Random Technology? Ignoring the pricetag, is this the best choice?

what do you guys think? what have you heard?

i do most of my own work on my car, but i deffinetly dont weld, so the ease of bolting it in myself is a major plus. sure its a lil more expensive than magnaflow, but i dont have to pay someone to install it.

 

I guess you could say Random Tech is one of the higher end ones. However, Magnaflow is the better of the two because it is cheaper and does exactly what the RT does.

 

Does your state have emmisions laws? If not, i'd just skip the high flow cat and go straight to the test pipe. Just a thought.

 

cheaper, before you pay someone up the *** for labor on welding it to fit considering its universal application

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by grego &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">cheaper, before you pay someone up the *** for labor on welding it to fit considering its universal application</TD></TR></TABLE>

I got my Carsound cat (Magnaflow) with the flanges already welded on it for $105 shipped to me.

 

MetalCat ALL metal cat converter...insides dont wear out like regular cat converters, CARB complient



http://www.metalcat.com.au/ &lt;--manufacturer site
http://www.hybrids.jp/forum/showthread.php?t=22287 &lt;&lt;-upclose pics
http://www.supremeperformance....id=10 &lt;&lt; more info

 

smsp test pipe........bolts right on

 

SMSP

 

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just bought my SMSP 2.5" cat and it doesnt bolt up

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by grego &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Random Technology? Ignoring the pricetag, is this the best choice?

what do you guys think? what have you heard?

i do most of my own work on my car, but i deffinetly dont weld, so the ease of bolting it in myself is a major plus. sure its a lil more expensive than magnaflow, but i dont have to pay someone to install it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

had my random tech cat. for about a year and a half and no problems yet...but i heard that random tech cats are just some other company with the metal plate welded on? ...

 

smsp's site fort the TP?

 

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just a question, wouldnt a high flow cat be less loud and not puff out a ton of black smoke?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xLude97 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">smsp's site fort the TP?

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http://www.sms-products.com

 

what header and exhaust are you using???

 

The RT cat is a 300 cell. A year or two ago I contacted them to ask if they would let me test one, since I had Jim Justice do a bunch of flow testing of different cats. But they did not respond. Bottom line: theirs is a 300 cell cat which don't flow as well as 200 cell cats.

The Metal Cat above is a 200 cell cat.

I sell 200, 300 and 400 cell cats. Actually my 200 cell cat is rated for 4250 lbs where as the Metal Cat is rated for only 3750 lbs. My 300 cell cats are rated for 6000 lbs and my 400 cell cats are rated for 10,000 lbs. Higher weight rating means it will do a better job in cleaning up the exhaust.

One can buy Magnaflow cats on ebay for cheap all day long, but those are the units/model numbers that I wouldn't/don't use anymore. If you want to use Magnaflow then I would recommend only going with the 93505 (2-1/4"), 93506 (2-1/2") or 93509 (3") model numbers. I've had too many problems with the 94*** series cats burning up their matting and then having the brick come loose and break apart. The 53*** series cats are really just the same as a stock cat with bigger inlets/outlets.

 

do you make a 200 cell cat for an obdI or obdII prelude?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SMSP &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The RT cat is a 300 cell. A year or two ago I contacted them to ask if they would let me test one, since I had Jim Justice do a bunch of flow testing of different cats. But they did not respond. Bottom line: theirs is a 300 cell cat which don't flow as well as 200 cell cats.

The Metal Cat above is a 200 cell cat.

I sell 200, 300 and 400 cell cats. Actually my 200 cell cat is rated for 4250 lbs where as the Metal Cat is rated for only 3750 lbs. My 300 cell cats are rated for 6000 lbs and my 400 cell cats are rated for 10,000 lbs. Higher weight rating means it will do a better job in cleaning up the exhaust.

One can buy Magnaflow cats on ebay for cheap all day long, but those are the units/model numbers that I wouldn't/don't use anymore. If you want to use Magnaflow then I would recommend only going with the 93505 (2-1/4"), 93506 (2-1/2") or 93509 (3") model numbers. I've had too many problems with the 94*** series cats burning up their matting and then having the brick come loose and break apart. The 53*** series cats are really just the same as a stock cat with bigger inlets/outlets. </TD></TR></TABLE>

can't wait to see mine in action!

 

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Yes.

I believe the problems that E-Money had were due to different exhaust pieces from other vehicles.

 

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Yes.

I believe the problems that E-Money had were due to different exhaust pieces from other vehicles.</TD></TR></TABLE>

very true, anyone enlighten me on how much different the SH and base model lengths for the exhaust manifold?

 

ok not to jack the thread but wondering if you know of anyone that makes a good 4 inch cat? any idea of how much power a cat really cuts out?

 

okay well, i guess i ended up getting the random tech cat.

running aem cai, dc header(bleh), and rs*r exmag
and the RT high flow cat will be installed shortly

ill get to work on posting some good soundclips