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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 02:10 PM
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Anyone using "Pypes" Cats??

I e-mailed them and they claim 400 cfm from the 3” cat,

http://www.rpmoutlet.com/powercat.htm

At $100 cheaper than the Power Cat it sounds to good to be true, what am I missing here? Are Power Cats that much better
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 03:21 PM
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I just checked their website (thanks for the post - )
and I did not see any convertors for C4 based vettes. I did see CATS for 97 and up.............am I missing something here
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I've got them in my exhaust system I fabricated. I have them slipped over the header collectors, attached with band clamps.

They work very well and I passed emissions with flying colors with them (and a good tune from TJWong).
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Originally Posted by gslotman
I did not see any convertors for C4 based vettes. I did see CATS for 97 and up.............am I missing something here
The cats I linked are universal...
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 06:04 PM
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I'm was looking at using these! They boast 534 cfm through a 3" cat! And, the size looks similar to the competition.

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I understand that the Dynomax cats flow extremely well at a reasonable price, too.
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Originally Posted by Corvette Kid NC
I understand that the Dynomax cats flow extremely well at a reasonable price, too.
Any cfm numbers for this or other options?
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Originally Posted by GREGGPENN
Any cfm numbers for this or other options?
Gregg,
This was all I could find on the Dynomax Super Converter

"These converters have 26 percent more frontal area for increased performance"

I looked on the Dynomax, Jegs and Summit web sites, no cfm #'s.
Guess we could e-mail Dynomax??
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Originally Posted by GREGGPENN
Denver,
I'm was looking at using these! They boast 534 cfm through a 3" cat! And, the size looks similar to the competition.

Those are the same as the Dynatech Headers Power Cats. All are made by ArvinMeritor for many companys which one of is Dynatech. The fit and flow great I have used many of them as an alternative to the much more expensive Random Technology bullet CAT. One thing you have to know, and that is the metallic cores in these CATs are for the most part all the same, as there are only a couple EURO companies that manufactures the core material. Only the body maybe a bit different from each other. If each core has the 200 cell/sq inch then it will flow the same.
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