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Old 10-11-2002, 07:21 AM
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High Flow Cat- Is it really worth it?
i was trying to decided on getting one... with my greddy evo
what do u guys think?
i think the brand i looked at was catco
does it effect the volume of the exhaust?
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Old 10-11-2002, 10:29 AM
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Re: High Flow Cat- Is it really worth it?
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i was trying to decided on getting one... with my greddy evo
what do u guys think?
i think the brand i looked at was catco
does it effect the volume of the exhaust?
thanks
i personally dont think it's really necessary.

Just get a y-pipe and a straight(race) pipe.
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Old 10-11-2002, 10:30 AM
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Re: Re: High Flow Cat- Is it really worth it?
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i personally dont think it's really necessary.

Just get a y-pipe and a straight(race) pipe.
Depends on how stringent the vehicle inspections are in that area...
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Old 10-11-2002, 11:06 AM
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Depends on how stringent the vehicle inspections are in that area...

good point......
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Old 10-11-2002, 11:31 AM
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Don't even bother with the straight pipe unless you are doing forced induction.
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Old 10-11-2002, 08:40 PM
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so...
so u theres no inspections ive ever know of ...
so would it be good? (power wise)
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Old 10-11-2002, 09:16 PM
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Ive done a lot of research on the 2K2 Cat... the only improvement will come if you use a straight pipe. No aftermarket cat wil help. It is a good free flowing cat , that sits in your car right now. I know with a 2K- 2K1 it's different....You will get a gain there..
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Old 10-11-2002, 11:53 PM
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Originally posted by kloogy
Ive done a lot of research on the 2K2 Cat... the only improvement will come if you use a straight pipe. No aftermarket cat wil help. It is a good free flowing cat , that sits in your car right now. I know with a 2K- 2K1 it's different....You will get a gain there..
Nope..same thing..why would be different? Actually, cars these days which come with modern 3-ways catalyst are pretty damn efficient...that You will not feel any noticeable difference by changing to high flow Cat (unless you got super sensative butt, then I can't help you).

If you got no Force induction, exhaust work can't really help you that much...besides changing Y-pipes in our cars.

BTW, Warpspeed's metallic Cat could be a different story..waiting for some feebacks...
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I second that no.
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I second that no.
third i know 2 that gained 0 whp on the dyno with the RT cat
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The stock cats are already good and flow pretty freely.. When I swapped out with the RT I didn't notice a difference in my butt dyno.
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