im thinking about getting a y-pipe and i was wondering if i should get a whole cat with it. will it make a big difference if i just keep the stock?

 

Yeah, I'm curious myself cause I just ordered a Budget Y-pipe, test pipe, and pacesetter shortshifter and I wanna hear about some experiences with these.

 

Don't waste your money on an aftermarket cat, you won't see or feel a difference.

 

Hey how much are fines with getting caught without a cat? Becaus eI have straight racing pipe but afraid to put it on.

 

You know I couldn't tell you cause South Carolina does not enforce it as much as lets say Cali.

 

It's huge. Don't get caught.

 

i know that the ticket for having a straight pipe is like a thousand dollars. but again, its here in california.
very strict here, it sucks!

 

get the y pipe and the b pipe from budget. i heard that a b pipe gets some modest gains.

 

I live in Texas, anybody have problems, guy run around here withotu cats but I am not sure if any of them have been caught, 1 g is ridicoulous.

 

i live in mississippi, i have no idea what you guys are talking about, well sorta ...i have been driving for 16 years and have never had any kind of emissions inspection ... in this small town they dont enforce tint or aftermarket pipes and emissions .. i think its a way of life down here in the south ..loud everything from sports cars, dump trucks, heaps of crap riding around on wheels ,, loud butt motorbikes .. heck, i wouldnt doubt it if my neighbor put some kind of aftermarket exhaust on his dryer ... as in washer and dryer ..anyways ...

 

LOL, that is some funny stuff. Usually, most places I have heard who actually do inspections is those states on the west coast where mountains/valleys trap polution in (Greenhouse effect, I think). So, in terms they have a strict policy on emissions so the enviorment does not go to crap. South Carolina does not enforce it but you will get pulled over for having a "loud" exhaust and if they catch you without a cat you could be fined. OR like you said, "it could be a south thang" you know! Just my .02

 

If you want a fast car, all i can say is:
"STAY AWAY FROM CALIFORNIA!" LOL!.

 

ISNT THAT THE TRUTH. For some reason having a Cali spec Max just erks me more than ever. ggggrrrrr at Cali.

 

if i were doing it all over i would do the same, i would and am planning on trying the magnaflow racing series muffler, as opposed to the street series i have on now

 

Just get the Y Pipe, Cat is not worth it.

 

Is Cali spec taking away more HP/TQ?
Does the Y-pipe make you illegal straight away in CA? OMFG! I have Stillen catback and was getting ready to go stillen Y-pipe.

 

Oh, just realized you were talking about a straight pipe, not a y-pipe, eh?

 

i am almost .3 seconds faster in the quarter mile with the y-pipe.