Stock Exhaust Question
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Stock Exhaust Question
Thinking about keeping the stock exhaust on but removing the cats. how would it sound and would it affect the power range? and theirs 2 o2s? connected to the same pipe the cats are?
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A better option might be to leave the cats, an remove the mufflers. It sounds great, just put on a set of Muffler Eliminators in there place, you can get them from one of the online parts sites..WW
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Here's what I did on my '89. Removed the cats and sleeved the pipes. Replaced the main cat with a high flow Magnaflow cat. Replaced the stock mufflers with dual outlet OEM style mufflers. It sounds more aggressive and runs better. May have picked up 15 HP (guess). There is a little resonance around 1300 - 1500 rpm if cruising at that level. I left my headers stock and the car looks stock.
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I put Magnaflow OEM style dual outlet muffs on mine. You can also get the rear Y. My Y was OK. IIRC they came from Corvette Central. I don't like stainless but some people do.
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While there may be no emissions testing where you live, it's always possible that testing can be a requirement down the road.
And if you decide to pull the cats then want to sell the car in the future, a potential buyer may live where cars are required. That could kill a sale considering the cost to install new cats especially if testing requirements require all OEM-type equipment.
There are high-flow cats available that reduce emissions (which is really a good thing) and you get the benefit of increased exhaust flow.
Simply removing the mufflers will get a better exhaust note. Any muffler shop can easily bend up two pieces of pipe that will bolt in place of the factory mufflers and you just find some nice looking tips to finish it off.
I ran these mufflers from Mid-America on my 87 and they sounded nice.
Linky Actually, I have the black painted version of the stainless ones in the pic. $200 at M-A.
And if you decide to pull the cats then want to sell the car in the future, a potential buyer may live where cars are required. That could kill a sale considering the cost to install new cats especially if testing requirements require all OEM-type equipment.
There are high-flow cats available that reduce emissions (which is really a good thing) and you get the benefit of increased exhaust flow.
Simply removing the mufflers will get a better exhaust note. Any muffler shop can easily bend up two pieces of pipe that will bolt in place of the factory mufflers and you just find some nice looking tips to finish it off.
I ran these mufflers from Mid-America on my 87 and they sounded nice.
Linky Actually, I have the black painted version of the stainless ones in the pic. $200 at M-A.
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While there may be no emissions testing where you live, it's always possible that testing can be a requirement down the road.
And if you decide to pull the cats then want to sell the car in the future, a potential buyer may live where cars are required. That could kill a sale considering the cost to install new cats especially if testing requirements require all OEM-type equipment.
There are high-flow cats available that reduce emissions (which is really a good thing) and you get the benefit of increased exhaust flow.
Simply removing the mufflers will get a better exhaust note. Any muffler shop can easily bend up two pieces of pipe that will bolt in place of the factory mufflers and you just find some nice looking tips to finish it off.
I ran these mufflers from Mid-America on my 87 and they sounded nice.
Linky Actually, I have the black painted version of the stainless ones in the pic. $200 at M-A.
And if you decide to pull the cats then want to sell the car in the future, a potential buyer may live where cars are required. That could kill a sale considering the cost to install new cats especially if testing requirements require all OEM-type equipment.
There are high-flow cats available that reduce emissions (which is really a good thing) and you get the benefit of increased exhaust flow.
Simply removing the mufflers will get a better exhaust note. Any muffler shop can easily bend up two pieces of pipe that will bolt in place of the factory mufflers and you just find some nice looking tips to finish it off.
I ran these mufflers from Mid-America on my 87 and they sounded nice.
Linky Actually, I have the black painted version of the stainless ones in the pic. $200 at M-A.