first cat and front pipe

[ronin_kid]

i'm looking to swap my standard exhaust manifold over and (of course), two of the nuts are rusted solid... :doh:

before i get out the breaker bar and possibly shear some bolts i just wanted to confirm that all the first cat and front pipes are the same on all models...

i know the 2000+ models have two O2 sensors - i take it the second sensor can be removed and the hole blanked with a bolt?. :suspect:

 

[frank]

they,re different RK, the post 2000 (coilpack) manifold is slightly shorter, the cat is a lot deeper, and the downpipe is shorter too

 

[ronin_kid]

thanks Frank, with any luck (and alot of WD40) i'll get those bolts freed up - if not it looks like a trip to the scrappies...