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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 10:00 PM
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keep a kitty, atleast a high flow unit... its what im doing this time around.. no time for watery eyes, headaches and stinky clothes.. it gets old quick, trust me. i also like to let my truck idle for long times, and dont like the extra attention.
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 10:01 PM
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It's not that bad of a smell. You get used to it
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by sleeperlqx
keep a kitty, atleast a high flow unit... its what im doing this time around.. no time for watery eyes, headaches and stinky clothes.. it gets old quick, trust me. i also like to let my truck idle for long times, and dont like the extra attention.
Agreed. I can't be showing up to work in my dress clothes stinking like a fuel pump. There's a negligible power difference between running and not running cats. Running a turbo is a different story though if the thing melts and destroys your $1500 turbo.
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 10:18 PM
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I rarely notice mine. I have had a cop ask if I was running 101 tho.
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 12:26 AM
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I think you guys are exaggerating with your clothes smelling like raw fuel...if that were the case, the whole nation would have smelled like Sunoco in the 50's, 60's and 70's lol. Not to mention, if that many exhaust fumes are entering the cab of your truck, you must have some major exhaust leaks at the collectors...
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by budhayes3
I think you guys are exaggerating with your clothes smelling like raw fuel...if that were the case, the whole nation would have smelled like Sunoco in the 50's, 60's and 70's lol. Not to mention, if that many exhaust fumes are entering the cab of your truck, you must have some major exhaust leaks at the collectors...
Wide open exhaust

I'm not some old fart like you Bud.
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 02:33 AM
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I don't notice mine at all unless I put my head behind the rear tire (dumps over the axle).
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by GMCtrk
Wide open exhaust

I'm not some old fart like you Bud.
I'd come after you if I didn't just run out of Geritol
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by trever1t
it's obvious to me when I smell a car/truck with no cats, i can smell it 100' away and that's no exaggeration.
Same here. I actually like the smell, but only when I'm at the track, or it's a passing vehicle. I wouldn't be able to deal with it on a daily driver.

If you get a cop with a good nose, you're screwed.
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by GMCtrk
Wide open exhaust

I'm not some old fart like you Bud.
YOU of all people have an open exhaust?
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