Removing catalytic converter?

[factoryfreak v6 firebird]

Re: Removing catalytic converter?

i have a racereadyperformance electric cutout as well installed!

[Camarorulz]

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wow you did get ripped...got mine removed for $40.

The fact that you had a cutout installed has no bearing on it: it doesn't make a difference if they replace it with a straight pipe or cutout or whatever, they're still welding something in place. Same amount of work.

[eric v6]

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get 2.5 i have the and it fits exactly like the stock but 35 pounds lighter rasp up top but better all around... i actually just put my race ready electric exhaust cutout where my no cat was.

So I can take off my cat and replace it with a cutout. What about the 02 sim will I still need one and what kind of sound are we looking at with it open

[Camarorulz]

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It will be very raspy up top, but sound mean down below. With the cutout placed below the seats you will feel a lot of vibration, but it's tolerable (at least to me.) You still might want to get an 02 sim to keep from throwing codes.

I still have not thrown any codes after a day and I do NOT have an 02 sim (knock on wood.) Perhaps that's because I've had some tuning done though.

[slow6]

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So I can take off my cat and replace it with a cutout. What about the 02 sim will I still need one and what kind of sound are we looking at with it open

horrible and loud

[loser]

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horrible and loud

and when he says loud he means one block away your ears WILL be ringing. the ground will shake at idle outside the car. i started mine up chaning my exhuast, run open headers around the block and i wanted to cry. rasps starts at 1100RPMS ( maybe slightly exaggerated)

[eric v6]

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is that bad or what I said its gonna be electric so I have the option to open it and close it when I wanna. If I get the cutout is there any need for headers or what

[Camarorulz]

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yeah i didn't take into account the cat delete AND cutout: that would probably sound WAY too loud.

you don't need headers for a cutout. placing the cutout further toward the rear would help keep the noise down a little, although I can't tell you what it would sound like.

[eric v6]

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Im asking will headers help the sound with a cutout I have a flowmaster 80 series and I like the sound but now I want louder I know its not gonna sound like a v8 but at least my car will be different from a lot of v6 camaros. People are surprised when I tell them my car is a v6 when I start it up. I just figure if I add a whisper lid cutout and headers then I will have even a nicer sounding car

[Camarorulz]

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headers will make it sound better, sure. Will they make it sound good with open cutout? Probably not.

[eric v6]

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thanks for the help but thats what Im gonna do but its not like I am gonna have the cutout open regular it will be open only when I run nitrous because I have my stock pipes and do not wanna change to 3 inch pipes and I know thats what it will take for me to run extra power on my car

[factoryfreak v6 firebird]

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if you want to know what it will sound like with no cat and electrical cutout like mine ill get you a pic... my ca sounds better than it did with no cat and flowmasters just email me at 5pointslow@earthlink.net

[factoryfreak v6 firebird]

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and also you can change between it half open full open and closed i would make sure you have intake but i use half open just close it all the way and hit the button once yup (vice versa) it will be half of what your exhaust used to sound like and have dumped.. not too bad

[99 RS Camaro]

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no shop will remove your cat

FALSE------i had the same shop that i got my muffler from take my cat off about 4 mo later

[96greenmachine]

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i want to get rid of the cat...what would that do to my car
(3.8 auto flowmaster 40s 2.5 inch dual)and what will i have to do to it if anything my service engine light is on anyway so...what would taking it off do as far as sound goes and hp gain