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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 09:41 AM
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So I have these headers


They are the Bassani 421 headers. I have a crossover pipe that has high flow cats on them. Where I live, I dont need to pass emissions. Is it worth getting a mid pipe with no cats? Meaning, will I pick up more hp, or is it not worth the hassle?
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Old Apr 13, 2011 | 09:52 AM
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The hp gain would be miniscule. It would be a little louder.
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I pulled the rt highflow cats off of my coupe "while on the dyno" - zero differance. I high have lg pro headers, x pipe, and bb bullets and it is slightly louder.
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Wow, ok. Yea I dont think I am going to mess with it then. How about going from these to a long tube?
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Originally Posted by Sidieux
Wow, ok. Yea I dont think I am going to mess with it then. How about going from these to a long tube?
what do you mean from these to long tube?.....the headers in your pic are long tube headers....if your talking about from the cats back, an x-pipe would be better and check the parts for sale section of this forum
and you should be able to find one at a very reasonable price...take it to a muffler shop and $50 later you be cool
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