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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 01:18 PM
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I'm about to the a muffler deleted but will this make my car weaker and make me loose gas mileage? And will it make my car value go down?!
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 03:53 PM
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Driving value will go down. If you want to sell it, keep it and put it back on.
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 06:50 PM
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keep the stock exhaust remove the 2nd cats and the resonator you would get a little growl and it would sound better than deleting the muffler
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Rolando
keep the stock exhaust remove the 2nd cats and the resonator you would get a little growl and it would sound better than deleting the muffler
So I have my resonator deleted already,
How much is it to deleted the 2nd cat?

Is there any downfall getting the 2nd cat deleted?
Like, passing smog, or anything?

I'm sorry really noob with this, really want a sorta g35, 370z sound but without spending a lot.

Got my resonator deleted, and it's not bad, little more growl should be perfect!
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by richylee
So I have my resonator deleted already,
How much is it to deleted the 2nd cat?

Is there any downfall getting the 2nd cat deleted?
Like, passing smog, or anything?

I'm sorry really noob with this, really want a sorta g35, 370z sound but without spending a lot.

Got my resonator deleted, and it's not bad, little more growl should be perfect!
It's illegal in all 50 states to remove a working catalytic converter, so yes this will fail smog anyplace they notice it.
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 06:05 AM
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I would suggest to just get an exhaust. It would be easier to swap out instead of welding pipes back together
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 06:18 AM
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+1 for new exhaust. If you have enough money get good one but if you don't get cheap one.
The cheapest one is around $300 shipped
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by whitebeast
+1 for new exhaust. If you have enough money get good one but if you don't get cheap one.
The cheapest one is around $300 shipped
Yup this is a good option ^

Also be careful when chopping off pipes because there is a chance that you will get some rasp. When I deleted my resonator I had rasp in the higher RPM range which was not pleasing.
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 07:39 AM
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Thank you sooo much guys! This help a lot!
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