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Jan 25, 2006 | 10:34 PM

jeffro51

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Cats or No cats

I have a quiestion. I am looking at doing a new exhaust set up on my 02 trans am. i wil most likely be goin with the qtp headers and slp loudmouth exhaust, but i am wondering if i should get a ory or one with the highflow cats already in it. I want the exhaust to loud but i don;t want it to sound like crap. Can anyone help me out

Jan 25, 2006 | 10:53 PM

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I have pacesetters, TSP catted y, and slp loudmouth and it's really quiet. It sounds nice and deep, and full throttle is nice, but its alot quieter than ORY pipe setups. I heard that ORY pipes sound terrible with loudmouth anyways.

Jan 25, 2006 | 11:17 PM

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Yes the sound better to me catted and sound awful and loud with a ory but thats my opinion!But it has plenty of noise with the cats esp when ya step on it!

Jan 25, 2006 | 11:20 PM

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yea i agree with the loudmouth you want to run cats for sure.

Jan 25, 2006 | 11:29 PM

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I am going to go with QTP's and ory-pipe but staying with the SS muffler with a cut out. Everyone talked me right out of the Loudmouth with headers.

Jan 26, 2006 | 12:31 AM

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Another vote for cats. It doesnt hurt your performance, so why not?

Jan 26, 2006 | 01:55 AM

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I like my new cats

The cats will refine the tone, make it much more pleasant. You will hate the ORY loudmouth setup, its RASP city.

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Jun 28, 2006 | 10:33 PM

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Yes the sound better to me catted and sound awful and loud with a ory but thats my opinion!But it has plenty of noise with the cats esp when ya step on it!

Yeah for awhile i ran mac mid headers with no cats and a borla exhaust with open plate. It was the worst sound so raspy and just anoying i went back with cats on that set up. Now with my true duals i have now i am running no cats and love it but its a totaly differnt sound all together. so as far as your set up i think keep cats as far as sound goes

Jun 28, 2006 | 10:36 PM

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i see you live in fairbury? i usde to live in pontiac,but anyway i will be installing QTP's with the ORy here in about 2 weeks, i also have the LM. if your young and you want to be noticed then run no cats, but in the small town of fairbuy 3,500 i belive. the cops there r HUGE DICKS also so i would get the catted y. good luck.