!cats and gas smell
Originally Posted by AdamSS
4) Personaly I think cats are good. They don't rob as much power as some idiots claim. 1-3 rwhp max. 3 rwhp is nothing, and you don't smell like freaking rotten eggs.
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Originally Posted by NassyVette
The rotten egg smell comes from having cats. No cats = sweet smell of horsepower.
This post really made me chuckle. People are complaining about the smell of a v8 w/out cats. Of course its going to smell. Add a cam, and headers, it will smell even more.
Amen.
Originally Posted by NassyVette
The rotten egg smell comes from having cats. No cats = sweet smell of horsepower.
Random Technology cats are the best flowing ones...but also VERY expensive.
Get Carsound or Catco cats...flow nice, and you can get them for $100/pair shipped new on e-bay.... do the search.
Get Carsound or Catco cats...flow nice, and you can get them for $100/pair shipped new on e-bay.... do the search.
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All of my friends have taken off their cats and I don't smell anything in thier cars. Well maybe one I can think of I can smell some exhaust but it isn't bad. on my old 442 It was bad, I hated driving to work in it because it was so strong.
and thats with the windows open. i dont smell anything w/windows closed...
Originally Posted by Ryan02SS
When I used to run an ORY with my setup the smell was worst when starting the car up in the garage or pulling back into it after driving. The smell would seem to fill the gargage and once you exited the car it would stick to you like glue. I DD my SS alot and being in work clothes smelling like unburnt hydrocarbons is not too cool. I added a Catted Y and don't have to worry about it no more.
I installed my headers over the weekend and I notice it exaclty like you did. I hate getting to work and smelling like exhaust
I had a 1995 Ford Probe GT with a t3/t3 60trim turbo kit with no cat running a hair on the lean side, and it was rank.. It would make me, and my garage absolutely disgusting!
It seems that it won't be nearly as bad with this car, so I'm going to give the ORY a shot since it isn't my DD
It seems that it won't be nearly as bad with this car, so I'm going to give the ORY a shot since it isn't my DD
Originally Posted by 2K2WS6TA
From reading a few threads about deleting cats, it seems one of the bigger complaints is the smell (unburned gasoline)
Right now I'm considering headers and true duals (over the axle) but since my youngest boy (3 months old) likes to ride in the bird, I don't really want to choke the kid on gas fumes, so is it possible to tune out the gas smell, or would it be better to get a set of hi flow cats
Right now I'm considering headers and true duals (over the axle) but since my youngest boy (3 months old) likes to ride in the bird, I don't really want to choke the kid on gas fumes, so is it possible to tune out the gas smell, or would it be better to get a set of hi flow cats
Originally Posted by AdamSS
3) When cats are cold during initial startup EGR kicks in (EGR= Exhaust gas recurculation) What it means is that when cats are cold, they are inefficient (dont' burn the hydrocarbons as well) and fumes get re-circulated. cold-cats are bad, hence removing them further away from their orginal location is illegal. Even if you have catted Y-pipe on midlenght or long-tube headers it's still illegal. (because they are not as close to the block, and won't heat up as much)
