is it something i will notice when inside the car, or is it only when you get behind the muffler on gas?

 

A little while in the car if the windows are open. Never had one on my car.

 

You can live with it, its really not ALL that bad. Cept for the environment..

 

You will smell it if your windows are open or if you're outside the car...but I don't think it smells bad.

 

is it similar to the smell i get when i push the car hard for a few minutes or so?


BTW, i'm trying to decide if i should get a high-flow cat with my upcoming JDM 4-1 or just get a test pipe. my stock cat was replaced twice under warranty, and with the word of so many carsound cats failing i feel like i should just bypass that whole "possible" headache.

 

Test pipes don't smell bad at all, it's what comes out of them that stinks

It's not too bad without a CAT, it's the person behind you that gets all the stink.

But come on, think of the children!

 

Smells like a badly tuned cab.

Noxious and foul.

Get a high-flow cat - it's a worth investment.

 

If its just a matter of convenience, I'd say stick with stock cat. What happened to your 2 previous stockers?

 

the two previous stock cats got clogged up for whatever reason. never figured it out. but my gas mileage improved big time each time they were replaced.

i can't use the stock cat b/c the i'll be installing a JDM 4-1 which will require a shorter cat.

 

i say get your car tuned so it doesn't run so rich and then your high flow cat will last a little longer.

 

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Yup, save the environment, think of my kids

 

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dave those would be some angry angry kids...

zing!

-nate

 

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So DK, you adopted.... Maurice?

with a test pipe, your car can get a bit stinky.

 

i had the air-fuel ratio checked a while back while on the dyno and it was fine. plus, the aftermarket fuel pressure gauge i have reads 45 psi or so with revving the throttle cable, which is normal according to my tech.

besides, how can i tune a stock ECU?

 

I have one on my car and I don't roll down the windows. the smell is really strong.

 

You will smell it at idle with your windows down... but it's when you're driving behind that it really hits you. It's like the smell of unburn fuel and I surprised that cops didn't pick up on it and call out the sniffer truck...

As for liking that smell... to each his own I suppose...

 

i'll never test pipe my car, i love my cat and my clean smelling car.

 

I have a test pipe on my car. It smells like gas I don't notice the smell until I roll down my windows but it doesn't smell that bad.

 

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Think that's a little extreme there? I run 3'' straight pipe on my notorious environmentally killing rotary, and unless you stand directly behind a running car it's fine.

 

i have the T1R testpipe and it smells AHHHHSOME..... i love the smell of exhaust mmmmmmmmmmmm i keep my windows down all the time WOOOOOOOO

 

it's not that bad..

and on some cars it's barely noticeable when following them, if at all.. unless you're sitting there constantly in vtec..

 

My R with a pipe stinks. Windows down when warm out and it is deff noticable. I have been told it is very noticabl when driving behind.

For some reason Mark, your car smells nowhere as bad as mine.

 

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Yeah, your car stinks. I'm not kidding.

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Maybe thats why?

 

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2 things contribute to this, methinks.. I have the USDM ECU and you have the JDM.. and I have very few miles on my motor compared to yours.. otherwise, we pretty much have similar stuff.. same exhaust, testpipe, similar header..