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| 08ballah |
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Age: 33 Posts: 86 Joined: 3rd Mar 2011 Ride: 92 nc fairlane v8 Location: wellington,upper hutt |
i am going down to take my 1992 ford fairlane 302 windsor down to the exhaust shop in 3 hours to get the cats taken out an pipe welded in to replace and the old muffler taken out and a coby put in its place will this make my car actually sound like a v8 ? will i notice the difference in sound ? its costing $325 is that good ? is it worth it..
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| EFFalcon |
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just get a cat back exhaust, removing the cats is overkill.
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| bry40l |
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no point removing the cat,
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| LTD_DF |
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I agree there's little point in removing the cat's....
That said they do reach a point where they no longer work as originally intended. Depending on the kilometers your vehicle has travelled and other factors they may need replacing. I suggest you have the exhaust place check them out as best they can and take their advice. But be mindfull that there aren't just trying to line their pockets with your dollars. Signed, X-Mechanic |
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| Gab1 |
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Removing the cats is not a very good idea as it is highly illegal to do so, and will yeild little benifet if all you are after is a better note. If you want some more performance also, get a pair of high flow cats, they wont be cheap though, and they wont make a hell of alot of difference unless you have a good set of extractors anyway. If you are on a budget, just get a cat back exhaust.
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You will notice a different sound.
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| 08ballah |
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Age: 33 Posts: 86 Joined: 3rd Mar 2011 Ride: 92 nc fairlane v8 Location: wellington,upper hutt |
got cats taken out pipe welded in and a coby to replace old muffler sounds algood
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| xafalcon |
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In New Zealand our ONLY tailpipe emission law is that the engine cannot smoke continuously for more than 10 seconds after start-up.
Removing cats in NZ is common, I'm surprised a 1992 vintage car still has them. Even the best flowing cat is more restrictive than no cat at all, so unless mandated by smog laws there is free performance to be had in removing them If you had posted earlier I could have sent you a pair of cat-delete pipes that bolt on between header & Y-pipe.
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| phongus |
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{USERNAME} wrote: Removing the cats is not a very good idea as it is highly illegal to do so, and will yeild little benifet if all you are after is a better note. If you want some more performance also, get a pair of high flow cats, they wont be cheap though, and they wont make a hell of alot of difference unless you have a good set of extractors anyway. If you are on a budget, just get a cat back exhaust. Gab Not illegal in NZ...
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{USERNAME} wrote: Even the best flowing cat is more restrictive than no cat at all, so unless mandated by smog laws there is free performance to be had in removing them . ive read an article on back to back testing regarding removing the cats, and there was 1 hp difference with a ceramic 200cpsi cat, and straight pipe and only 5hp difference with standard cats and straight pipe. With dyno's being slightly inconsistant each run theres possibly no difference at all..... |
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| Benny D |
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{USERNAME} wrote: {USERNAME} wrote: Even the best flowing cat is more restrictive than no cat at all, so unless mandated by smog laws there is free performance to be had in removing them . ive read an article on back to back testing regarding removing the cats, and there was 1 hp difference with a ceramic 200cpsi cat, and straight pipe and only 5hp difference with standard cats and straight pipe. With dyno's being slightly inconsistant each run theres possibly no difference at all..... sweet. i can gain a couple hp. lol
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| Sefton |
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go new zealand! i just realised there's no cat on my car either lmao
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| bry40l |
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id prefer to leave it on as i hate the smell of a car without it and in my opinion you wouldnt gain alot of power unless you were turbo charged as you need lots of exhaust flow
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| Benny D |
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why is it legal in NZ but not in aus?
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| xafalcon |
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Because we are very lucky when it comes to rodding.
V8 anual registration is the same price as a 4 cylinder, about NZ$280. When modifying a car, so long as it's safe (and has been road tested as being so), you can do it No emissions laws No laws banning retrograde engine mods / installs eg EFI failure on 5.0, just fit a carb No laws limiting engine displacement / supercharging / turbocharging when re-powering, so long as it drives straight, goes around corners and stops safely it's OK No laws banning LHD imports eg a brand new camaro landed and on the road for under NZ$40k. Personally I'm looking at a new challenger But the payback comes in the price of petrol - north of NZ$2/litre
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