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Old Jun 3, 2015 | 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by black00chev
i actually pressure tested my cats once, thinking they were plugged up. I only had a .5psi difference in exhaust pressure before/after the cat. So they are not restrictive at all. I wouldn't waste the time modding the stock y-pipe. It's actually pretty good. Just spend the $350 for some headers and ory.
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Old Jun 3, 2015 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by racinrust
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Old Jun 4, 2015 | 08:37 AM
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Old Jun 11, 2015 | 09:05 AM
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I just did this monday and well it sounds pretty bad at 1500 rpms.I had stock exaust with a 1 in 1 out flowmaster dumped after the cab with the cats on it was real quiet and with the cats off it just sounds like ****.
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Old Jun 11, 2015 | 08:39 PM
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what did you do? long tubes? custom y pipe?
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Old Jun 11, 2015 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by bobfig
what did you do? long tubes? custom y pipe?
Stock manifolds replaced cats with strait pipe and flowmaster dumped after my cab but today I put a pipe out the rear and its a lot quieter but at a certain rpm it still makes that baffling sound
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Old Jun 11, 2015 | 11:00 PM
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add a medium round muffler before the flowmaster. like http://www.summitracing.com/parts/pye-mvr203s/overview/
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Old Jun 13, 2015 | 01:55 AM
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Thanks bobfig I'll try that
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