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Dec 21, 2006 | 10:14 AM

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Anyone ever tried 3 cats??

Been thinking of ways to get around the smog police in cali. wondering if anyone has tried to rig up 3 cats to there car. 1 after each header then 1 in between the y and cat-back??

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Dec 21, 2006 | 10:30 AM

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2 and a dog..but never three cats..............

The problem in Cali is t hat you cant move the cats from their stock location....or that their missing..its really just that simple

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Dec 21, 2006 | 10:35 AM

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That and a cat where the y pipe merges would be VERY restrictive

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Dec 21, 2006 | 10:56 AM

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That and a cat where the y pipe merges would be VERY restrictive

i dont plan on running it that way... just when it comes time to smog it.
all the times i have had my car smoged they just poke around under the hood and stick the sniffer in the tail piece

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Dec 21, 2006 | 11:12 AM

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actually a high flow cat really dosn't add that much restriction. on back to back dyno runs at my school we saw only 1hp gain on the top end

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Dec 21, 2006 | 02:59 PM

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Also that far back and it probably wouldn't get up to the proper operating temperature.....?

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Also that far back and it probably wouldn't get up to the proper operating temperature.....?

i was thinking about torching it before testing. j/k

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Dec 21, 2006 | 03:46 PM

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My 3.4L only has one cat but its after the Y pipe.. so that being said it in theory should get up to the proper temp.

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