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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 07:58 PM
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Well I'm going to try to quiet my car down ... I have lg pros without the air fittings off road and borla stingers.. Can I still install cats or will they be inefficient without the air tubes? Or should I try to find some sort of resonators to install and will this quiet the car down a bit?

Anyone know who makes good resonators ??

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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 08:51 PM
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high flow cats will quieten it down, the air tubes don't run to the cats anyway
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 10:05 AM
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Yeah, all the air tubes do is pump a little air in for the first few seconds of a cold start, to light off the cats earlier, for emissions reduction on cold start. High-flow cats will bring the sound back down, probably add a little low-end torque, make the car eco-friendly, and best of all - reduce the horrible smell of uncatted exhaust.

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