TSP catted y or not????
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TSP catted y or not???? I cant decide wheather or not I want to get the tsp catted y to go with my pacesetter headers I am going to get. I am looking for some numbers between the two. You know, what power loss is there associated with the catted y. The reason being, where I live, they dont do emissions testing but they do look for your cats. Also I am not sure if I am going to keep the loudmouth I have or toss a bullet on there. Either way, would I loose any power with the catted y? My mods are in my sig, and I dont plan on doing much more for a while.
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Fry
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Fry
Our TSP catted y-pipe uses carsound high flow bullet style cats for the best performance available in a catted style y-pipe. I wouldnt think you would see too much of a power loss between an ORY setup and a catted setup....Ideally ~5rwhp. The catalytic converters will also help drown out the rasp of the loudmouth exhaust. If emissions are a factor in your inspection then I would go ahead and go with the catted y-pipe just to be safe.
Hope this helps!!
-Zach
Hope this helps!!
-Zach
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I have heard a few things recently about ground clearance, and having to dent the drivers side to clear. I can understand some ground clearance issues due to the fact of the placement of the drivers side cat, but on a stock ride height camaro what is the normal clearance? Also, is it true that some people have to dent a pipe on the drivers side, or is that an installation thing (do it right and you dont have the problem)? I am sure I will go with the catted Y, but I really would like to see hp numbers between the two.
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Fry
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Originally Posted by frey51
Also, is it true that some people have to dent a pipe on the drivers side, or is that an installation thing (do it right and you dont have the problem)?
As for power, I can't give you a comparison, but with the mods in my sig, I made 343 hp and 357 tq (tuned), and that was on a very hot motor. If i had let it cool down and made another pull, I probably would have been closer to 348-350hp, and 360+ tq. I was very pleased.
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Thanks for the numbers man, I appreciate it. With the fact that you made close to 350 at the wheels with the pacesetters and catted y I have finally made up my mind. That is what I was thinking of getting and this just assures me of the possible gains, plus my car is pretty strong so I know that I can get near or above that number. Thanks alot man.
Fry
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No problem. Keep in mind, I made that with the notorious "Blowmaster". The only reason I can see your car making any lower numbers would be the fact that you have 4.10 gears. I picked up almost 30 hp at the wheels just from adding the Pacesetter LTs and TSP catted Y. Car was tuned with HP Tuners. You will not be disappointed.
