01-12-2012, 10:56 PM
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The sound is a personal preference. And a clogged cat or not, straight pipe is always going to be less restrictive. And the CEL wont bother me considering it already comes on because of the lower temp thermostat.
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01-12-2012, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ramthis9501
The sound is a personal preference. And a clogged cat or not, straight pipe is always going to be less restrictive. And the CEL wont bother me considering it already comes on because of the lower temp thermostat.
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Yes...straight pipe is less restrictive at higher rpms...not where your motor is. I expect you'll lose power. I mean....if a loud exhaust with big pipes would help my ram run better at the speeds and rpm I drive it at, wouldn't you think I would install one? Has anyone else jumped on the bandwagon?
The CEL comment is just silly
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01-12-2012, 11:27 PM
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The cel isn't going to effect how it runs, its just a light on the instrument cluster... Which I don't mind looking at. It might not help the power but like I said, I want it a little louder because of personal preference which is exactly what cutting the cat will do.
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01-13-2012, 10:05 AM
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i have a 93 camaro once my cat clogged on it i just cut it off took a bar and knocked everything out of it to where it was hollow than welded it back on. im guessing that would be the same as adding just a straight pipe if so it really didnt make much of a difference. but my buddy had a 01 ram in high school his cat got cut off over night and he had to drive with out one lol that was loud!
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01-13-2012, 11:34 AM
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dont remove your cats its dumb trust me. and it makes your truck stink to high shit which in turn turns the ladies off. and isnt that why we all do this anyway, bitches. the cel is annoying to i hate when people point it out.
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01-13-2012, 01:17 PM
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You are most likely going to see a significant power loss if you cut the cat off. On my '04 I thought a full 3" exhaust with no cats would be perfect...my 0-60 was up to almost 10 seconds...I thought the motor was trashed. Added a hi-flow cat and all was well and went back to normal. Your truck needs back pressure to properly produce power unless you are running some crazy 500hp motor.
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01-13-2012, 02:25 PM
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Damn... That is a significant loss, I've always understood that cutting a cat was better. Guess not though huh?
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01-13-2012, 02:59 PM
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You lose low end power and torque. The only motors that run better without cats or mufflers are turbos.
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01-13-2012, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 916Timmy
You lose low end power and torque. The only motors that run better without cats or mufflers are turbos.
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Bingo.
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01-13-2012, 04:56 PM
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^^^ was his nameO
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