Taking the Cats off

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Mar 18, 2005 | 01:08 PM

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davette

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If your car is a street car, removing your cats is probably not a good idea. The biggest issue is the smell, especially from cammed cars.

These high flow cats now available give you the best of both worlds. Good flow and no smells, not to mention being able to pass the smog test!

Mar 18, 2005 | 01:59 PM

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DickieC.99

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Been cat-less since purchasing my LGM's last September. I'll be putting R/T cats on next month. Too much stink

Mar 18, 2005 | 02:01 PM

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greg_nate

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Originally Posted by canadianguy

Tried in general with 0 response, hoping someone can feed my hungry brain with info. Will taking off cats be a reasonable gain to compliment corsa's with cutouts? I took off the cats in my old 84 camaro and it did wonders, I realize the cats back then must have been a little less refined.

I have an '04 A4 with LTs, x-pipe and Borla catback and RT catalysts. I still occasionally smell the exhaust smell...and the smell isn't like normal exhaust(gassy) nor is it like normal catalysts(sulphur). Its somewhere in between, with a more 'metallic' smell.

I cannot even imagine what it would be like taking the cats off.