American Racing longtubes question

[Chrome98Cobra]

First time ARH owner here, I know there’s a decent amount of you guys running the ARH longtubes and I’m curious if anyone else has ran into this problem.

My 3” x pipe does not have the male socket end that is needed to bolt it to a catback. I see pictures online and it looks like some are like mine and others have the ball/socket end.

Anyone know why this would be?

 

[MG0h3]

Thought it came with a slip fit ball connector?


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[gmtech]

Got my ARH with 3” x pipe from lethal and it does have the ball/socket that mates up with the borla catback.
What part# did you receive?

 

[gmtech]

Picture for reference

 

[96dreamer]

My 3"x to 3" catback also has the ball socket with flanges

 

[Chrome98Cobra]

Thought it came with a slip fit ball connector?


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I thought they were slip fit from header to x pipe and ball/socket from x pipe to catback. Not sure why mine are different.

Got my ARH with 3” x pipe from lethal and it does have the ball/socket that mates up with the borla catback.
What part# did you receive?

Thanks for the pic. I bought them off a member, never used. I don’t think there is any part numbers stamped on them

 

[Chrome98Cobra]

Hmm that looks like my x pipe. For a 15-17 GT

 

[1FastFord]

yeah I was going to say are you sure you have one for a 03/04 cobra?

 

[Chrome98Cobra]

yeah I was going to say are you sure you have one for a 03/04 cobra?

The longtubes are, x pipe obviously isnt. Dude I bought them from said that’s how he received them.. Who knows.

 

[Chrome98Cobra]

ARH hooked it up!

 

[DCguy]

I'm a bit late but to be honest I would have left them the way you had them and done a Vband setup. Makes taking on/off a breeze. But now that they're socket style should bolt up to any catback you choose at least.

 

[Chrome98Cobra]

I'm a bit late but to be honest I would have left them the way you had them and done a Vband setup. Makes taking on/off a breeze. But now that they're socket style should bolt up to any catback you choose at least.

I considered it, but didn’t want to v band my catback.