is installed ‘downstream’ of the converter. Header-back systems are increasingly rare, namely because of modern emissions systems. Since removing your vehicle’s factory emissions components is highly illegal, the previous two options are more common. However, header-back systems are still available for some older, pre-emissions applications. In these cases, header-back systems offer more performance and volume than cat-back or axle-back systems