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Old Dec 27, 2003
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which downpipe ? high flow cat ?

i dont know whether to get the megan racing or hp high flow cat, does anyone know the actual cat size pipe ? becuase some downpipes have a 2.5 piping but a smaller high flow cat itself
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th emgan racing high flow cat is fairly cheap and im pretty sure that the cat, isnt really one, it is just gutted out to look like one. i dont know about the hp racing one though, but i would say that the megan one is pretty straight through and would provide pretty good gains.
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does anyone know if there are any legal ones out there?? downpipe/cat ?? something that will pass emisions.
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no, from what i know, MOST, i can't say all, but most high flow cats don't do enough to pass emissions. There might be some out there but usually most of them you need an O2 simulator. If you get the O2 sim and the emissions people do an ECM test rather than a tailpipe test then you will pass. It also depends on how strict your state is. HP Racing is based in FL so they don't need to care about emissions.
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Random Technologies offers a legal CAT but you need to have damaged your stock CAT to put it on legally
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lol.... pass me a hammer please =oD
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I think a good awl would do
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Replacing a properly functioning catylitic converter is illegal.
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in va, having your car to low to the ground is illegal, and that doesn't stop anyone that i know
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Random Technologies offers a legal CAT but you need to have damaged your stock CAT to put it on legally
What if you install it yourself how do you prove that the stock one was damaged or do you have to, and just say that it was?
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so which is better megan or hp racing or other ?
check this topseed one out!
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truthfully they're all the same. I think they're all the same diameter.. although I've seen one where the 'cat convertor' is smaller in size than others, not that it matters much.

as long as they have the 2 o2 bung you need, and as long as they fit perfectly.

I honestly wouldn't be surprise if they all came from the same manufacture in Taiwan that I've mentioned before..
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Originally posted by CapYoda
truthfully they're all the same. I think they're all the same diameter.. although I've seen one where the 'cat convertor' is smaller in size than others, not that it matters much.

as long as they have the 2 o2 bung you need, and as long as they fit perfectly.

I honestly wouldn't be surprise if they all came from the same manufacture in Taiwan that I've mentioned before..
thats exactly what i was saying cap, ive seen some where the piping is 2.25 or 2.5 and the cat itself is like not even 2 inch so i was asking if anyone knows any high flow cats like this and if some are bigger than some
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Originally posted by mclean987
so which is better megan or hp racing or other ?
check this topseed one out!
Where can I find that one?
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Originally posted by MadWheel
Where can I find that one?
i work at a performance store in miami, and we were looking to order some and our supplier emailed us that pics, they said its $150 for downspeed, i think its worth it for topspeed but wanna compare it to others
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Yeah that setup looks great. PM me when you get some I may be interested in it. Thanks.
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check this out

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The carsound/magnaflow 5300 series is an emmissions legal cat. Ive been talking with a guy from magnaflow
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Danny Christian:

"You need a 53000-series converter for your vehicle. If you need to replace the manifold converter(some Civics have this and some don't), which is the small converter right under the manifold, that is a dealer item. In regards to the O2 sensors, you should be able to reuse the OEM ones, as the car is too new for them to be bad. But if you do need them, we should have some to fit.

Thank you for your interest in Magnaflow and have a Happy New Year,"


We dont have a manifold converter btw
 
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