To Cat or Not To Cat...

[Albert Fortes]

Hey everyone I got a 1992 Camaro. My question is will i get more horsepower from having a straight pipe or will i get more horsepower from having a high performance cat? Any input would help im getting the exhaust tomorrow. Thanks

[chadder]

strait pipe, but its not road legal

[Jaymatic]

The cat will help to keep some backpressure which will help to keep some low end torque

EDIT: basically its your choice between more hp or keeping low end torque

[StudlyCamaro]

a high flow cat will not cause much of a power loss. and it will help reduce smog in smog prone areas , and help to keep the pollution in the groundwater suply at a minimum

(im probably the only tree huggin hippy that drive a camaro arent i?)

[Jaymatic]

No I am going to stick with a cat too. I am not going to tell people what to do, but I think we should use cat's. They help limit pollution, although they are a cause of global warming.

[V6Firebird94]

i think someone likes shakespear to much cheesy title.........theres isnt that great of a power loss at low end if really ne at all

[97rs]

i didnt notice any power loss at all