I bet this has been asked more than a few times, but search doesn't work, plus this will be a good thread for others wondering about this.

Basically I want to know which cat-back is the best, considering sound and performance. I want throaty acceleration sound, with least amount of drone possible at cruising speeds. Thanks in advance!!

BTW...is Random Tech cat worth the money?

 

nobody knows anything about cat back exhaust systems?

 

For a 2k3, you're pretty much stuck with Greddy.


~limsandy

 

or Cattman...

 

The Cattman sounds great. I have it. I love it.

 

Do you have any sound clips???

 

Yea. Hit me up on AIM and I'll send them to you.

 

I just tried but your not logged on. How about emailing them to me at: jae-r@snet.net Thanks

 

Get the Greddy Catback/Exhaust.. Hardly any drone when cruising highway speeds.

 

Anybody dyno'd the change? Does the 5whp increase still hold true for the full cat-back?

 

any drone at cruising speeds?

 

I just bought an OBX full Cat-back for $202 on Ebay. Full stainless looks just like the Greddy. I have not had a chance to install it yet, but it is 2.5 in all the way back, pretty standard for cat-backs. Honestly I don't think the catbacks are going to make the numbers look good until you get good headers/Ypipe put in to allow the flow.

 

The OBX cat-backs are really quiet.. I think on their setup they have like 2 resonators..

 

Cattman already comes up with a catback for 2k2/2k3??? Since when? I'm going to check their website out.


~limsandy

 

GReddy drones alot between 2-3K rpm...which is in the dead smack of my 'city' driving range...but i freeway, it seems to quiet down alot more...

 

i have the cattman cat back for my 2k2. the loudest is 2-2.5k rpm. after that the sound starts fading. im assuming the greddy will be a LOT louder than cattman, but i can't say because i don't have one. but what my cousin said when we raced, i was ahead of him and he said it is loud at WOT. but has a throaty tone to it. not those ricey exhaust. oh yea he said it sounded like the 350z exhaust.

and someone mentioned about a 5 fwhp increase? i really doubt that because 2k2 and 2k3's has a pretty good exhuast system. i have an intake and catback and got 206 fwhp and 214 tq. i was assuming that the frankencar intake gives you 10 fwhp so if subtracted, i get around 196 fwhp. that seems about right for a 2k2 auto. these are NOT facts. only from personal experience and my perspective.

btw, random cat gives you 0 fwhp.

 

i guess what i'm really interested in is whether the drone is annoying or not, and if it's loud as hell?

 

The drone doesn't bother me any more. I play my stereo louder than the drone is, so it isnt a big deal for me anyways...

 

Y2KSESteve, Can you e-mail me the sound clips of the Cattman???

 

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