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Post by AmunRoo on Nov 18, 2019 14:41:21 GMT -6
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Post by AUROD X on Nov 18, 2019 16:11:25 GMT -6
Good question. That would be my next item next year. I have MAGNAFLOW Cats on my 1995 Tacoma and 2 on my 1996 IMPALA SS. Work great, no problems when it comes to Smog,and I'm a California resident.
I believe Soundcar brand is made by MAGNAFLOW as well. So AUROD X is next on the list.😉😉
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Post by AmunRoo on Nov 18, 2019 16:35:20 GMT -6
Are you going to go with the one that is listed by Magnaflow or are you going to buy one according to your budget? LOL
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Post by AUROD X on Nov 18, 2019 17:41:06 GMT -6
Going with listed, going to keep it stock++. Then to finish it with a BORLA, PRO TOURING muffler. Love that BORLA grunt sound, like on a last model TRANS-AM.
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Post by RCA1186 on Nov 19, 2019 6:55:17 GMT -6
It works, I've used it. Although take it with a grain of salt, I had it installed on October 20th 2011 and then the car was totaled on November 4th 2011. It performed as expected in that time though, no codes and was driven every day. I even replaced my cat for the same reason, rattling. It produced a deeper sound in the exhaust as well.
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Post by AmunRoo on Nov 19, 2019 17:55:45 GMT -6
ok, so basically any federal compliant cat will work with my car? if that's the case, SLP makes a hi-flow Cat that i would like to try. i do think it's a fed epa compliant cat. otherwise, i'll just run any carb compliant cat. Is the PC looking for the CARB parameters?
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Post by RCA1186 on Nov 20, 2019 7:55:35 GMT -6
That I couldn't tell you. Basically it just compares the reading from the pre cat o2 sensor to the post cat o2 sensor and that's how it decides if the cat is working sufficiently. You could proabably run a spark plug "non-fouler" adapter on the post cat o2 sensor and get away with having anything there. There are video and written tutorials galore online on doing that.
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Post by tigger on Nov 20, 2019 16:06:13 GMT -6
...i do believe that my car is set up with the california emissions system? unless i'm mistaken? There's a label somewhere around or on the radiator support that reads "VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROL INFORMATION". It'll say whether it's a CA car or not. ...And I'd use the model number recommended by the manufacturer, regardless of which manufacturer you choose. |
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Post by tigger on Nov 20, 2019 22:35:58 GMT -6
!!!Heads up on the MagnaFlow 332304 you linked in the original post!!! Specs say it's 2" inlet/outlet, OE is 2.5". You (or an installer) will have to reduce going in and expand coming out with adapters. Not good. You'll be restricting air flow!!! It'll probably work to pass a smog test but I'd have to assume you would lose some power. Believe it or not, a 2" hole is about 30% smaller than a 2.5" one...  |
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Post by RCA1186 on Nov 21, 2019 7:20:01 GMT -6
Yikes I did not notice that. Mine had 3" inlet/outlet when I had it installed haha
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Post by AmunRoo on Nov 23, 2019 9:52:50 GMT -6
From what i've been reading, the better quality Cats don't trip the dummy light. I've also found a Fed EPA flow master cat for around 50. one reviewer even went as far as posting images of previous tests on how large of a difference the flow master did compared to a run of the mill brand Cat. but, could just be doctored number to get people to buy.
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