Dropping Cat-back Opinions Please

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Mar 11, 2005 | 01:45 PM

BADSZ28

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Dropping Cat-back Opinions Please

Hi all,
I constantly run with my QTP cut-out open all the time. So I decided I would save the 50lbs and drop the cat-back. Well the sound is night and day. It is way cool, but way loader too. Also I have the rear end out right now so it was easy to do. Once the rear is back in it will be a pain in the *** to reinstall the exhaust. So my question is should I risk the noise and possibility of hating it or getting a noise ticket or put the cat-back back on and run the cut-out?

Thanks.

Mar 11, 2005 | 01:50 PM

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I'd leave the cat-back on and leave the cut out open. In the end do whatever you want, I don't give a $hit.

Mar 11, 2005 | 01:51 PM

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What do the voices tell you?

I'd leave it on...

Mar 11, 2005 | 03:03 PM

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drop it. dead weight has no place on my vehicle.

Mar 11, 2005 | 03:13 PM

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Just run the cutout.

Mar 11, 2005 | 09:52 PM

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well i ran an open y pipe for a while, i would still have it like that probably if it wasnt for all the moisture and the loudness

Mar 11, 2005 | 11:46 PM

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just leave the catback on and run the cutout....

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Mar 12, 2005 | 10:20 AM

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From: Phoenix

Just add a 3" bullet after the y and dump it. When I had stock cats and exhaust manifolds I never closed my cutout. I would have been better off just yanking off the entire catback and adding a 3" bullet. the bullet would have tamed down the exhaust and saved a lot of weight.