Hi Flow Cat or Gutted Car? Help

[SxC-32]

Hey guys i've been speaking to a few people about replacing my cat. Some say save the cash and get your cat gutted, are they any problems doing this? is it worth saving the cash?

Can anyone give me an approx price on a Hi FLow Cat and any brands that you can recommend

thanks guys

[SIKR33]

GET A CAT PIPE **** THE CAT OFF ITS SOOOOO RESTRICTIVE

$100 FROM UR LOCAL SPEED SHOP, THEN HEAR UR EXHAUST GROWLLLL HE HE HE I LUV MINE

[adam 32]

so does the environment, and the up to $20,000 fine you will pay if you get caught.

a 3" high flow cat wont restrict the system, thats your best option

[SIKR33]

THATS ONLY IF U GET CAUGHT TO HIDE IT GET A FAKE CAT COVER THE COPPERS ARE THAT STUPID THEY WOULDN'T KNOW

THEY DIDIN'T EVEN KNOW IF MY CAR HAD A BOV DUMB SH#TS

[rev210]

the hiflow cat is an oxymoron.

It should be called the 'no-flow cat'. Remove it and the power will rise especially at the boosting point onwards. Have a look inside a so called hiflow cat and you will notice that the cross section is well over 50% (very conservative) blocked by catalyst.

You can easily get a de-cat pipe made with a convenient 3 bolt flange so you can remove and replace for street or motorsport.

[MrR33]

if you're interested in a hf cat, a guy on these forums can get catco 3 inch ss for about 160 i think. check the fs section

as for punching the cat, ive *heard* that this causes turbulance that will slow u down if anything. but wen my mate did it, his car felt a lot quicker, so who no's?

but if u wanna risk it, or for track, then id say get a catout pipe too - no restrictions there...

[GTS-t VSPEC]

I got rid of my cat and noticed a major improvment in spool up time, the turbo hits full boost almost instantly, before it used to creep up the last little bit.

See'ya:burnout:

[the_tonkau]

In some countrys cat convertors are banned!! Why you ask? Well as soon as they are passed there used by date (approx 40K-60K Klms) they stop working and start putting out very bad emmisions indeed. After speaking to some people in the automotive industry, its quite abviously a nice little scam indeed. Don't feel bad if you don't have one, as long as your car is in good tune the enviroment is probably better off than with a clogged/stuffed cat.

[SIKR33]

MAN I AGREE TOTALLY WITH THE TONKAU, CATS ARE A LOAD OF SHITE THEY NEVER WORK UNLESS THYRE NEW

ANYWAYS FOR ALL YOU TREE HUGGERS WORRIED ABOUT EMISSIONS DON'T BUY A SKYLINE AS THEY ARE THE WORST FOR EMISSIONS ANY WONDER WHY THE JAPS AREN'T MAKING THE RB SERIES ENGINE??? AND IF YOU ARE A TREE HUGGER BUGGER OFF OUR SITE

[Jimbo2000]

Originally posted by the_tonkau

Well as soon as they are passed there used by date (approx 40K-60K Klms) they stop working and start putting out very bad emmisions indeed.  

Hi.

I've heard this before,

is there anyway to prove that if you were caught without a cat at all, some sort of Cert or something

SIKR33: calm down:)

[the_tonkau]

YOU COULD TELL THEM BUT RULES ARE RULES........SILLY AND FRUSTRATING BUT NOTHING WE CAN DO. THE GIANT WOODEN WHEELS OF GOVT SQUEAK ON......

[SIKR33]

BULL SHIT JUST TELL THE COP THATS HOW YOU BOUGHT THE CAR AND THE REGO DEPT SHOULDNT HAVE LET YOU REGISTER IT TRUST ME ADELAIDE COPS DONT KNOW SH#T

[solution]

is your capslock key broken? fix the ****ing thing

[Gradenko]

Originally posted by SIKR33

AND IF YOU ARE A TREE HUGGER BUGGER OFF OUR SITE

Or, how about you stop shouting at us and type in normal case, like the rest of us.

[steve_R32]

When your car gets 'complied', they replace the CAT for that exact reason...

Well as soon as they are passed there used by date (approx 40K-60K Klms) they stop working and start putting out very bad emmisions indeed. After speaking to some people in the automotive industry, its quite abviously a nice little scam indeed. Don't feel bad if you don't have one, as long as your car is in good tune the enviroment is probably better off than with a clogged/stuffed cat.

[sLo-32]

Well as soon as they are passed there used by date (approx 40K-60K Klms) they stop working and start putting out very bad emmisions indeed. After speaking to some people in the automotive industry, its quite abviously a nice little scam indeed. Don't feel bad if you don't have one, as long as your car is in good tune the enviroment is probably better off than with a clogged/stuffed cat.

Dont mean to highjack the thread but does this apply to personal compliance aswell? Cause my cat was MESSED up when i bought it. Personal compliance tho....they let you get away with a few things aye I had snow tyres on my beast when i bought it :blah:

Nasty Nasty things in wet conditions

[riggaP]

Originally posted by Jimbo2000

Hi.

I've heard this before,

is there anyway to prove that if you were caught without a cat at all, some sort of Cert or something

SIKR33: calm down:)

In vic the coppers can send you to the epa to have an emissions test. If its not right when you go in then your up for a big fine...