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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 01:54 AM
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i have a stock 2000 slp ss camaro and i was going to get the cats off tomorow. and my question is what would the gain be on that and would it be noticable in hp and sound
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 02:57 AM
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Really just about nothing plus you are breaking federal laws and the shop that does it could be fined big.
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 04:31 AM
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may be some but it wont be noticeable..
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may be some but it wont be noticeable..
wouldnt it change the sound alot because you cant hear my exhaust at all i mean a stock honda is louder then mine and idc about laws lol they were meant to be broke in my opinion
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 08:50 AM
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well there are many other ways to go louder. id say swap the cat back or muffler with something better if its mainly for sound. or you can do a cut out. id leave the stock exhaust alone for when u have LTs and ory or duals and for a reason you want t o go back to stock and louder doesnt mean faster lol
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 09:15 AM
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If you want you can get some high flow cats when you do longtubes, will be more friendly to the environment and flow well too, along with decreasing rasp.
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 09:17 AM
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You know, for about $250 you could get the Mufflex cat
bypass tubes and have a bolt-back-in option in case you
do get busted or the Smog ***** parachute back into
your state. That's like 3 hours or less of shop rates.
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take them off and get your rear o2's turned off. I gained .4 when i gutted mine......
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He is in Okla. No smog ***** here. I've seen 10~15 rwhp and tq depending on the vehicle removing the cats.
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Originally Posted by philsblwnz28
take them off and get your rear o2's turned off. I gained .4 when i gutted mine......
This right here.

Or...get lts and ory

Iv always ended up deleting the cats or installing an ory. It smells more. its louder, but well worth it imo. **** fed/state emissions ****** communist bastards
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hey, don't worry about doing it the cheap way. the real gains come from LT's, a good y-pipe, and a good catback. untill you have the money to do all this i would leave it stock.

now my preference in exhaust comes from mufflex, a good set of headers paired with their y-pipe, and one of their large diameter catbacks is the way to go IMHO. check out the links in my sig and follow them to my channel if you want to see more.
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