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Old Dec 28, 2007, 10:09 PM
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hollowed out my cat

i'm pretty sure mine was a high flow cat so i don't know if it's this easy for a regular cat

so i took this off my car

used these

ended up with all this

and this



honestly, this is the best free mod i've done to any of my cars lol, everything feels so much smoother
Old Dec 28, 2007, 10:18 PM
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haha! Nice. Stealth test pipe!
Old Dec 28, 2007, 10:19 PM
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testpipes really are dirt cheap u know + ur screwed now if u have to go thru emissions...
Old Dec 28, 2007, 10:23 PM
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now you cant pass emissions because you cant switch over now.
i would have just bought a test pipe, then when emissions rolls around switch it out with the cat.
Old Dec 28, 2007, 10:27 PM
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a buddy of mine in AZ had a testpipe made for $6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old Dec 28, 2007, 10:29 PM
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You can sell the cat for like 50 bucks and buy a testpipe for 30???

Just giving you a hard time....

I thought of doing that, let us know how it works.
Old Dec 28, 2007, 10:32 PM
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$6=2 gallons of gas

i have my stock exhaust to be thrown back on for emissions, which was the only reason i was willing to do this

notice the right side of the cat has v-band clamp flange, for 3" down pipe
Old Dec 28, 2007, 10:33 PM
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Can someone tell me how much a typical Evo gains with a test pipe?

Honestly, modern day high flow cats dont restrict much. Is it worth it?
Old Dec 28, 2007, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Tristar Racing
Can someone tell me how much a typical Evo gains with a test pipe?

Honestly, modern day high flow cats dont restrict much. Is it worth it?
no clue, but it definitely feels nicer, and it's quieter inside, which is always a plus for a dd
Old Dec 28, 2007, 10:43 PM
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did it meow alot?


ok, ok, bad joke...
Old Dec 28, 2007, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by thestereogod
did it meow alot?


ok, ok, bad joke...
dont be soo hard on yourself
Old Dec 28, 2007, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Tristar Racing
Can someone tell me how much a typical Evo gains with a test pipe?

Honestly, modern day high flow cats dont restrict much. Is it worth it?

i have been wonering the same thing. i have a perrin hfc, which is basically a test pipe with a cheese grater stuffed in it. it really doesn't seem all that restrictive.

i have been debating for a weeks wether or not to include a test pipe in my next round of upgrades.
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Originally Posted by MondoBongo
i have been wonering the same thing. i have a perrin hfc, which is basically a test pipe with a cheese grater stuffed in it. it really doesn't seem all that restrictive.

i have been debating for a weeks wether or not to include a test pipe in my next round of upgrades.

i'm pretty sure mine is a hfc also, it came with the vishnu turbo back system, i'm currently only running the downpipe and cat from that setup but anyways, if you look at the third pic, you can see the "cheese grater" it's 2" thick and there's 2 sections of it, that's gotta be way more restrictive than say, nothing lol
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Originally Posted by Tristar Racing
Can someone tell me how much a typical Evo gains with a test pipe?

Honestly, modern day high flow cats dont restrict much. Is it worth it?
a testpipe is abt 5whp more than a 3" hi-flow cat. most ppl only run testpipes to take advantage of leaded racegas tuning...
Old Dec 29, 2007, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by aznj
i'm pretty sure mine is a hfc also, it came with the vishnu turbo back system, i'm currently only running the downpipe and cat from that setup but anyways, if you look at the third pic, you can see the "cheese grater" it's 2" thick and there's 2 sections of it, that's gotta be way more restrictive than say, nothing lol
true, very true.

how does the butt dyno like it?


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