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02-20-05, 03:26 PM
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Just wondering, Owning a sc400 in florida, My question is, would Taking the cats off of the exahst or just drilling them out and putting them back on, hurt the car or help it? did it to my f350 got a mile per gallon more and it feels alot stronger, is there anything in the sc400 that doing this would hinder?
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02-21-05, 10:16 AM
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Depends on your mufflers.
The engine needs a bit of backpressure in the exhaust for low-end torque.
If you're running stock mufflers (a bit restrictive) then I'd say punching out the cat could gain you a couple of horsepower.
I don't know what the emissions are like in Florida.
Do they test? How often?
If they do test for emissions, I'd recomend a high-flow cat from Rantom Tech.
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The engine needs a bit of backpressure in the exhaust for low-end torque.
If you're running stock mufflers (a bit restrictive) then I'd say punching out the cat could gain you a couple of horsepower.
I don't know what the emissions are like in Florida.
Do they test? How often?
If they do test for emissions, I'd recomend a high-flow cat from Rantom Tech.
~Alan
02-21-05, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Kstyle55
We are the lucky ones here in FL we dont have emissions 
02-21-05, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by SPORTcoupe
Depends on your mufflers.
The engine needs a bit of backpressure in the exhaust for low-end torque.
If you're running stock mufflers (a bit restrictive) then I'd say punching out the cat could gain you a couple of horsepower.
I don't know what the emissions are like in Florida.
Do they test? How often?
If they do test for emissions, I'd recomend a high-flow cat from Rantom Tech.
~Alan
The engine needs a bit of backpressure in the exhaust for low-end torque.
If you're running stock mufflers (a bit restrictive) then I'd say punching out the cat could gain you a couple of horsepower.
I don't know what the emissions are like in Florida.
Do they test? How often?
If they do test for emissions, I'd recomend a high-flow cat from Rantom Tech.
~Alan
Florida has NO emission testing, great thing huh? any way, getting the hammer and chisel out.. took the exhast down today and the cats are a biotch to get at.. so im gonna drill them out and vacum them with a shop vac, after i use a chisel on them.. inside of course.. thanks for the reply.
02-21-05, 06:53 PM
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Where is Florida are you?
Anyways, I highly reccomend against gutting the cats. That can do more harm then good due to the way the exhaust gases will flow through it. Go to a muffler shop and have them make you a piece of pipe to completely replace it.
Anyways, I highly reccomend against gutting the cats. That can do more harm then good due to the way the exhaust gases will flow through it. Go to a muffler shop and have them make you a piece of pipe to completely replace it.
02-22-05, 03:11 AM
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Originally Posted by mteele
Where is Florida are you?
Anyways, I highly reccomend against gutting the cats. That can do more harm then good due to the way the exhaust gases will flow through it. Go to a muffler shop and have them make you a piece of pipe to completely replace it.
Anyways, I highly reccomend against gutting the cats. That can do more harm then good due to the way the exhaust gases will flow through it. Go to a muffler shop and have them make you a piece of pipe to completely replace it.
Ken
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