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majority of aftermarket cats are not EPA compliant, go do an emissions test and watch the NOx go through the roof!

might as well just gut the cat, hi flow vs no cat, you're going to be raped by emissions anyways if you get done

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majority of aftermarket cats are not EPA compliant, go do an emissions test and watch the NOx go through the roof!

might as well just gut the cat, hi flow vs no cat, you're going to be raped by emissions anyways if you get done

If you gut the cat, you quite often get rear bar discoloration, mainly on white and silver cars i think.

How do the catco cats compare to others?

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Im running one of these, 100 cell 3.5 inch. Next to no restriction

http://www.metalcat.com.au/

Hey man, im thinking about one of these cats; i knwo yours is performing well but have you heard any horror stories with their half-life? collapsing after a hard drive or a few thousand kms etc

I know that i will never be on a track or driving hard, any advice for me man or anyone else wanna chime in?

also if you dont mind me asking, how much would one set you back?

-Johnny

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Inside ceramic cats, the ceramic castrate have been known to collaspe (due to misfiring/knocking or shook apart due to vibration I cant remember), metal cats the castrate is welded to the body so its less likely to collaspe.

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Hey man, im thinking about one of these cats; i knwo yours is performing well but have you heard any horror stories with their half-life? collapsing after a hard drive or a few thousand kms etc

I know that i will never be on a track or driving hard, any advice for me man or anyone else wanna chime in?

also if you dont mind me asking, how much would one set you back?

-Johnny

I've called Repco (its listed on the website that their a distributor) to check the price out a few weeks ago and from memory they're worth around 400 or more.

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Inside ceramic cats, the ceramic castrate have been known to collaspe (due to misfiring/knocking or shook apart due to vibration I cant remember), metal cats the castrate is welded to the body so its less likely to collaspe.

Sounds better as my car does run a bit rich for safety as im sure most guys who have their car tuned. Thanks for the info, ill check out their site n do some research n maybe post it back here.

I've called Repco (its listed on the website that their a distributor) to check the price out a few weeks ago and from memory they're worth around 400 or more.

400 sound ok i guess, im sure their are some traders who could get them at a better price; this seems like my best bet. Thanks

cant go past CES. australian owned and manufactured, and of a very high quality.

A few of my friends have parts from CES, fantastic quality but their prices and customer service leaves something to be desired; that to say in their cases

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