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Mar 4, 2004 | 12:15 PM

MJMJ

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I am installing a set of T.P.I.S. headers should I take the cats of while i'm at it? I am not really worried about emissions since I put less than 5,000 miles a year on the car. I just want the car to sound better. Any thoughts would be appreciated!

Mar 4, 2004 | 12:27 PM

MC TORCH RED

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Re: Cats (MJMJ)

get rid of them, get you a bassani x-pipe and sweat sounds will be yours.. :yesnod:

Mar 4, 2004 | 12:38 PM

MJMJ

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Re: Cats (MC TORCH RED)

will removing my cats free up some HP?

Mar 4, 2004 | 12:51 PM

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will removing my cats free up some HP?

It will be a minimal increase. But it will be louder!! :cheers:

Mar 4, 2004 | 12:58 PM

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Re: Cats (MJMJ)

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will removing my cats free up some HP?

Yes, you will get a few horsepower by removing the cats, probably on the order of 2-5hp. But it will smell! :U If you drive much with the top off, and get stuck at stoplights, you'll wish you had the cats. You may want to get a set of Random Tech metal matrix high-flow cats. Get a few hp without the smell.

Mar 4, 2004 | 01:02 PM

MJMJ

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Re: Cats (MC TORCH RED)

is the smell bad?

Mar 4, 2004 | 01:14 PM

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Re: Cats (MJMJ)

they said is was , but i don't have a odor. with great tuning the smell does not exist................. :nonod:

Mar 4, 2004 | 01:17 PM

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Re: Cats (dahoof)

i picked up almost 2 mph trap speed with them gutted. :yesnod:

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Mar 4, 2004 | 02:14 PM

LittleBoyBlu99

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Re: Cats (MC TORCH RED)

I thought you just knocked a hole through your's.

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they said is was , but i don't have a odor. with great tuning the smell does not exist................. :nonod:

:confused: :confused: :bs :p:

Mar 4, 2004 | 02:17 PM

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i picked up almost 2 mph trap speed with them gutted. :yesnod:

:bs :bs 1mph. :lol: :rofl: :thumbs:

Mar 4, 2004 | 02:21 PM

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Re: Cats (LittleBoyBlu99)

if you could read you would see i said almost 2 mph trap speed. almost 2 is 1.0 to 1.9 mph dummy..................so its 1 mph or so. :cuss

Mar 4, 2004 | 02:33 PM

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Re: Cats (MC TORCH RED)

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they said is was , but i don't have a odor. with great tuning the smell does not exist................. :nonod:

:iagree:

I've read where forum members have mentiond smelling an odor after cat removal, but I have had my cats off for about 5 months, and I don't smell any odor at all. Maybe it's just a matter of having it tuned properly.