So I pulled my cats last night.
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So I pulled my cats last night.
I got those stupid jethot slide in style cats. I pulled them out last night to see what kind of shape they were in. Actually they were pretty good but they are quite the restriction. Holding them up you can't see much light come through, they are not clogged though.
I ran the car with the cats out... HOLY CHIT! (sorry no video, next time)
The car was so loud, I would love to cruise around like that for a little while, but it's a guarenteed ticket. The car was just mean sounding and the cam was so much more pronounced. So I put them back on knowing it would get me in trouble.
Now I know these things must be robbing me of power and the car is too loud without them, I am thinking of getting the TSP catted Y pipe which probably flows better w/ the Magnaflow cats and it should bolt right up to the Jethot headers. Any opinions? Any of you guys run that Y?
http://www.texas-speed.com/shop/item...d=189&catid=45
Thanks
I ran the car with the cats out... HOLY CHIT! (sorry no video, next time)
The car was so loud, I would love to cruise around like that for a little while, but it's a guarenteed ticket. The car was just mean sounding and the cam was so much more pronounced. So I put them back on knowing it would get me in trouble.
Now I know these things must be robbing me of power and the car is too loud without them, I am thinking of getting the TSP catted Y pipe which probably flows better w/ the Magnaflow cats and it should bolt right up to the Jethot headers. Any opinions? Any of you guys run that Y?
http://www.texas-speed.com/shop/item...d=189&catid=45
Thanks
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I'm definately interested to see what it does, I was even thinking of pulling them the next time to the track. Don what do you recommend for a Bullit muffler?
I just saw these Dynomax ones
http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...&vid=3&pcid=97
I just saw these Dynomax ones
http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...&vid=3&pcid=97
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Hopefully that quites it down enough, I bet it will still be pretty loud, no cats smells too.
Do you recommend welding it in or clamping it?
My other option is to see if I could fab up some type of pre-cat cutout system, but I don't think there is enough room unless I trim down the cutouts.
Do you recommend welding it in or clamping it?
My other option is to see if I could fab up some type of pre-cat cutout system, but I don't think there is enough room unless I trim down the cutouts.
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cats suck, why dont you hollow them out and run headers/gutted cats/gmmg and if its too loud as Don said toss a bullet dynomax muffler in the I pipe? Either that or you can just have some magnaflow cats welded in place of the jet hots. I hear their new metallix cats (or similarly named) flow almost as well as no cats.
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I'm liking the Bullit idea. Beleive me it's too loud without the cats, sounds like the world is coming to an end. Plus driving around a stalled auto up hills in my town would be like dialing the town cops and telling them hey there I go come get me.
Ideally I would like to keep the sound about the same, thats why I figured just better cats would do the trick in getting me some missed power. The TSP setup is ready to bolt in and seemed like a good deal for the $.
I could also just go the Bullit route and if it's still too loud I can just leave em' in pluss the Bullit I guess.
Do you guys know if you weld that in or just clamp it?
Ideally I would like to keep the sound about the same, thats why I figured just better cats would do the trick in getting me some missed power. The TSP setup is ready to bolt in and seemed like a good deal for the $.
I could also just go the Bullit route and if it's still too loud I can just leave em' in pluss the Bullit I guess.
Do you guys know if you weld that in or just clamp it?
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My car is pretty loud. I drive it all the time. Just idle past cops and slowly accelerate when they are in the area. I do have cats but also have the old school LoudMouth. Its a completley hollow "muffler". It is so loud that is ALWAYS the first comment I get.
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My car sounds louder than that with cats. Without the cats, I'm telling you it's a monster. The magnaflow sounds good though.
Hey Ninja, what kinda setup do you have?
I've heard a lot of loud ls1's but when me and my buddy Mike heard this we just looked at each other like "Damn". Don, you know how my car sounds, (link in sig, before heads) just imagine it twice as loud and raspier. It's tough to creep by the po-po with a stall.
I'm leaning towards the Bullit pipe though. I'm gonna have to think about it I guess.
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Oh yeah, when we started it up I was thinking track only with how loud it was. No way you could "quietly" drive by a cop unless you lucked out and were coasting down a hill. LOL! Sounded great and stunk like crap though. I'd lean towards some good flowing cats personally so the smell isn't bad and the sound comes down a bit.
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Well,you have a few choices.
Run Cats and lose power-quiter exhaust
Install bullit
Dump the loud GMMG exhaust and go Magnaflow/cutout.
I would go with #3 since you can probly get decent $$ for the GMMG used.
Take the Cats out next time you go to the track.I bet you'll get your 11.5 easilly.
Run Cats and lose power-quiter exhaust
Install bullit
Dump the loud GMMG exhaust and go Magnaflow/cutout.
I would go with #3 since you can probly get decent $$ for the GMMG used.
Take the Cats out next time you go to the track.I bet you'll get your 11.5 easilly.
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Well,you have a few choices.
Run Cats and lose power-quiter exhaust
Install bullit
Dump the loud GMMG exhaust and go Magnaflow/cutout.
I would go with #3 since you can probly get decent $$ for the GMMG used.
Take the Cats out next time you go to the track.I bet you'll get your 11.5 easilly.
Run Cats and lose power-quiter exhaust
Install bullit
Dump the loud GMMG exhaust and go Magnaflow/cutout.
I would go with #3 since you can probly get decent $$ for the GMMG used.
Take the Cats out next time you go to the track.I bet you'll get your 11.5 easilly.
Hmm I think I might go the Bullit option, its pretty cheap to try. Plus when inspection time comes I can still put the cats back in. I love my GMMG, but if worse came to worse I would sell it. Don I wouldn't mind having you or Dez do it, otherwise I can buy the pipe off you and have a local guy do it.
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Hmm I think I might go the Bullit option, its pretty cheap to try. Plus when inspection time comes I can still put the cats back in. I love my GMMG, but if worse came to worse I would sell it. Don I wouldn't mind having you or Dez do it, otherwise I can buy the pipe off you and have a local guy do it.
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Originally Posted by DannoWS6
My car sounds louder than that with cats. Without the cats, I'm telling you it's a monster. The magnaflow sounds good though.
Hey Ninja, what kinda setup do you have?
I've heard a lot of loud ls1's but when me and my buddy Mike heard this we just looked at each other like "Damn". Don, you know how my car sounds, (link in sig, before heads) just imagine it twice as loud and raspier. It's tough to creep by the po-po with a stall.
I'm leaning towards the Bullit pipe though. I'm gonna have to think about it I guess.
Hey Ninja, what kinda setup do you have?
I've heard a lot of loud ls1's but when me and my buddy Mike heard this we just looked at each other like "Damn". Don, you know how my car sounds, (link in sig, before heads) just imagine it twice as loud and raspier. It's tough to creep by the po-po with a stall.
I'm leaning towards the Bullit pipe though. I'm gonna have to think about it I guess.