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Old May 21, 2004 | 12:19 PM
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If I were to remove the cats would it help out any?? I was told that the cats are extremely constrictive and well I'm pretty damn disappointed in this car hitting 13.6 all the damn time
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Old May 21, 2004 | 12:21 PM
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yes it will help. You will loose a little low end usually but makeit up in the mid to upper rpm range.
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Old May 21, 2004 | 01:16 PM
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i dont know about constrictive but restrictive yes...
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Old May 21, 2004 | 01:28 PM
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lol.... yea if you remove them gains expected are between 8-10hp read up here if you need to research some mo......http://www.installuniversity.com look for tech articles under flow bench tests
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Old May 21, 2004 | 02:59 PM
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when i took mine off i notcied a gain. i know a few people who have the flp's and said they noticed a loss, but they were close to stock, or just had a stock cam.
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Old May 21, 2004 | 03:31 PM
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OOH damn, I didn't even notice that I put that... I MEANT restrictive. But anyway, thanks for the help. I need to get that done soon.
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Old May 21, 2004 | 04:03 PM
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Are they restrictive even with slp free flow cats?
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Old May 25, 2004 | 03:32 AM
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Stock cats I can see being alittle restrictive. A nice aftermarket quality cat won't be. I watched a guy dyno 2RWHP difference between cats and no cats on a highly modded car.
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