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Old 07-20-2007, 02:01 AM
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Default Hi Flow Cat vs. Cat Delete down pipes

What has the bigger yield?
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Old 07-20-2007, 02:27 AM
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i dont think there is really a big significant difference between the two
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Old 07-20-2007, 04:14 PM
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Well.. if there isn't one that is better performance wise.. how about economically? obviously the cat?
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yeah when you delete your cat (esp. both cats) your car will smell like crap
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where would you get a high flow cat?
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the intraweb :p
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you can go to magnaflow's website, everyone been using the magnaflow hi-flow cat but i forgot what the part number was
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in the mid-pipe there is 2 resenators right????

when you change the header you delete the cat.....
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Originally Posted by tC-JDM
in the mid-pipe there is 2 resenators right????

when you change the header you delete the cat.....
no there is only one resonator, there is another cat in the midpipe
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My main concern was with just the actual cat in the midpipe.

hi flow or delete?
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Old 07-21-2007, 10:12 PM
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the actual cat is in the header, the cat on the midpipe is a secondary cat and just catches what the first one doesnt.

replacing that will not yield any "good" results, your better off getting a header.

also, deleting both cats is a VERY good way to get pulled over, the smell and the white smoke blowing out of your tailpipe are easy give aways your car is modded.
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ok.. but my question isn't about what i should replace. I eventually want TB.. dezod spec . I don't want a cat delete so what are my options as far as hi flow secondary cats - in case the manifold has a cat delete in the kit
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any aftermarket manifold will delete the cat.

the only aftermarket cats that i recommend are vibrant and magnaflow, in that order.
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thanks 909
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yea i have header back exhaust, no cats, and i tell u it smells like crap, thats why my friend doesnt want to roll behind me when we roll together,

yea no cats= auto sniff test fail.....
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no cat has best power but metalic high flow cat is 1 hp less but good priced.$$$. get megan, it looks like thiers a cat but thier isn't. import tuner.com has these resulsts posted with dyno on a civic
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Old 08-24-2007, 08:37 AM
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Check this article out about going catless. Should shed some light on the issue.

http://images.magnaflow.com/05news/m.../catalytic.pdf
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Question... Will only having the secondary cat in the midpipe keep my exhaust from smelling like butt? :o I'm installing my DC header and megan s-pipe this weekend
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^^ yes
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