Who went from ORY to catted Y?
04-06-2011, 10:41 AM
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Who went from ORY to catted Y? I've had my Pacesetter LT/ORY/Hooker combo for a good 5 years now and do like the way it sounds. However, I'm also 5 years older now and it can be a little loud for daily commuting to work. I know you can weld in cats or a bullet, but I'm considering getting TSP's newer catted Y. This way I still have my ORY if I want it, plus I get the better FM merge.
Who has been in a similar situation and made this switch? Exhaust sound is subjective, but did it quiet things down enough to make it "worth it".
Who has been in a similar situation and made this switch? Exhaust sound is subjective, but did it quiet things down enough to make it "worth it".
04-06-2011, 11:33 AM
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I have the new style TSP catted y and I love it. It replaced a hooker ORY on my car and it helped to mellow out the exhaust. The rasp was eliminated and the car has a slightly deeper tone. All in all I'm glad I did it and I couldn't be happier with the sound. Just as a warning if your car is lowered you may experience some bottoming out on the cats and have to replace them.
04-06-2011, 01:29 PM
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A friend of mine went through the same thing.
He went from:
LT, ORY, Loudmouth
LT, ORY, Borla
LT, ORY, Hooker
And he finally ended up with
LT, ORY(FM Merge), cutout, and stock catback
Here is a video of his exhaust. Just some food for thought
Cutout closed the entire time
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...t=MOV04053.mp4
Cutout opened a few seconds in
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...t=MOV04055.mp4
He went from:
LT, ORY, Loudmouth
LT, ORY, Borla
LT, ORY, Hooker
And he finally ended up with
LT, ORY(FM Merge), cutout, and stock catback
Here is a video of his exhaust. Just some food for thought
Cutout closed the entire time
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...t=MOV04053.mp4
Cutout opened a few seconds in
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y15...t=MOV04055.mp4
04-06-2011, 01:43 PM
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The reason I don't go to a catted Y pipe is because i'm afraid to lose horsepower. Anyone know how much power is killed by going through high flow cats ?
Losing 1-2hp would break my heart
Losing 1-2hp would break my heart
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04-06-2011, 02:51 PM
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Thanks for the opinions so far. It's sounding like those of you who switched to a catted Y do think it made a worthwhile improvement. My car is a DD for 8 months per year and rarely sees the track, so it looks like cats are the way to go now.
Concept, your friends car sounds a lot more beastly than mine even with the stock catback, lol. I like the sound of my Hooker, just need to reduce some in cabin noise.
Brian, from what I've seen a catted Y will cost you less than 5hp, which I will probably gain back by having a FM merge. I'm not really concerned about it.
Concept, your friends car sounds a lot more beastly than mine even with the stock catback, lol. I like the sound of my Hooker, just need to reduce some in cabin noise.
Brian, from what I've seen a catted Y will cost you less than 5hp, which I will probably gain back by having a FM merge. I'm not really concerned about it.
04-06-2011, 03:32 PM
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You will probably lose around 3-5 hp with cats. Nothing you would even notice.
04-06-2011, 03:43 PM
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I started with a first gen TSP Y.
**** my ***, it sounded so terrible.
Had it cut up and made into a custom ORY with an FM-merge.
Sounded better, still not where I wanted it.
Added Thunderbolt metallic-core cats, MUUUUCCCHHHH better.
It will be getting a little more work done to it here soon.
-Matt
**** my ***, it sounded so terrible.
Had it cut up and made into a custom ORY with an FM-merge.
Sounded better, still not where I wanted it.
Added Thunderbolt metallic-core cats, MUUUUCCCHHHH better.
It will be getting a little more work done to it here soon.
-Matt
04-07-2011, 07:38 PM
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Id be more worried about clearance than hp loss. There is just no good room for cats under our car bodies. Even at stock ride height it robs a bunch of clearance
04-08-2011, 10:11 AM
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That's for all the feedback everyone. It sounds like the catted Y will give me exactly what I'm looking for. I'll be picking one up shortly.
04-08-2011, 10:41 AM
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lol. I'm not sure if it makes a difference what cats Kooks uses in their y pipe (I'm pretty sure they are magnaflow), but I sure as hell am not losing any power. Check my sig and you'll see I'm making more power than most with the same mods with ORY.
