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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 04:18 AM
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I'm looking for 3" cats. I just wanted to know who makes the lowest profile.
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 05:49 AM
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Random cats flow the highest. Magnaflow is a close second at a much lower price. I would pick between those two since most others flow like poo.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 02:59 AM
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Thanks for the help.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 03:15 AM
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pypes.com

they have itty bitty mini cats
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 11:38 AM
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they have itty bitty mini cats
what the hell that website sends me to a drug site.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 03:05 PM
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Happy with the Random Techs here.
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Originally Posted by Silver SS in Germany
I'm looking for 3" cats. I just wanted to know who makes the lowest profile.
The new MagnaFlow "Metallic-cat" pieces are flowing 590+CFM on a 3" in/out format.


From Random Tech's website: http://www.randomtechnology.com/

"In fact, Random Technology catalytic converters actually have a higher flow capacity than many mufflers. As an example, a 3" diameter 9000 series SuperStainless converter flows 502 cfm. Most 3" diameter high performance mufflers flow less than 475 cfm at the same test pressure."

It looks liek the MagnaFlow pieces are flowing 90 or CFM more.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 05:34 PM
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He lives ! Hey Rich, shoot me a PM/email or give me a call !

The Magnaflow cats ROCK ! You won't be dissapointed with them !

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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 11:50 PM
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How metallic are the metallic ones? Do they still break up very easily? My car is lowered so as much as I would like to run cats, they only last a few months before I bottom out on a speed bump or something and break them.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 12:33 AM
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random, or magna flow
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by kenkaru
How metallic are the metallic ones? Do they still break up very easily? My car is lowered so as much as I would like to run cats, they only last a few months before I bottom out on a speed bump or something and break them.
The Magnaflow cats aren't a ceramic brick like inside the stock cat is, it's a metallic core - kind of like a rolled wire mesh. Here's a pic of the Magnaflow cat :



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Love my dynatech cats. OBDII certified and talk about friggin small.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 10:27 AM
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Holy crap that dynatech is tiny! Maybe I'll get me a couple of those some day.

Just to clarify... Magnaflow makes a metallic type and a ceramic type.
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Holy crap that dynatech is tiny! Maybe I'll get me a couple of those some day.
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Originally Posted by kenkaru
Just to clarify... Magnaflow makes a metallic type and a ceramic type.
My bad, I was referring to the new high flow ones being metallic core. Thanks.

Magnaflow also makes CarSound cats which I believe are the ceramic core type. I used to have the 3" CarSound cats on my old Mac Y-pipe and they flowed great too.

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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 12:58 AM
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Where can I get those Dynatechs?
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Silver SS in Germany
Where can I get those Dynatechs?
They are sold in Jegs and Summit I beleive. The magnaflows are smaller and outflow the Dynatech stuff not to mention cheaper.
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Bad30th
My bad, I was referring to the new high flow ones being metallic core. Thanks.

Magnaflow also makes CarSound cats which I believe are the ceramic core type. I used to have the 3" CarSound cats on my old Mac Y-pipe and they flowed great too.

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They are sold in Jegs and Summit I beleive. The magnaflows are smaller and outflow the Dynatech stuff not to mention cheaper.
The magnaflow's are not smaller. Did you see the pic I posted of my dynatech's? They are only 4" in diameter and an essential overall length of about 4-5" because you can cut the inlet and outlet pipes off like I had done.

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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 12:09 PM
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Are they stamped with a code or something that proves they are legal? I see it being hard to convince the inspection station those are cats.
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