Catalytic Convert and Muffler replacement - Questions

Alright....things have changed......I found a direct replacement part from Bosal.

https://www.qcsonline.net/bosalb2b/p...3200.gif?52065

Part numbers are
Passenger Cat: 099-1343
Driver Side Cat: 099-014

I found them for a little over $300 each.

Comparing them to the Isuzu part diagram, they look like a good fit. I purchased the passenger side from fcpgroton.com and the driver side from amazon.

Both places I am confident I can return if their description that it will fit my Vehicross, is wrong. I am also having a custom off-road shop do the installation, so if there are any surprises, I am confident they will be able to tackle them.

The muffler is probably going to change too, to match the 2.25 inlet/outlet.

wish me luck

Darn it!!!!

I just got a call from fcpgroton.....

...they dont have the part in stock and no one else has it either.

I can find the driver side all day, but not the passenger side.


very very frustrating

Any suggestions here?
I need to bring it to a shop in NJ - if I am going to do it I would like to do it right. A nice aftermarket muffler with a growl and possibly dual exhaust?
If not - same single is fine.....let me know what has worked here?

I just re-fitted my exhaust; I removed the heat shield, they were all disintegrated anyway; I saved one, may paint it and put it back; frankly, they looked useless; gonna check if anything really needs protecting; my system was all nasty from the day I got my beloved VX in 2007; I spent about 9 hours stripped, grinding, sanding and polishing each component, especially the cats cause they are so expensive; then used high heat 2000 degree paint as a primer, then top coated with appropriate high heat paint, looks good, system is silent now! muffler was broke, got a new one $$$$ from Isuzu, wanted to stay stock!

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da...s/IMG_0796.JPGhttp://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da...s/IMG_0797.JPGhttp://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da...s/IMG_0799.JPGhttp://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da...s/IMG_0800.JPG

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Originally Posted by CowboyErik

I just re-fitted my exhaust; I removed the heat shield, they were all disintegrated anyway; I saved one, may paint it and put it back; frankly, they looked useless; gonna check if anything really needs protecting; my system was all nasty from the day I got my beloved VX in 2007; I spent about 9 hours stripped, grinding, sanding and polishing each component, especially the cats cause they are so expensive; then used high heat 2000 degree paint as a primer, then top coated with appropriate high heat paint, looks good, system is silent now! muffler was broke, got a new one $$$$ from Isuzu, wanted to stay stock!

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da...s/IMG_0796.JPGhttp://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da...s/IMG_0797.JPGhttp://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da...s/IMG_0799.JPGhttp://www.vehicross.info/gallery/da...s/IMG_0800.JPG

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Now that's devotion!

Looks good.

I still havent purchased any cats....

...but I did purchase and have installed a new muffler...

I purchased the Magnaflow 11225

Sounds great and its stainless steel so it will last forever

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Originally Posted by JAMAS

Darn it!!!!

I just got a call from fcpgroton.....

...they dont have the part in stock and no one else has it either.

I can find the driver side all day, but not the passenger side.


very very frustrating

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So why would they be different anyway? I could see it for mufflers but not for cats.

I dont know why they are different, but even Merlin only had 1 left on the passenger side.