Has anyone bought/installed one of these?

http://www.hottexhaust.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=42603

If so, did it net any gains, better sound, etc?

 

wow for as much as it cost the gains better be good

 

just go and buy an RT cat from excellerate the about the same price and you get a pretty good power increase over stock plus your supporting our vendors

 

A replacement cat is listed at almost $1400.

Thats a big discrepancy for a stock and a after market part. There may be a million reasons for it, but I feel like this does throw up a red flag.

 

Isn't that just a direct replacement cat? You won't see anything if it is. You need a high flow aftermarket 1.

 

how did i miss this part...

p.s. Excelerate can get you magnaflow stuff too. ;]

 

The Random Tech cat generally has a higher flow rate (less of a cell count) than most other cats out there. That is more of a OE replacement.

 

+1.

 

This the product description "OBDII EPA and CARB approved high flow catalytic converter assembly". So it is a high-flow cat. Also it can be had for 225.25 after the 15% discount.

I was just wondering if something like this would show gains. Has anyone with a CL ever dynoed with R/T cat?

 

Doesn't matter what it says. It's just a plain direct fit OEM replacement. That's what Magnaflow sells. I got 1 for my Explorer. It said the same thing, but it's only a OE replacement.

 

the stock CL-S cat is hi flow comapred to the accord,clp,oddey,ect so unless they give the flow rate hard to say...btw maganaflow doesnt make CATs i think they are affiliated with or own another company that does i wanna say car sound...goto magnaflow.com ull get redirected

 

I was wondering if there was any power gains/be worth it?

 

Mine for my explorer was dropped shipped direct from them in a Magnaflow box & all Magnaflow warranty cards.

 

magnaflow takes the car-sound cat, and welds piping/bungs/flanges to make it direct fit.

this is still a good find bc it is a direct fit and OE replacement for those creeping up on high miles who might have failing cats due to running rich.

 

i doubt much hp unless u are FI. maybe 2hp if lucky.
i put bigger pipes from stock cat to 3 " muffs and lost some low end TQ, not that i had enuff to start with.

 

The RT cat makes some power. There were some dynos a while back showing about 8-10whp. The stock cat I believe is 900 cell so to upgrade to 300 cell is a stark improvement.

I just got these back in stock too.

 

is it a bolt on, meaning no computer mods?

 

yes it shud be but i think u might need some custom work for it to fit. nothin a muffler shop cant handle. How loud is the muffler with the RT, i guess one could just run a straight pipe there if it wont confuse or mess up ur o2 sensors.

unichip
UNO pulleys
RT cat
CT hders
thats shud do sum jumping in hp nos 4 an NA

 

how much shipped to southern california?

 

Yes. For the Type S you may need to enlarge the holes on the exhaust flange on the catback side. And you will need to extend the 02 sensor wire, which we sell a plug and play extension for $35. But it does not require an ECU tune.

 

Pricing and info is here:

https://acurazine.com/forums/sponsored-sales-group-buys-10/random-technology-high-flow-cat-sale-tsx-cl-tl-350743/

 

any news if CA is now accepting this catalytic converter as it is, CARB legal? i know the EPA acknowledges it in all states though.

 

talked to RT and they said the it hasn't been passed as CARB legal, but will pass smog regardless

 

cool. i'll do it if you do it.

jk. it still wouldn't pass the visual inspection.

 

4sure, but shit, for the price of an intake, u get about the same power, guess its worth it