Taking the Cats off
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Taking the Cats off
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.
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I have mine off and gained about 10rwhp. I will be putting mine back on.
Reason I'm putting them back on. My car is driven daily and in traffic. The smell is just getting kind of unbearable. So I'm putting them back on.
Reason I'm putting them back on. My car is driven daily and in traffic. The smell is just getting kind of unbearable. So I'm putting them back on.
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Originally Posted by NOT-MEE
I have mine off and gained about 10rwhp. I will be putting mine back on,
Why are you putting them back on....is it just me, or did you forget to finish your post?
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Originally Posted by canadianguy
Why are you putting them back on....is it just me, or did you forget to finish your post?
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Originally Posted by corvettefreak16
Also considering taking my cats off. What kinda pipes do you need to put in there place and where can you get them?
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I gained about 10-12rwhp. Car stinks when its in the garage. With long tubes, no cats, x-pipe, and slp loudmouth car is insanely loud for the past 1-1/2 year. Gotta put a different catback on now
I'm having the RT MM HF Cats added to the Pro LG LT Header system on my 2001 C5 Coupe this Tuesday at LG Motorsports. I will post the dyno graph results, however LGM will also be installing the FAST 90 mm Intake & G2 NW 90 mm TB on my C5.
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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'm near 50 yo and this is nothing like running sbc or BB in the late '60s or early '70s. This stuff STINKS!! It's worse than a 60's 2 cycle lawnmower.
We didn't have Unleaded back then.
It's not worth the 4 hp you'll gain....unless you are a recluse.
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Originally Posted by Bink
The smell is unbelievable.
I'm near 50 yo and this is nothing like running sbc or BB in the late '60s or early '70s. This stuff STINKS!! It's worse than a 60's 2 cycle lawnmower.
We didn't have Unleaded back then.
It's not worth the 4 hp you'll gain....unless you are a recluse.
I'm near 50 yo and this is nothing like running sbc or BB in the late '60s or early '70s. This stuff STINKS!! It's worse than a 60's 2 cycle lawnmower.
We didn't have Unleaded back then.
It's not worth the 4 hp you'll gain....unless you are a recluse.
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Originally Posted by canadianguy
Thanks, that's what I needed to hear. I never would have thought it would stink like that, usually a smelly car means bad cats(sulfur), not no cats.
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Using a cat eliminator-x-pipe crossover combo that went from the cast manifolds to the cuts behind the cats, my '01 Z06 picked up 14 horse and about the same TQ. Sounded great with the factory Ti system too. The pipe was from Breathless performance in Fla for $279 if I remember. A good price for that amt. of gain. Smell-not bad at all, but to each their own with that I guess (PS I'll sell this pipe, have LG longtubes now...)
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Originally Posted by canadianguy
Thanks, that's what I needed to hear. I never would have thought it would stink like that, usually a smelly car means bad cats(sulfur), not no cats.
I'm surprised that a bunch of guys haven't chimed in. When I was first told this I thought they were exaggerating. Nope, they weren't exaggerating, mine are off and they're going back on.
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Originally Posted by Bink
The smell is unbelievable.
I'm near 50 yo and this is nothing like running sbc or BB in the late '60s or early '70s. This stuff STINKS!! It's worse than a 60's 2 cycle lawnmower.
We didn't have Unleaded back then.
It's not worth the 4 hp you'll gain....unless you are a recluse.
I'm near 50 yo and this is nothing like running sbc or BB in the late '60s or early '70s. This stuff STINKS!! It's worse than a 60's 2 cycle lawnmower.
We didn't have Unleaded back then.
It's not worth the 4 hp you'll gain....unless you are a recluse.
Very True . I have to pickup some Random Techs pretty soon to hook up to my Kook's
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Have 380 RWHo 415 RWTQ A4 with a 4000 stall, Kooks LT headers with Off Road X-Pipe, ie no cats!
had Corsa Indies, too loud, even though I liked it a little, after a while just way too loud.
Got Z06 Ti's much better. The car is tuned perfect! Stinks Like Crap when your in the garage and at a stop. Cloths smell liek it and I am too thinking of putting the Kooks High flow cats, the section that is just like mine But with the cats. It is bugging me.
I ran an 11.42 at 122.58 MPH so I don't think I will loose too much, hopefully!
I like the no cats, but it is starting to get to me
Oh Ya had em off 2 years now
had Corsa Indies, too loud, even though I liked it a little, after a while just way too loud.
Got Z06 Ti's much better. The car is tuned perfect! Stinks Like Crap when your in the garage and at a stop. Cloths smell liek it and I am too thinking of putting the Kooks High flow cats, the section that is just like mine But with the cats. It is bugging me.
I ran an 11.42 at 122.58 MPH so I don't think I will loose too much, hopefully!
I like the no cats, but it is starting to get to me
Oh Ya had em off 2 years now
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A clean burning Stock motor with NO Cats isn't going to give much smell compared to a Modded (H&C) one , The smell does get to me sometimes and I'm sure it bothers some people , When I mix Race Gas I love it .
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Originally Posted by Bink
Believe me - they do stink = stench.
I'm surprised that a bunch of guys haven't chimed in. When I was first told this I thought they were exaggerating. Nope, they weren't exaggerating, mine are off and they're going back on.
I'm surprised that a bunch of guys haven't chimed in. When I was first told this I thought they were exaggerating. Nope, they weren't exaggerating, mine are off and they're going back on.
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Originally Posted by JOHNNY P.
A clean burning Stock motor with NO Cats isn't going to give much smell compared to a Modded (H&C) one , The smell does get to me sometimes and I'm sure it bothers some people , When I mix Race Gas I love it .
I always forget to mention that I have a bit more overlap than most - therefore mine is the extreme. But it does stink!
