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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 08:36 PM
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Looking to buy a long tube setup and would like to know the pros and cons of each. Not sure which way to go.
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Old Jul 24, 2012 | 09:21 PM
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I have ARH LT`s. Ran without cats for awhile sounded great, but you could smell them. So I went to the ARH hi- flow catted x and didn`t notice any change in performance or sound (maybe just a tick quieter) But no more smell. And my sotp gauge said MAYBE a bit more low end torque.
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Originally Posted by thepitstop2010
Looking to buy a long tube setup and would like to know the pros and cons of each. Not sure which way to go.
I have cats delete and am considering adding cats at some point. There is an unburnt gas smell that sticks to your clothes and hair with no cats.

The cost of high flow cats is surprisingly cheap, I personally would recommend the cats unless every last HP is that important to you.
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I have cats delete and am considering adding cats at some point. There is an unburnt gas smell that sticks to your clothes and hair with no cats.
That's why most of us are running with them.
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That's why most of us are running with them.
Yep, I didn't remove them, the previous owner did with a few other stupid things.

It's not terrible, but it just smells like a lawnmower or something is running.
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Originally Posted by Dennis Wilson
I have ARH LT`s. Ran without cats for awhile sounded great, but you could smell them. So I went to the ARH hi- flow catted x and didn`t notice any change in performance or sound (maybe just a tick quieter) But no more smell. And my sotp gauge said MAYBE a bit more low end torque.
Thats the way to go, I also went with ARH hi-flow catted X
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