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Im considering getting a cat delete for my stock 01 CL type S! Am I wasting my time getting this cat delete? Does it make any difference?

richardparker

iTrader: (7)

If you can deal with the sound you might pick up a few hp

civicdrivr

iTrader: (9)

I think a high flow cat is a much better option

Not as much power as a cat delete, though I doubt youll notice a difference. You also dont get that nasty smell from the exhaust or the soot all over your bumper. And you can still pass inspection and won't get a CEL.

typeR

you're not wasting your time ... you just starting out in the wrong direction... get headers /cold air intake/light crank pulley for much better bang for the buc mods ...look at my mod list i probablly should have and would have did a hi flow ... but never did

A418t81

iTrader: (1)

I've had a bunch of cars with no cat, and the CL didn't have one for about two weeks. The exhaust note was buzzy and tinny...a lot like a standard Honda. The smell was also about the worst I've smelled of any of my non-catted cars. I couldn't believe how bad it was. I had a magnaflow HFC welded in and life is good again. Don't do it.

03CLSMT

I replaced my cat with a vibrant 18" resonator and the mid muffler with the same thing... smell isnt too bad and with 2 resonators the raspy sound isnt very bad its just Loud at WOT

my $.02

Stephen Crist

I am debating removing my cat.... I like the noise but I want a deep tone import tone (not High). I have a pair of OBX type R mufflers and I am having a hard time deciding whether I should
a. just have the 2.5 piping from the cat-back with the mufflers or...
b. Cut the cat and run 2.5 piping with the 2 mufflers in the rear...

gnuts

iTrader: (1)

mufflers will give you the sound. I would throw in a magnaflow cat and a resonator. There will be a lot of rasp/resonance with no cat and no resonator.

ExcelerateRep

As others mentioned here a while back, a high flow cat might be a better option. You wont risk having any rasp or excessive noise. You also won't turn your bumper black or fail emissions testing for not having a cat.

antonio3rd

test pipe, 30$ off ebay and the best money ive spent... sound isnt much louder or different and i have no CEL thanks to a single spark plug spacer

Stephen Crist

Thanks You guys!

antonio3rd

here is what i run

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fit-98-02-Accord-V6-NON-Cat-Converter-Catless-Stainless-Straight-Test-Pipe-/201255611645?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A2001%7CModel%3AAccord&hash=item2edbc4ecfd&vxp=mtr

the black ones smeel too bad

EDIT: get someone to cut the bolts off with a torch aswell... since you will not be able to get the bolts off, DO NOT LET THEM WELD THE PIPE ON
it will ruin future exhaust upgrades.

CL-S progression 01

iTrader: (2)

I got the xlr8 high flow cat me that made a hell of a difference in sound and u lose a bit of low end and gain top end for sure. U get rasp around 3 k under medium throttle .

I think a full delete would be a bit extreme for a daily driver to say the least

Oh and you can pass smog still! I got it tested last year and it passed by a decent amount too

antonio3rd

i got just the opposite, but i did get the cheap one.

mike88se

My
Considering the platform I do think it's a waste of time. You will gain a louder exhaust. Any performance gain would be tiny. BTW all cats made these days are "high flow" so paying extra for a cat labelled high flow is wasting money. If your old cat is partially clogged a new stock cat is going to be an improvement. If you want something that flows more than stock then a larger cat would do it.

hightechredneck

I agree, the lager size would make it flow better, and make it maybe sound a little different, that part im not sure of. I took the one off my old car and put it back on in a couple of days due to the drone. I got a universal one that was for a V8 and got the pipe reducers to make it fit and it had a deeper sound, and it seemed to have better response, but that could have been because it sounded better, and I was getting into it more too..

Stephen Crist

I ended up deleting the cat. I am pleased! Not obnoxiously loud but definitely not quite. 2.5 piping from the flex joint back to the rear, with a prefab 2.5 inlet/ outlet y pipe and the two OBX R mufflers! Smell is pretty strong when at the outside the car.

CL-S progression 01

iTrader: (2)

Lol you may have hearing damage. I could not live with my car with a 2.5 inch resonated b pipe and the high flow cat... B pipe was sold days after I installed it. It was hard to see a mod leave my car tho, what a weird feeling. I guess we all have our threshold

We are all different tho I'm just pokin at u.. Waaaaaa waaaaaaa.... She's loud

ExcelerateRep

I wouldn't trust buying your HFC from ebay. I've heard some bad stories of people not getting what was advertised. When you purchase a part from us, you know you're getting a quality product

Our High Flow Cat is only $299:
XLR8 High Flow Cat - Excelerate Performance - Japanese and European Performance Specialists!!

CL-S progression 01

iTrader: (2)

I can vouch for xlr8.. It fit like a glove. He also recommended the curved defouler so it has enough slack on the wire to not need modification....because the car will give you a CEL.

CL SpeedsteR

Do your cats pass smog?

CL-S progression 01

iTrader: (2)

I already said in this thread on post 13... my car passed smog with the high flow cat and all my other mods.

ExcelerateRep

We can't guarantee you will, but as CL-S progression 01 said, most of our customers pass emissions just fine.

mike88se

I've passed Houston emissions testing with a $50 ebay cat. Houston has tough emissions testing.