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    Mmarro89 is offline Metal Recycling Entrepreneur
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    will usually have an arrow designating which direction the Cat. needs to be installed. Also heavy, newer looking welding located on the exhaust section of the pipe showing that the steel is "younger" than the rest of the car's exhaust system


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    But the best advice is: get real good at IDing them real quick. Find something with pictures to use as a guide. You can lose a lot of money in no time just by making a couple wrong guesses. Shop owners do not necessarily tell you wrong - they may not realize an aftermarket was put on a few years ago. Just saying it "came off of '89 Cadillac Eldorado" doesn't mean a thing.
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