godfather2

well, i finally buckled down and bought a rt cat because i couldn't find a good price on a 06/07 oem unit. anyways, the butt dyno tells me i got a couple more ponies lurking under my hood. as an added bonus, throttle response seems to be just a fraction better! the noise under normal conditions isn't bad at all, even at idle. however, at WOT (wide open throttle) that thing is waaaaaay to loud for my taste. additionally (only at wot) i've noticed a significant amount of resonance inside my vehicle. i'll head to napa to pick up another gasket (part # 31369) to see if that has anything to do with it. i have not installed the anti-fouler and don't plan on it, unless CELs start to pop up. overall, the mod is a good value if you can stand the increased volume both in and outside your car. check my sig for accompanying mods.

vinny

CarbonGray Earl

interesting man..... What prices were you getting for the oem 06/07 cat? The best I've been getting is from acuraoemparts.com or oemacuraparts.com, for $535 and 570. How much did you pay for the RT?

Even though the extra power is good, I think that the added throttle response would benefit us 5AT owners.

godfather2

^ your absolutely correct about the the auto and throttle response. i payed $320 for the cat at a local shop - price includes tax and shipping. as for the oem unit, about $550. hondata will probably be the last of my performance mods and then it's time to address the a/v system

CarbonGray Earl

^^thanks for the info. I'd most interested to see if you get CELs anytime after a couple of WOT runs.

I'm now also wondering if the '06 OEM cat would also get CELs. I really have no idea what paramters the 02 sensors read as normal, but I would imagine that the 06 sensors might be set up differently than an 05.

godfather2

update: just did three wot runs and no CEL yet.

CarbonGray Earl, i say you be the guinea pic for the 06/07 cat. i seriously doubt you'll have any issues

chuson

My car will never throw up CEL when wot, NEVER.

The CEL will only pop up if I'm driving on highway (100km/h+) with stable light-footed low rpm range (2000-3000rpm) over 30mins, and it's gaurantee too. haha

BTW: I don't have a RT Cat, I have the Magnaflow Cat, so it might be a lil different.

godfather2

^ good to know. thanks for the info, chuson

604Baller

the resonance is due to the face that u jus got it installed i believe cause thats how mine was =) it should go away after a few days

chuson

The smell will definity go away in a few days, and you will love the new "noise" sooooooon.

Reach

Oh yeah, enjoy that "new cat smell"

That was the worst side effect of any mod I've done to the TSX so far. I was double checking it for 2 days until it went away.

godfather2

Update: it's been a couple weeks now and smell is gone, as well as some of the resonance inside the vehicle. i installed the napa gaskets as well, so it seems as if they've helped a bit. NO CEL YET

chrisTSX

how much for the magnaflow cat for '06 MT?

godfather2

^ i dunno. i have the random technology cat. however, it should be in the $300+ range

kboosman00

Don't mean to hi-jack the thread. What do you guys think about the random-cat w/ the stock 04 exhaust? I've searched the threads and couldn't find anybody running this specific setup. Maybe I should be the guinea pig.

godfather2

^ the cat (especially coupled with header) will make more difference than exhaust in terms of hp/tq

kboosman00

^^^ Yeah exactly my thinking. I just was wondering what type of exhaust note this particular setup would emit.

Endless-Whitetsx

Got the RT CAT.. nothing but good things to say about it.. no smell.. only made my car sound a bit hollow however I have the Evo 2 exhaust.. not much of a bottle neck anymore.. me and another member who got it always feel like flooring it cuz its soo FREEEEEE... love this mod..

chuson

You should have got this mod since I have last year. The high-flow cat free up the flow sooooo much, and even greater when pairing w/ the SP2, I'm serious.

Mugenpwp

Oh yah....this mod really boosted up my car. Im surprised how smooth the car goes now, though you still have lack of power in the low end, but once past 2500-3000rpm it gets a good jolt and revs to redline with ease.

Its only loud unless you are at WOT and its a nice whine/buzz noise.

GOes well with my icebox, comptech headers and pulleys. Not interested in any aftermarket exhaust system.

godfather2

bringing this thing back to life courtesy of carbongrayearl. haven't experienced any CELs since the install. the decibal level has definitely gone up a bit with the cat, but it's bearable. however, the older i get, the more i seem to notice it

dBski11

t1r test pipe ftw

DiaBando

iTrader: (3)

CELs are what, please?
Thanks

afici0nad0

^

check engine light

DiaBando

iTrader: (3)

Sounds like a nice mod-without adding a new cat-back. I've got my CT header, and as soon as I recover from my neck operation, i'll install that and the RT. Exhaust can come later.

DiaBando

iTrader: (3)

Ah. Thanks

godfather2

for performance, that's the route to go. exhaust really isn't necessary, but i still gotta have mine

CarbonGray Earl

I appreciate it.

godfather2

y do u say that? gains are near identical and the test pipe is a bit louder? some say they can smell gasoline in the cabin after test pipe install. please enlighten us ...

925tsx

^gains with test pipe is like 11hp i think.thats more than RT

godfather2

damn, i don't remember it being that high! must be nice if you live in a state w/o inspection

JTso

iTrader: (2)

Please share with us how you came up with those numbers.

Audioserf

It was on J's Racing's site I believe, I thought it was 14whp actually.

Anyway I love my RT cat. I ran it for 6-7mos without a CEL, but then they started popping up. I put on an anti-fouler a month or two back and no problems since.

JTso

iTrader: (2)

You mean this one? -> http://www.aj-racing.com/catalog/pro...cat=128&page=1

It may even pass visual inspection with the cat heat shield on.

chuson

But 11-11whp gain is against bone stock TSX, not TSX w/ high-flow cat. I thought JTso done a dyno test b/w HFC and Testpipe, and the testpipe only gain 1whp on top of the HFC.

925tsx

Yea, that is the website. I like the fact that the stock heatsheild can bolt up to it.

DiaBando

iTrader: (3)

Broke-down and got the header and Rt installed yesterday at local shop in Gillette, NJ. Nice, 'savvy' bunch of guys. Now, to break-in that aromatic cat!

DiaBando

iTrader: (3)

Nice! The engine revs so freely, pulling effortlessly through the gears–and she just wants to go and go. I'm happy.

afici0nad0

man... i want this too...

DiaBando

iTrader: (3)

Cat smell disappeared once I took it out on rt78.

godfather2

thread revival: i ditched the rt cat for a carsound/magnaflow unit. this was my 2nd rt cat (first one slightly damaged from an accident). i had to re-weld one of the flanges on because there was a leak

also, i'm unsure y this cat is designed with different in/outlet piping diameters. the carsound unit is symmetrical and has dyno proven gains