what up,

I'm about to gutt my cat..but i was wondering if it smelt THAT bad inside the car? is it sooo bad that my clothes and stuff will smell like it? or are the fumes just a little worst outside the car?


someone with a gutted cat please reply..


thanks

 

i have an open cat. and when my friends drive behind me, they sometimes complain, haha. other than that, youll notice a smell at first, then you'll be used to it. it wont stick on your clothes...

 

You wont considerably notice the smell, unless you have a crazy exhaust leak and the cabin of your car has holes allowing the fumes to come in. The person that will notice the smell the most is the sniffer at you emissions check point.

 

i ran no cat for awhile. couldn't even notice except for the gay noise when i let off on the exhaust

 

no cat = BAD exhaust note and a shitty smell.

 

I havn't had a cat in yrs, and have never really noticed a bad smell. Only time if got smelly was when my header/b-pipe joint leaked, and the gas was coming up into the cabin where the shift linkage enters.

 

it will smell bad, but i doubt it will stain ur clothes...

 

lol..im running with a straight/test piep and man it stinkcs but you get used to it. Just dont sit there for 30 minutes with your car on parked, I swear you will either puke, past out or just get bored! LOL.

 

words of advice, i gutted my cat (passed emissions with the gutted cat) but youll have bees in your exhaust, its sounds like **** after 2500 rpm+rice=embrassing

 

if you have a resonator in your exhuast the sound won't be that bad

 

I have a gutted cat and an apexi n1 exhaust with a resonator and I like the sound, not ricey at all, but loud, and a little bit smokier. good luck

 

a little smelly but like they said, you'll get used to it.

It does hinder performance though. It puts a wide spot in the exhaust flow that then gets choked up hitting the b pipe. You'd be better off getting one of those 20 dollar test pipes off of ebay.

 

thanks for the replys...i'm not worryed about the fumes being a little worst outside the car, i just dont wanna be driving and have to smell gas all day...lol

 

i have a test pipe, and i can only smell it while in reverse, or if i shut my car off and walk behind it. I can't tell any other time. It def makes it sound worse though.

 

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i had a test pipe on an n1. was not impressed.

 

I've ran a gutted cat for years and honestly, it's not as bad as what people say. As long as you're driving normal, you shouldn't have to worry about much fumes..

 

as long as your exhaust runs out all the way you are fine. i just didn't like the sound.

 

I have a header, and a High Flow Catalytic Converter (Which means there is still SOME some deffening material... But it's still straight threw). I can't smell anything ever, and I think the car sounds damn good.

But, I also have stock exhaust from there back. I'm into the stock look

If you're not looking to spend much, I would recommend purchasing the Megan Cat. I have it on my car... Here is a thread about the install on a different forum, that may aid you in your install... It's not too fun man.

Thread on the Install here

Here is the product from the same seller I purchased mine from

Then again... If you have some extra money, you could go with the Skunk2 Test Pipe... A bit more pricey, but it's HOT **** YO'!!!11!1

Skunk2 Test Pipe

Hope that helps

 

why buy a name brand test pipe for $80. its just a piece of pipe with flanges at the end. an exhaust shop could make one for you real cheap.

 

****... All of the Exhaust Shops in this town will not TOUCH a car without a Catalytic Converter, let alone make a pipe that will rid an Exhaust System of one.

And this is in North Carolina... They're typically pretty leanient about this kind of ****.

 

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they won't install it, that's illegal, but they have pipe laying around and can make one. Put it in yourself. Also, there is at least one muffler shop in every city that'll break the rules and do it if you ask right .

 

And correct you are.

I guess just see how much that will be, versus the Megan Cat, which is about $43.00 shipped. If it's less than the Megan, I'd say go custom.

Good point IHateJDM.

 

it wont smell that bad... at first =] haha but its all gravy you know... you wont smell it just the suckers behind you

 

high flow cat =

gutted cat / test pipe =

inconsiderate towards other drivers and people who have to breathe in that **** every day (all of us)

 

hug a tree.