Catalytic Converter question
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Racer
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From: yorktown virginia
Catalytic Converter question
hey guys.. im trying to peice together an exhaust system and have a few questions... I have corsa indy cat back and I want kooks headers.. im running a stock ls1... so should I look for 1-3/4 headers or 1-7/8 headers? also the intermediate pipes are soo dang expensive i was thinking about just getting separate parts ( X pipe and cats).. Ive seen high flow 3" cats by magnaflow and others all over ebay for 50-100 bux each.. and Xpipes on here for like 200... question is can i use kooks headers to generic 3 " cats and xpipe to cat back exhaust? thanks..
Instructor
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if you dont have to worry about emissions i would go catless or have a pretty straight through catback. my car blew the guts out of the cats and ended up clogging up my b&b route 66 catback. i have the kooks 1 7/8" headers with the catted x pipe. i believe the cats are magnaflows.
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From: Marlton. Increasing performance one speeding ticket at a time! NJ
Most research has told me that for a stock size LS1/LS6, go with 1 3/4". Only if you bump the cubes up do you need (or really want) 1 7/8".
Using larger pipes on a 346ci can actually hurt the scavanging effect of the headers.
Using larger pipes on a 346ci can actually hurt the scavanging effect of the headers.
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