i cracked my test pipe about a week ago, so i pit on a carsound high flow cat. the car does not feel any slower, in act it definately feels like ive gained some low end torque(according to the but dyno). the car sounds like a whole new car. so much quieter, which is noce since i drive 68 miles a day, 5 days a week. i thought when i went from my stock cat to a test pipe was the ****. high flow cat seems to feel better to me plus im not polluting as much anymore.

high flow cat=good investment

test pipes=good, but overrated

 

how much did you pay?

 

Ya damn rite, test pipes are stupid.

 

where'd you get your cat from?

 

Is there a noticable sound difference with a test pipe? A friend of mine ordered one and wasn't sure how loud it was goin to make the car...

 

i paid 120 total for the cat and install from a local muffler shop. my test pipe was resonated so it wasnt too loud, but the noise level difference between the 2 is very noticeable. its alot quieter now that i have the cat

 

120 sounds like a good deal for a hi-flow cat, but i got my testpipe for 35. There is no way i am paying over 100 for a hi-flow cat. They are usually more than that too.

 

wise purchase. imo, test pipes are for ricers who want their car to sound like a bumblebee

 

ive seen high flows on ebay for 39...

Im wondering how good they are and how long they would last. anyone have any experience with them?

I think a high flow cat is a good upgrade. Its good of you to put a cat back on.
the environment thanks you

 

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yea i'm really not into the sound my new test pipe is making . My car pulls a little harder though so i guess its worth it...we shall see.

 

what type did you get? Carsound?

 

thanks for the review. I was actually thinking about this yesterday while i was smelling the fumes coming out of my test pipe .

 

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if you think 100 bucks is a lot then you should see the fine for getting caught without a cat..!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IntEGNYC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ive seen high flows on ebay for 39...

Im wondering how good they are and how long they would last. anyone have any experience with them?

I think a high flow cat is a good upgrade. Its good of you to put a cat back on.
the environment thanks you </TD></TR></TABLE>

doesn't come with flanges
same cat used in the SMSP or other designs, though

 

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if you think 100 bucks is a lot then you should see the fine for getting caught without a cat..!! </TD></TR></TABLE>

yea i think its like 500 or something... .

 

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yea i think its like 500 or something... . </TD></TR></TABLE>

they are fix it tickets tho...... so it shouldn't be that hard to get away with the ticket

But I do agree. GO WITH A CAT! save the envronment. but it is up to you. I have a high flow cat on my integra and it works REALLY well.....


Just Wondering: did u dyno ur car before and after the new cat? if so how much hp was gained/lost?

 

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doesn't come with flanges
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can i pick up flanges at a local muffler shop. if so about how much would the cost?

 

what is the power difference???
i have a test pipe now and i'm getting sick of the sound

 

there wasnt a noticable power loss when i swapped them out. im sure the top end went down a bit, but like i said it wasnt noticable

 

open downpipe &gt; *.cat/testpipe

 

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I know you advocated running a cat, but I'd like to clarify that the penalites for removing the catalytic converter can be substantially greater than a "fix-it" ticket. It's covered federally under the EPA, and the agency can impose <U>large</U> fines.

 

my test pipe sounds good to me!!! with my Trust SP exhaust, it sound just perfect, nothing like rice, its nice deep tone, just a little bit deeper then with stock cat. i love the power gain.

 

I had a caldo honda high flow jdm cat on my integra but it was burned out and dead so i had to get a universal cat to get me through emissions, it made my mugen exhaust sound like ****, raspy and nasty, its coming off first thing monday morning and a JDM phase test pipe going on instead