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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 12:45 PM
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I just returned my QTP's i got recently (too big of gap in the primary-merge). I dont have time to install headers, have them leak, and have to remove/ install another set. Screw that. Im getting kooks and a magnaflow cat back. its a week end car that my girlfriend and i cruise around in so i dont want anything that will give us a head ache. wasnt sure if i should get the ORY or catted. dont get me wrong i want it to sound nice but no droning effect in the car while cruising.

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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 05:40 PM
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+1 Im about to do headers as well and am too not sure about Cats.
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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 10:12 PM
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just depends on your preference . if you are looking for power ory . if you want a quiet , clean sounding ride go with the cat . i dont think you will loose much power . with that said , considering your setup the cat sounds good. good luck with it man .
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 12:03 AM
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If you don't want crazy loud, I would probably do cats
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 06:52 AM
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ok, if i do remove my cats do i run the risk of throwing any codes?
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 08:52 AM
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yes, get them tuned out. and not being an a** at all here so don't take it like that, but if u do a few searches u can find a bunch of threads about cats vs ORY
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 10:48 AM
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i just ordered XS Lts...... i will be getting cats ASAP and putting them on before inspection
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 10:54 AM
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It depends on how much you can stand the smell of a non-catted car. Por ejemplo, I can leave my truck running (it is bone stock) in the garage and I don't smell a thing. I start my Camaro (no cats), and I immediately smell the strong aroma of gas, and it is a very powerful smell. Pull out of the garage, and it is fine...confined areas with my car kinda stink. The tune is spot on, and I monitor it with a permanently installed wideband O2 sensor...the gas smell is there no matter what, and you have to get used to it. Sometimes I wish I had cats, but in the end, I'd always wonder if they were clogged.

I'll end up getting a new center section fabbed up for my exhaust with cats for inspection purposes should the need arise...but my poison is a non-catted car.
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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 11:03 AM
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Some cat backs are very raspy without cats. That is one thing to consider if you're getting an ory.

Gmmg and LM1 are a few examples that can get raspy without cats.
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