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Old Jun 20, 2004 | 06:10 PM
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i have a 92 sedan with a jdm d16a vtec(yes d16a) single cam 130 hp.
a jdm d15b auto tranny, short inake, and a universal exaust. will taking off my catylytic converter improve my acceleration. if so does anyone know of any diys on this and how hard will it be. alos what are the results i .e how much of a gain will it give me

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Old Jun 20, 2004 | 06:56 PM
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you could just get a hi flow cat which will still be legal for inspection and it may help the performance of the car
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 08:52 AM
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keep your cat. Don't spew fumes just to gain 3hp past 5k rpms...
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 08:54 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kommon_sense &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">keep your cat. Don't spew fumes just to gain 3hp past 5k rpms...</TD></TR></TABLE>


and after about a month of that, you will HATE the sound of your
exaust.
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Old Jun 21, 2004 | 09:03 AM
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You will also hate the smell, the loss in TQ is NOT worth the gain at high end RPM. High flow cat is the way to go...
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