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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 05:52 PM
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Hey guys, ok i got pulled over today for my tint, and the police officer looked under my car cause he said my car stunk (he didnt see the cut out thank god) but he noticed i didnt have cats...so quick thinking i had a set of 2.5 inch bullets i was giving to a friend in my back seat so i showed him them and said i was waiting to get them installed, and he no idea they weren't cats.

i was thinking i do have some raspiness with my set up (lt's ory, cut out, hookercatback), would putting 12 inchbulelts in the y pipe off the header collectors clean up the rasp? cause apparently they look close enough to cats to help me out there

has anyone else tried this with an ory?

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What a moron. If he knew anything at all he could have looked through them and saw that there was no way it was a cat.
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 06:49 PM
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lol yeah. he never looked in them i just showed him the casing so i could hopefully get away with it. since it worked it got me thinking...
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well just keep them in your car and hope you dont run into the same cop again
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 08:31 PM
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You're lucky, here in NJ that's one HELL of a fine IIRC. As for the question at hand, no idea.
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In Cali, no cats = $20,000 fine

Anyways... bullets look nothing like cats, that cop just wasnt very smart. You can get fake cats or find some cat heat sheilding and weld that onto the pipe. That way it looks like there is a cat but its really just a straight pipe going through.
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In Cali, no cats = $20,000 fine
HOLY ****!!

You can get fake cats or find some cat heat sheilding and weld that onto the pipe. That way it looks like there is a cat but its really just a straight pipe going through.
I've heard of guys doing that with success. I myself contemplated it once... (yes only contemplated, in case any law officials are browsing the forum )
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 11:19 PM
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In Cali, no cats = $20,000 fine
Damn!!!! I ilke Cali but that is a bunch of bullshit. What's the alternative to the fine....................10 years in jail!
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Originally Posted by slik98z
Hey guys, ok i got pulled over today for my tint, and the police officer looked under my car cause he said my car stunk (he didnt see the cut out thank god) but he noticed i didnt have cats...so quick thinking i had a set of 2.5 inch bullets i was giving to a friend in my back seat so i showed him them and said i was waiting to get them installed, and he no idea they weren't cats.
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Exactly why I stay the hell out of Northern VA. I have been driving for 5 years now, with cars that smell like a freight train, and never been bothered for it.

20K for no cats! Man, thats rough.
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 11:43 PM
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Guess I'll be the first one to answer!! Yes, bullets in the exhaust pipes will cut down the rasp a bit. I was running one in my intermediate pipe before and it seemed to work pretty good. About 90% rasp gone, I'd say. Theoretically speaking, one in each side of the Y-pipe would work better but it was too much headache for me to mess with. Good luck!
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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Jabroni
Guess I'll be the first one to answer!! Yes, bullets in the exhaust pipes will cut down the rasp a bit. I was running one in my intermediate pipe before and it seemed to work pretty good. About 90% rasp gone, I'd say. Theoretically speaking, one in each side of the Y-pipe would work better but it was too much headache for me to mess with. Good luck!
Well there is no reason to install bullits in place of cats, hell the high flow cats probably flow ust as much. Seriously you might loose a few ponies, but not enough to feel or make any difference. I put cutouts before my cats this way I can keep both worlds
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