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Pls help me to understand something about exhausts

Old Jan 8, 2010 | 10:17 AM
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Pls help me to understand something about exhausts

Hi all , sorry for my english i dont understand a lot.
but im litttle confuse about the order pls tell me order if its correct.


Header-Catalityc- Midpipe - cat back


And more confused when here people talking about midpipie
dont know if it referring to the cat or to the other pipe plugged to the catback
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 10:42 AM
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Header-Catalytic-catback

Typically a mid-pipe refers to a catalytic converter replacement pipe. It's either a straight pipe or a "resonated mid-pipe" which means it has a small high-flow muffler to keep the noise down (cats also reduce noise).
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 10:52 AM
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^that

Header - Catalytic Converter(or midpipe) - catback
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Old Jan 8, 2010 | 12:20 PM
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Pls help me to understand something about exhausts-exhaust.jpg
Depends on how "technical" you want to be.
In the pic above, the order is:
Header -> Catalytic Converter -> Middle Pipe -> Silencer/Muffler
#4 in the diagram is considered the Middle Pipe.

But we commonly combine the Middle Pipe and the Muffler together and call it a cat-back because its the piping behind the catalytic converter.
That then gives you three sections:
Header -> Catalytic Converter (or now mid-pipe since its in the middle) -> Cat-Back
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