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Old Jan 15, 2006 | 11:13 PM
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I just gutted my cat today no codes and i can feel a little difference in power much smother thru out the rpm band. Im out of performance parts to buy. Anybody know of any new parts that are coming out soon.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 12:44 AM
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how loud is it? scale of 1-10
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 01:46 AM
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I didnt really even notice a difference in noise. I still have the stoch resonator and a greddy exhaust
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 01:57 AM
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Thats Cool
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 02:07 AM
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do you know of any new performance parts coming out soon
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 02:10 AM
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none that I know of.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 10:10 AM
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i heard that gutting a cat could actually net a loss in hp
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 08:50 PM
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not only did i feel more power i alson started getting better gas mileage. from 21.2 to 22 thats after two days of driving.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 08:58 PM
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and this does what to your emissions? I hope your state dosen't do emissions testing.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 09:02 PM
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and this does what to your emissions? I hope your state dosen't do emissions testing.
it's not going to do much for that anyways. The SRT-4 doesn't have mufflers... that damn thing is a mosquito fogger.. it gets even worse emission ratings then the Cobalt by like x4.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 09:07 PM
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why does everyone always worry about emissions. if i have to go in ill put one on and call it good
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 09:18 PM
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let's see... emissions is one of those STREET LEGAL things.... ya' know.... in most states if you fail emissions you can't drive the car.... and it's one heck of a fine if you get caught with no inspection...
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 09:47 PM
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i understand but like i said i can just put it back on if i have to do emmisions. I have owned like ten cars and i have never had to do emmision. Im not trying to **** anybody off im just letting everyone know what gutting my cat did for me
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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We can get anyone a magnaflow cat converter anywhere from 2" to 3.5" Inlet/Outlet size, with and without 02 sensor boss. We have some in stock also. Be safe dont run without a cat converter. They are only about 70 dollars.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 09:59 PM
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And the little kittys on these cars suck !
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 10:04 PM
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i just got bored i ran out of performance things to do. any new stuff coming out anybody
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 10:19 PM
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I was told the stock cat is pretty good and would be pointless to gut/replace. I don't know maybe I heard wrong.
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 01:13 AM
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you should try it dont take to long maybe an houra all i can say is that it worked great for me
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Old Jan 27, 2006 | 01:45 AM
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New info on my gutted cat. The day after my cel came on and it read high flow efficiency, no big deal i knew what it was and it drove great. A week later the car starts to lose some power and little hesitation. Im assuming it was the cel making my car run retarded. So i ordered a high flow cat. Its installed on my car now but cant drive it cause i stripped out the 02 sensor. In conclusion im hoping the cel light will come off and car run good again. Sorry for misleading everyone
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