How many people aer running cat-less???
10-05-2007, 01:52 PM
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Took the cats off both my old Z28 and the CETA. Can't really tell ya much about the smell since both cars have had dumped exhaust under the car. You car will be louder with no cats though
10-05-2007, 02:38 PM
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No cats on my TA. Passed emissions yesterday. 
I always close up the Borla when I go thru emissions. Much quieter. With the right catback it can still be pretty quiet. As for the smell, the cam can make it smell like an Exxon station if it sits idling in one place too long. I like that too.
I always close up the Borla when I go thru emissions. Much quieter. With the right catback it can still be pretty quiet. As for the smell, the cam can make it smell like an Exxon station if it sits idling in one place too long. I like that too.
10-05-2007, 02:45 PM
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No cats on my TA. Passed emissions yesterday. I always close up the Borla when I go thru emissions. Much quieter. With the right catback it can still be pretty quiet. As for the smell, the cam can make it smell like an Exxon station if it sits idling in one place too long. I like that too.
I always close up the Borla when I go thru emissions. Much quieter. With the right catback it can still be pretty quiet. As for the smell, the cam can make it smell like an Exxon station if it sits idling in one place too long. I like that too.
10-05-2007, 02:47 PM
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I still have a stock cam, but duals with no cats exiting out the rear of the car. You won't really notice the smell on mine unless it is sitting in an enclosed area, like my garage. In open air, it is fine. I'm sure a cam would change that story slightly...
10-05-2007, 03:27 PM
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I have no cats with a 233/239 cam.
The exhaust/fuel smell is noticeable to me, but not to my girlfriend. I think its kinda weird seeing women usually complain about **** like that. Lucky me I guess
The exhaust/fuel smell is noticeable to me, but not to my girlfriend. I think its kinda weird seeing women usually complain about **** like that. Lucky me I guess
10-05-2007, 04:16 PM
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ummm, anyone with ORY in their sig has no cats which is probably 2/3rds of the people on here. I don't have cats and I love the smell but my wife hates it. oh well.
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10-05-2007, 05:09 PM
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:wave: Mine smells bad, I can even smell it at stop lights. And it's not rich, I'm watching it with a wb and efi live. And I don't care for the way it sounds either, not just loud but it doesn't have a deep and agressive tone and it's raspy under certain conditions. Cats would be better if they would fit but I tried a tsp cat Y and I don't have enough ground clearance.
10-05-2007, 06:09 PM
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no cats on mine... the smell is pretty stout, not unbearable tho... it's worth doing imo.
as for sound... when i bought the car is had a carsound universal hi flow cat... when i took it off the sound difference was noticable but not huge... its a bit louder and deeper... a better sound i would say, but not as refined of a sound as some like...it's a little raspy.. i'd say it would be quiet a bit louder over the stock cats but i wouldn't know since mine already had the carsound cat on it when i got it.... may have problems getting inspection sticker... fortunately, i didn't! lol
as for sound... when i bought the car is had a carsound universal hi flow cat... when i took it off the sound difference was noticable but not huge... its a bit louder and deeper... a better sound i would say, but not as refined of a sound as some like...it's a little raspy.. i'd say it would be quiet a bit louder over the stock cats but i wouldn't know since mine already had the carsound cat on it when i got it.... may have problems getting inspection sticker... fortunately, i didn't! lol
10-06-2007, 09:14 AM
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mine don't smell much at all unless i just don't notice it. with a proper a/f and the pipes ran out the back the smell shouldn't be so bad that it is annoying but i guess some setups are worse than others.
10-06-2007, 09:19 AM
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I've been running LT's and no cats for about 2 weeks now. My pipes are run out the back, and the smell isnt an issue. If I stand behind the car, or sit in the same place for a while i might smell it, but its not bad.
My headers and Y pipe made the car a LOT louder, annoyingly loud really. I had to order another cat back just to quiet it down some. It sounds great, but i can wake people up on the other side of Texas now
My headers and Y pipe made the car a LOT louder, annoyingly loud really. I had to order another cat back just to quiet it down some. It sounds great, but i can wake people up on the other side of Texas now
10-06-2007, 02:58 PM
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10-06-2007, 03:47 PM
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mines good unless i'm stopped in traffic for a long time or behind the car. TDs dumped before the axle- i dont have any b.c i didnt feel like spending anymore on my exhaust and i really couldnt give 2 ***** about cats. I don't notice the smell at all though except for the above mentioned things. Friends who drive behind me say it smells though.
10-06-2007, 04:02 PM
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My car stinks. Doesn't bother me in the least though since my previous car stunk also. My one friend with a Cobra won't drive behind me, in fact he just made a comment today that if a State Trooper is ever benhind me I'm fucked.
10-06-2007, 04:20 PM
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With a cam i bet u r running rich.