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Old 11-14-2013, 02:48 PM
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Since I have registred the vehicle wioth a classic car insurance, I don`t have to do emissions.

Did someone else here take the cats out of the equation?
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Old 11-14-2013, 03:40 PM
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I have. Unless you are doing a full exhaust, no real advantage.
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X-pipe!
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X pipe no cats sounds great
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What about weight reduction? My cats weighed a metric cr*pton. The x-pipe must be at least 1/2 or 1/3 the weight.
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You know what they say, every hundred pounds is a tenth!
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I ran for a long time with X pipe..no cats and stock S4 intermediates and a RMB. Sounds good but honestly the smell gets old.

I have been running some high flow cats from Rog now for a couple of years. smells good runs strong.
Something to consider if not down the road a bit..
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Happy with my x-pipe and high flow cats.
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What is the life span of the hi-flo cats? I recall that they did not last longer than two or three years. Anybody have any stock cats for sale?
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Speaking of cats, mayor ford loves his pu$$y.
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What is the life span of the hi-flo cats? I recall that they did not last longer than two or three years. Anybody have any stock cats for sale?
Fitted to some of my DD,s for over 8 years and still pass emissions with flying colors.
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I'm not sure why you have bad smell when removing the cats. I don't smell much difference at all.
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Originally Posted by MFranke
I'm not sure why you have bad smell when removing the cats. I don't smell much difference at all.
Lucky you.

It's an entirely different thing...
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Originally Posted by 928newb
Since I have registred the vehicle wioth a classic car insurance, I don`t have to do emissions.

Did someone else here take the cats out of the equation?
Ask Ducman how that decision can grant you sooooo much headache..someday.


All for nothing.
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Originally Posted by Speedtoys
Ask Ducman how that decision can grant you sooooo much headache..someday. All for nothing.

Military is moving us to Los Angeles in April... So I have to reg the car under the wife's home I record (Washington) so I don't have to do emissions. Even if I had a cat, no way it would pass visual anyway... But still
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