random tech cats
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random tech cats I am thinking about gutting my cats or getting some ORPs made for my SLP headers and y-pipe. I have the Random Tech cats and was wondering if it would be better to get ORPs made or gut my cats? Would gutted cats cause turbulence? Any thoughts or suggestions?
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Re: random tech cats Those are some expensive cats to be destroying. Get the ORP's. You may want to go back to cats or sell the car someday. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Re: random tech cats Weasel is right, I was in a horsepower zone oneday when I had my exhaust off and gutted my RandomTech cats, VERY STUPID mistake. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> I had the SLP Loud Mouth with gutted cats and couldn't drive it but 1 day until my head was about to explode! I had to get a true muffler installed and take off the loud mouth cause it was so loud. Get ORP's if you want to go unrestricted.
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Re: random tech cats Gutting RT cats <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
Thats like wiping your a$$ with $100 bill <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
Why not buy some cheap cats and gut them, and either sell those RTs or give them to me <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
Look at catco cats, they look just like stock cats (Minus the brown color) and you can gut those for a cheap price
Thats like wiping your a$$ with $100 bill <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
Why not buy some cheap cats and gut them, and either sell those RTs or give them to me <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
Look at catco cats, they look just like stock cats (Minus the brown color) and you can gut those for a cheap price
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Re: random tech cats 2002 Trans am, That's funny!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Actually I was looking for a cheap way to get rid of the cats and that was the cheapest I could think of was gutting them.
But now I think I can sell them and have ORPs made and probably break even. SLP used to sell ORPs but don't anymore which means I either have to have my y-pipe changed or have some ORPs made which would just be a straight pipe the length of my cats with the right diameter ends to clamp on.
I can pass inspection with o2 simms no problem without cats, but if I open my cutout, it may be obnoxiuos! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> In which case if I have to run with it closed most of the time, then how much am I really gaining by getting rid of the cats? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
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Actually I was looking for a cheap way to get rid of the cats and that was the cheapest I could think of was gutting them.
But now I think I can sell them and have ORPs made and probably break even. SLP used to sell ORPs but don't anymore which means I either have to have my y-pipe changed or have some ORPs made which would just be a straight pipe the length of my cats with the right diameter ends to clamp on.
I can pass inspection with o2 simms no problem without cats, but if I open my cutout, it may be obnoxiuos! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> In which case if I have to run with it closed most of the time, then how much am I really gaining by getting rid of the cats? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
Dean
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Re: random tech cats I'm not sure they are the same length and have the same diameter ends,one end goes to the 3" y-pipe and the other end goes to the header collector. The stock ones won't work with headers that I know of. If I remember right the drivers side bolted to the stock exhaust manifold and that definately will not work with my setup. If I sell them, I will make you a good deal.
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Re: random tech cats Just cut the cats out (save them) and inset a short section of straight pipe. MUCH better flow than gutted cats. And, pretty cheap to do.
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