llike the title says will a test pipe help or is a cat worth having

 

well u dont have a smog law ware u are so just gut the cat, if u get pulled over with a testpipe on it ur gunna get a ticket

 

hope you got headers and a decent exhaust if you want to see anything other than a loss in backpressure

 

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And gas mileage will decrease

 

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that's an even worse idea than a test pipe

leave your stock cat on. i doubt you're moving enough air to see the benefits of a high flow cat or testpipe.

 

hows that worse? it at least looks whole if ur trying to get it inspected, even if you DID go for a test pipe ud have to yank it off and put the cat back on

enlighten me

 

gutting a cat leaves a void inside it where the catalyst material was. this causes turbulence for the exhaust gases. you want them to exit the exhaust system as quickly as possible.

 

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truth

and latter down the line if you want to sell the car or pass inspection you have a bum cat and you are SOL

 

buy a test pipe then. Drive like you have some sense and change it once a year to get inspected. It probably wont help much anyhow but who am i to say.