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Old May 23, 2004 | 09:19 PM
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i have a set of mufflex offroad pipes...... i was wondering because i keep my cutout open all the time, what if i were to run one cat while retaining of them to kinda muffle the sound ? would it work, because i hate the rasp that i hear on my buddies car through 1-2.5 K......... which cat would u replace the drivers or the passenegers........ tell me what u guys think ????
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Old May 23, 2004 | 09:50 PM
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If you take out only one cat your exhaust system will become very unbalanced. Your better of leaving them on, as they only rob VERY few HP.
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Old May 23, 2004 | 09:58 PM
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you will also set missfire codes on the bank that has the CAT. its not going to work.
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Old May 23, 2004 | 10:31 PM
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ok got it
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