hey guys i went to muffler tech today looking for a hi flow catalytic converter. but the guy said the my car already has one. then i asked if i can put a test pipe on it and he said the they were garbage. idk so im asking u guy does does my car have a hi flow cat on it already. and do test pipes do anything. does it make my car sound really annoying? im guessing it will throw a CEL with the test pipe. i have a 96 prelude SI by the way.

 

how could we know if you have a high flow cat? do you have a pic or something we can look at? if your car is pretty much stock then you probably don't have a high flow cat, but the best way to find out is to jack up your car, crawl under there, and take a look for yourself. see if there is a genuine honda logo, or some other brand name on it. and you will not benefit that much from a test pipe if all you have is basic bolt on stuff. and yes, you will also throw a CEL with a test pipe.


Modified by BB6racer at 11:11 PM 7/11/2006

 

sucks, you have probably the worst 4th gen to get, 96 because of the obd2

anyways, i have a random technology high flow cat. great cat and with basic stuff, i believe it has the same flow as test pipes.

 

ditch the cat...and NO you will not throw a CEL with a test pipe from my experiance...what size piping is it???

 

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well, remember he's got 2 o2 sensors and not just one.

 

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well, remember he's got 2 o2 sensors and not just one.

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toche'

 

he's prolly just lazy and didnt wanna work on your car....

 

No cat throws a CEL code ?? How? the O2 sensors are upstream from the cat.

If you have a stock exhaust system, you don't have a hi-flow cat. The only thing different about a hi-flow cat is that the inlet and outlet pipes are larger in diameter in order to match the larger after-market exhaust system pipes.

 

the whole thing is bigger in diameter.

and a test pipe throws a CEL on OBDII ecu's because the readings change drastically and the ECU catches it.

 

the high flow cats are a waste of money get a test pipe! depends on which exhaust you have i had a thermal and it was too loud and ricey for me, should be ok with a greddy evo..u willl need a cel kit to avoid the check engine light

 

yeah get a gay *** test pipe and pollute the air it's so jdm to do that!!!

who cares if a good high flow cat flows just about as well as a test pipe and doesn't cause a massive increase in the amount of poisonous gasses being released into the air your friends, neighbors and family breath! you'll run 12's at the strip!!!!!!!!!!!

 

If you're looking for more performance, I've got a Jet Performance chipped ECU for a 96 SI. Asking $110 shipped

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bad-monkey &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah get a gay *** test pipe and pollute the air it's so jdm to do that!!!

who cares if a good high flow cat flows just about as well as a test pipe and doesn't cause a massive increase in the amount of poisonous gasses being released into the air your friends, neighbors and family breath! you'll run 12's at the strip!!!!!!!!!!!

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a honda enviormental guppy???? so you should put vtec stickers on your sneakers...youll run 10s no problem!! lol

 

i'm glad i have a high flow now

my trunk doesn't smell like exhaust fumes, and i don't have to worry about passing emissions illegally

 

jus get a test pipe and stop being a girl lol

 

let's analyze this situation for second.

flow vs. flow, the test pipe only marginally outperforms a HF cat.

emissions vs. emissions, the test pipe dumps a hell of a lot more pollutants into the air you breath, and makes your car sound like ****.

result vs. result, on a bolt on prelude i'd be surprised if there was a 2 whp difference between a HF and a test pipe.

so tell why running a test pipe is "cool" again?

 

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Every 4th and 5th gen JDM lude is catalist

 

huh?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bad-monkey &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">let's analyze this situation for second.

flow vs. flow, the test pipe only marginally outperforms a HF cat.

emissions vs. emissions, the test pipe dumps a hell of a lot more pollutants into the air you breath, and makes your car sound like ****.

result vs. result, on a bolt on prelude i'd be surprised if there was a 2 whp difference between a HF and a test pipe.

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yO, itZ b'cuZ it makeZ VTAK loudah!!!