I live in florida and i was told that florida does not have emissions for exhaust...is that true??
Other question was that if i take off my catalic converter would i gain any horsepower whatsoever?
Do Catback exhaust systems still have catalic converters or are they taken off as the catback exhaust gets installed?
NO Catalic Converter???!!!
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MaDD_Drizzle
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Sorry, I can't answer your question about Florida's emissions...
There have been a lot of threads about if catalytic converters add horsepower or not, a search (whenever search starts working again) will find them. Basically, without the converter, the exhaust flow will be lest restricted and lessen backpressure. The less backpressure, the better. You may get small gains from it, but nothing you will notice. Most (including myself) go with a high flow converter...its still there, it just flows better than stock. Mine is from Catco, but you can get them from Random Tech and a couple other places.
It's your choice whether you want to run a converter or not. Catback exhausts are made to bolt up to your converter, but you can replace the converter with a test pipe. A test pipe is just a piece of pipe that replaces the converter.
Just for example - to try to free up some horsepower I chose a high flow converter, 2.25" pipe (best exhaust size is always debated, there are numerous threads about what is best also) with the least amount of mandrel bends possible, eliminated the stock resonator, and used an 80mm Tanabe muffler.
BTW, nice car.
There have been a lot of threads about if catalytic converters add horsepower or not, a search (whenever search starts working again) will find them. Basically, without the converter, the exhaust flow will be lest restricted and lessen backpressure. The less backpressure, the better. You may get small gains from it, but nothing you will notice. Most (including myself) go with a high flow converter...its still there, it just flows better than stock. Mine is from Catco, but you can get them from Random Tech and a couple other places.
It's your choice whether you want to run a converter or not. Catback exhausts are made to bolt up to your converter, but you can replace the converter with a test pipe. A test pipe is just a piece of pipe that replaces the converter.
Just for example - to try to free up some horsepower I chose a high flow converter, 2.25" pipe (best exhaust size is always debated, there are numerous threads about what is best also) with the least amount of mandrel bends possible, eliminated the stock resonator, and used an 80mm Tanabe muffler.
BTW, nice car.
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You should be warned that regardless of emmisions requirements, removing/circumventing a cat is illegal as all hell. Technically its against EPA regulations, and as a result a federal violation to even replace a cat with another one unless it is inspected by a certified party and deemed unfit, or if it is destroyed/missing. That being said, I'm probably going to install a high flow in a few weeks as the old one seems to have has an unfortunate accident if you know what I mean.
Modified by Alfador at 10:57 PM 12/7/2005
Modified by Alfador at 10:57 PM 12/7/2005
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WHOA WHOA WHOA....u trying to scare all **** out of me or something?
u mean to tell me unless i have an unfortunate "brakeage" in the exhaust area (converter) i cant replace mine without having a legitimate excuse eh?
u mean to tell me unless i have an unfortunate "brakeage" in the exhaust area (converter) i cant replace mine without having a legitimate excuse eh?