do i need a cat?

[Deshon2688]

^ thats another good point, u can always just save ur money and gut the stock cat. someone a while back had dyno results of comparisons between a gutted oem cat and some of the high flow cats, and the numbers were close enough to were you'd be fine with it. and that's on a motor that had other work done to it.

if i wouldve know that before i bought the megan cat i woulda kept the oem one.

 

[9450erick]

how bout just test pipe
thats what ima be doin/ just for louder exhaust
wouldnt that be cheaper as well

 

[Deshon2688]

not cheaper than just guttin ur stock cat and putting it back on. it's definitely louder tho.

 

[9450erick]

meant cheaper then buying a high flow cat lmao
honest mistake though lol

 

[Thirteenth]

header <-> cat <-> exhaust

i'd recommend magnaflow hi-flow. i'm not 100% sure if they meet emission standards... we dont have them here up north

 

[FunnyVictor86]

magnaflow is good but if you have the money, i recommend getting a random technology hi-flo

 

[1998accordsirt]

^ thats another good point, u can always just save ur money and gut the stock cat. someone a while back had dyno results of comparisons between a gutted oem cat and some of the high flow cats, and the numbers were close enough to were you'd be fine with it. and that's on a motor that had other work done to it.

if i wouldve know that before i bought the megan cat i woulda kept the oem one.

It does add quite a bit towards the top end from about 4500RPM to redline, however, it is SUPER loud in the car. I could only bear the noise for about a month. The added oomph was nice but it got to the point where it felt like my ears were going to bleed every time I drove it.

how bout just test pipe
thats what ima be doin/ just for louder exhaust
wouldnt that be cheaper as well

Test pipe will be LOUD. Don't know what you like, but having gutted cat, which I imagine would be similar to a test pipe, got old really quick.

 

[Tphong]

When I put on my high flow cat I kept getting a check engine light. Now if you don't mind the CEL then it's alright I guess. There's a very simple fix to that problem. You should be able to google it and you'll find it. All you need is a 1/2inch drill and something from the auto store.

 

[Roadrashvtec]

I Thinkz uz needz az bigz catzxz! MOAR FLO!~~!

 

[Roadrashvtec]

Then u be happy?!