What are the best cats?
Here is where you can get the metal spun cats the cheapest. These are the short 3" cats but you can get them in 2.5" if that's what size you need:
http://www.eadperformance.com/catalo...3efdab3cc0e599
i ordered mine from them and they came in pretty quick. I did have to call and order though because their shopping cart wasn't working then. It may work fine now though. Also, my car is loud as hell even with them on!
http://www.eadperformance.com/catalo...3efdab3cc0e599
i ordered mine from them and they came in pretty quick. I did have to call and order though because their shopping cart wasn't working then. It may work fine now though. Also, my car is loud as hell even with them on!
here are some that look like they flow pretty well....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/3-Met...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/3-Met...QQcmdZViewItem
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Originally Posted by jimmypop13
Here is where you can get the metal spun cats the cheapest. These are the short 3" cats but you can get them in 2.5" if that's what size you need:
http://www.eadperformance.com/catalo...3efdab3cc0e599
i ordered mine from them and they came in pretty quick. I did have to call and order though because their shopping cart wasn't working then. It may work fine now though. Also, my car is loud as hell even with them on!
http://www.eadperformance.com/catalo...3efdab3cc0e599
i ordered mine from them and they came in pretty quick. I did have to call and order though because their shopping cart wasn't working then. It may work fine now though. Also, my car is loud as hell even with them on!
I am doing it b/c my car with the tail pipes ran out the back and the cam when coming to a stop it smells soooooooo bad.. right now it is dumped and ther is no smell. but man is it loud as hell in the car.. if you go to the multimedia section i posted sound clips of my car dumped and vid onsode the car
EDIT: what is soo good about those cats vs others. Those cats you posted have the screen in the inside and what not right? I want to get rid of some of the smell
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Originally Posted by GR33N GoblinM6
just an FYI since no body mentioned this..
Carsound = Magnaflow.. Carsound is made by magnaflow..
Carsound = Magnaflow.. Carsound is made by magnaflow..
where can i get magnaflow/carsound, random tech and others?
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I know.......what is your point? I highy doubt they have changed the way they design catalytic converters 
actually, they did! Metal core cats weren't out when they did the test. Metal core flow better and don't muffle as much Last edited by jimmypop13; Jul 24, 2007 at 06:16 PM.
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i got this from another post about the cats you poste Jimmy
MAGNAFLOW PERFORMANCE EXHAUST METALLIC-CAT
59950 Series – Compact High-Flow Performance Catalyst (Center / Center)
High flowing compact packaging catalyst. 59959 was tested (1000 cfm range @ 28" of H2O) to flow ~570 CFM. The one piece spun body short neck design and 400 cell density metal composite core make for excellet flow and extreme durability. The compact series uses all the same features as the ultra high-flow but provides for SMALLEST packaging avialable in high performance cats.
MAGNAFLOW PERFORMANCE EXHAUST METALLIC-CAT
59950 Series – Compact High-Flow Performance Catalyst (Center / Center)
High flowing compact packaging catalyst. 59959 was tested (1000 cfm range @ 28" of H2O) to flow ~570 CFM. The one piece spun body short neck design and 400 cell density metal composite core make for excellet flow and extreme durability. The compact series uses all the same features as the ultra high-flow but provides for SMALLEST packaging avialable in high performance cats.
570cfm is much higher than the 440cfm that the FLP cats got in that old article that 01formulata is raving about. also, all the magnaflow metal core cats are CARB certified.
here is a link to some advantages to metal core over ceramic:
http://www.warpspeedperformance.com/metalsubstrate.htm
here is a link to some advantages to metal core over ceramic:
http://www.warpspeedperformance.com/metalsubstrate.htm
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Originally Posted by jimmypop13
570cfm is much higher than the 440cfm that the FLP cats got in that old article that 01formulata is raving about. also, all the magnaflow metal core cats are CARB certified.
here is a link to some advantages to metal core over ceramic:
http://www.warpspeedperformance.com/metalsubstrate.htm
here is a link to some advantages to metal core over ceramic:
http://www.warpspeedperformance.com/metalsubstrate.htm
Or can i get cats, weld them in and be done. man it has been a long time since i ran a car with cats lol
Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
Where did you put your cats? Do you have any pics too? And another thing, here is a stupid question, right now i have no cats and i only have 2 02 sensors. when you add cats, do i need another 2 02 sensors? I can not remember.
Or can i get cats, weld them in and be done. man it has been a long time since i ran a car with cats lol
Or can i get cats, weld them in and be done. man it has been a long time since i ran a car with cats lol
here's mine:
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Ideally you wanna put them as close to each header as possible. I've got a little bit of pipe before mine. No you don't need to run o2 sensors behind them. The only reason you would is if you wanted your car to throw a code if one of them crapped out. I imagine you've already got that stuff tuned out anyway.
here's mine:
here's mine:
sweet. so you really recommend the ones that you posted the link about? and i found the specs on them too. So that was good
but this is what i had in mind
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sweet. so you really recommend the ones that you posted the link about? and i found the specs on them too. So that was good
but this is what i had in mind
but this is what i had in mind
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The setup in the pic is the best way. I would have done it that way but the cats were very loose over my collectors so I think clamping them straight to my headers would have caused a bad leak. Also I couldn't even if I wanted to on my driver side since my header collector angles upward. I defnitely think these are the best cats for the price and EAD is a sponsor so you don't have to worry about ordering from them and never getting your product or having to wait a few months. Mine arrived within a week.
that is awesome. Did you have a chance to listen to my sound clips? Ohh and will these cats cut back on the raw fuel smell???
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that is awesome. Did you have a chance to listen to my sound clips? Ohh and will these cats cut back on the raw fuel smell???
Here is a clip of mine. You have to turn up the volume bc my camera sucks like that. The car is actually extremely loud at idle. Much much much louder than my cammed LT/ORY/GMMG trans am that I used to own.
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Originally Posted by jimmypop13
Yup, your car sounds wicked, especially the one where you step on it and your friend drops all those f-bombs. haha
Here is a clip of mine. You have to turn up the volume bc my camera sucks like that. The car is actually extremely loud at idle. Much much much louder than my cammed LT/ORY/GMMG trans am that I used to own.
Click here to see Video
Here is a clip of mine. You have to turn up the volume bc my camera sucks like that. The car is actually extremely loud at idle. Much much much louder than my cammed LT/ORY/GMMG trans am that I used to own.
Click here to see Videoyup that sounds sweet. Here are the vids that i am talking about that i do not think that you heard. And yea the WOT one sounds
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