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37720, gutted cat , test tube , or hi-flow cat
Posted by Gregstootall, Nov-21-02 01:26 AM
wasup peeps i'm lookin 4 more hp outta my 97 eclipse but im on a budget so i was thinkin bout gettin a test tube or would it be better to gut the cat or juss geta hi flow cat
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37721, RE: gutted cat , test tube , or hi-flow cat
Posted by ner947, Nov-21-02 02:27 AM
for normally asperated cars, eliminating the cat really doesn't help that much at all. high flow cats can be expensive if you're on a budget, but if you really want to do it, get a test pipe. i found mine on ebay for about $30. hollowing out the stock cat can make the car sound like ass, because you have to push air into and out of a chamber insetad of a nicer flowing pipe.
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37722, RE: gutted cat , test tube , or hi-flow cat
Posted by a_miller_76, Nov-21-02 02:37 AM
Yeah, you'll get that Honduh bumble bee sound.
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37723, RE: gutted cat , test tube , or hi-flow cat
Posted by juggalo, Nov-21-02 04:05 AM
>Yeah, you'll get that Honduh bumble bee sound.
no you won't. as long as you have a good sounding muff, it will sound good. i have had mine gutted almost as long as i have had my car, i think it made it sound better. it sure as fuck didn't make it sound like a honda.
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37724, RE: gutted cat , test tube , or hi-flow cat
Posted by Gregstootall, Nov-21-02 04:16 AM
well i drilled 9 .5" in the back of my muffler and it sounds as good as most imports ridin around out town and it helped alot
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37725, RE: gutted cat , test tube , or hi-flow cat
Posted by juggalo, Nov-21-02 06:16 AM
i would just gut the cat, its free and if you don't like it you can get a test pipe or a hi-flow cat.
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37726, RE: gutted cat , test tube , or hi-flow cat
Posted by Gregstootall, Nov-21-02 03:41 AM
well sone i'll be runnin a stage 2 turbo kit with intercooler and 50 shot of nos i got my rods but cant find pistons right now all i have found pistons for is tha 4g63
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37727, RE: gutted cat , test tube , or hi-flow cat
Posted by Chamuko, Nov-21-02 03:57 AM
I cant give you info on a NA w/ a testpipe. On My 98 AT w/ a Star kit... it just well... ownz. The turbo feels like it spools up relly fast and I hardly notice the torque lost... the extra spooling makes up for that. I canget to 1psi instantly and will hit 5 before the 3k mark that I use to hit it at. Over all Its great, I was affraid that it would be too loud, but the turbo muffles it. My friend who owsn a civic said it would sound like crap, but now he just druels all over the sweet low rumble.
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37728, RE: gutted cat , test tube , or hi-flow cat
Posted by Gregstootall, Nov-21-02 04:03 AM
wut u mean star kit? is dat a turbo kit or wut?
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