high flow cat vs resonator
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high flow cat vs resonator
In the spring i plan on making a custom midpipe for my 2001 ex , i have a magnaflow rear section already. The pipe will be 2.25'' , what i would like to know is should i put a resonator on or a high flow cat. If so i looked on ebay and cannot seem to find the cat for my car (2001 ex) andybody know where to get one for a decent price. Last question being does anybody have a custom exaust wit a magnaflow muffler , how does it sound ? loud ? deep ? sound clips ? thanks
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Rep Power: 0 go to ebay and type in "2002 civic" under cat converters I think it is the second one down (not the one that says si) there is a full polished Meagan downpipe and cat togeter for $45.00 I just ordered one it should be here tmarrow.but people here have said it is pretty good.
www.meganracing.com offers a test pipe for the EX models. its a downpipe after the top portion of your header and replaces the OEM cat. the con of it its 2.5" piping which is too large of piping for our civics and the malfunction indicator lamp going off (which will go off either way with any hi flow cat or catless ppl). their about $100 ish on eBay.
your overall exhaust tone will be louder probably by 30%+? maybe a little performance.. better throttle response and min. hp gains.
your overall exhaust tone will be louder probably by 30%+? maybe a little performance.. better throttle response and min. hp gains.
loss of torque...
Originally Posted by vtec happy
In the spring i plan on making a custom midpipe for my 2001 ex , i have a magnaflow rear section already. The pipe will be 2.25'' , what i would like to know is should i put a resonator on or a high flow cat. If so i looked on ebay and cannot seem to find the cat for my car (2001 ex) andybody know where to get one for a decent price. Last question being does anybody have a custom exaust wit a magnaflow muffler , how does it sound ? loud ? deep ? sound clips ? thanks
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Originally Posted by sasquatch
if you eliminate your cat and go to that large diameter of piping be aware you may lose torque as you elimate your back pressure.
Originally Posted by streetglower
and you then make your car illegal to operate on the streets. By losing the cat and replacing it with a resonator, you make it illegal. Also your emissions come into play, you wont be able to get inspected. Stick with a cat converter of some sort whether it be stock or aftermarket, just make sure it is a cat converter and not some resonator.
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Rep Power: 0 I migh just end up getting a whole cat back it might just be easier , theres a new local company thats starting off in my area and they are having some nice deals ss catback 2.25'' for 375 $ can
what do you think ?
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