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Opinion on this idea....
Friday, December 15, 2006 11:21 PM
Yea... dont see how this would be a problem... but figured i'd get some opinions anyhow... found this on ebay. Thought about the idea of when I get my header & all to cut & weld this onto it... eliminating the cat... and then doing a full header back exhaust from there... thoughts?

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Re: Opinion on this idea....
Friday, December 15, 2006 11:28 PM
guess if you get it cheap enough it would be worth a shot
Re: Opinion on this idea....
Saturday, December 16, 2006 6:10 AM
ok. why does everyone want to take off their cat? it doesn't sacrifice any power whatsoever, it helps the exhaust to be at a MUCH more tolerable sound level, and it helps keep my air clean. is this a street car? if it is, and even if you don't have emission inspections in your state, it is a FEDERAL OFFENSE to remove a cat from a car that came with one. are you boosted? if not, and if you don't have a monster supporting mod list (ala pj) then 3" is just too big. you may like the sound from a catless exhaust at first, but trust me, after the first few times you get the police' attention in the same trip, you'll want to rethink it.



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Re: Opinion on this idea....
Saturday, December 16, 2006 7:21 AM
good idea ,but in a way hes got a point , i still have my stock cat on my 98 cav but cut the muffler off ,ran a 2 1/2" piece of tailpipe back and ive gotten a little too much attention(oh my god is it loud) i need a good muffler,just go with an ebay hi-flow cat and you'll be good


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Re: Opinion on this idea....
Saturday, December 16, 2006 7:45 AM
ALWAYS run a cat on a street car.



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Re: Opinion on this idea....
Saturday, December 16, 2006 10:55 AM
removing a cat on an na car can have negative effects

on high boost it can add power being without it three inch might be a bit much



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Re: Opinion on this idea....
Saturday, December 16, 2006 2:21 PM
Waste of money--especially if you ever come back to Pa. Just because it has an O2 sensor bung does not mean it will work well, either. With a 3"pipe on a basic bolt-on engine, you will lose power.

Not worth it. Get a Maganflow cat instead.


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