Custom catted MAC Y-pipe
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Custom catted MAC Y-pipe
My current setup is MAC mid-length headers and MAC ORY going into modified SLP loudmouth exhaust (modified, because I welded in an XR1 Borla muffler into the resonator) Muffler made things a lot quieter, but the sound is still a bit raspy, and annoying at 2000 rpms. I hate the fumes smell as well.
I made a decision to buy some carsound cats and have those welded into my MAC ORY.
Please, bare with me for a moment: MAC ORY is 2.5" in diameter. I figure I need to get some 2.5" cats then, right ?
I think I'll go with 94106 series cats (2.5" In/out) 94106 is a shorter version cat, which should tuck in well underneath my Camaro SS, which is lowered 1 inch.
Any comments, hints, opinions would be VERY APPRECIATED.
Here's the link to the cats that I wanna buy. I'll probably get them off ebay for $100/pair....
http://www.car-sound.com/catalog/universal/941.aspx
I made a decision to buy some carsound cats and have those welded into my MAC ORY.
Please, bare with me for a moment: MAC ORY is 2.5" in diameter. I figure I need to get some 2.5" cats then, right ?
I think I'll go with 94106 series cats (2.5" In/out) 94106 is a shorter version cat, which should tuck in well underneath my Camaro SS, which is lowered 1 inch.
Any comments, hints, opinions would be VERY APPRECIATED.
Here's the link to the cats that I wanna buy. I'll probably get them off ebay for $100/pair....
http://www.car-sound.com/catalog/universal/941.aspx
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Y pipe is a little ugly to look at and is a little low but it works.
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2-3 rwhp loss seems right from what I read....no biggie. You won't even feel the difference, and the car is gonna sound 100% better. No smelly fumes either !
I know Random Technology cats are the way to go, but I can't pay that much for cats, hence I'll go with car sound cats ($100/pair)
JUST ONE QUESTION: For 2.5" Y-pipe, should I get 2.5" in/out cats ? Or should the cats be 2.75" so they can be slipped over the Y-pipe, and then welded in ???
Thanks,
Adam
I know Random Technology cats are the way to go, but I can't pay that much for cats, hence I'll go with car sound cats ($100/pair)
JUST ONE QUESTION: For 2.5" Y-pipe, should I get 2.5" in/out cats ? Or should the cats be 2.75" so they can be slipped over the Y-pipe, and then welded in ???
Thanks,
Adam
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About any reputable shop will expand the 2 1/2" ends of the to fit over the 2 1/2" Y-pipe tubing. As for dyno'ing, it's such a minor loss that you would not be able to tell whether the weather, the transmission/engine temp, or the difference in Y-pipe made the numbers. You'd have to do a production/testing type dyno (like a Superchips tesing facility) and let the motor and drivetrain cool several hours between dyno runs with identical da/temp/humidity factors with or without SAE corrections. So, no, I did not waste my time or money with dyno'ing a pair of 10 1/1" buttet high-flow cats. It would be pointless.
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Originally Posted by AdamSS
Thanks a lot JEB99TA !
I will order a pair of 2.5" in/out cats today !
I will order a pair of 2.5" in/out cats today !
If you're still planning to use the same exhaust shop I did to get the cats installed, then there should be no problem with getting 2.5" in/out cats into your 2.5" Y-pipe. That is exactly what that shop did for me, only I was using 2.5" RT cats with a 2.5" Bassani Y-pipe.
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Indeed, I will use the same shop !
...and I just ordered Magnaflow 94106 cats (2.5" in/out) for myself off ebay.
$112 shipped for a pair !
Thanks a lot RPM WS6
...and I just ordered Magnaflow 94106 cats (2.5" in/out) for myself off ebay.
$112 shipped for a pair !
Thanks a lot RPM WS6
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the magnaflow and carsound are great flowing cats for their price, they flow as good if not better than the expensive ones... the new tsp catted y uses carsound cats and sells for 370$ and ive heard great things about it
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Adam, just be very careful not to let the shop handle the cats rough ... like dropping them or banging them on stuff. I bought some very expensive ceramic core cats and the core was cracked in one of them. You could hear it clanking around when the car would start up or move. After a few weeks, I replaced it because it was hollow inside ... ceramic had disintegrated. Get the metal-core ones if you can. They're more expensive, but, WELL worth it.