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Old May 4, 2002 | 06:54 PM
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Opinions on this.....

Check out this little mod I found on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eb...625429&r=0&t=0

I wonder if its really worth it??!!
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Old May 4, 2002 | 07:36 PM
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I wouldn't bother with it Rich. Check this thread out;

http://www.acura-tl.com/forum/showth...threadid=39559

I don't even have them in my 5.0 Mustang....on a 5.0. I have a x-pipe with high flow cats. I hate the smell of the exhaust running with no cats. More problems then they are worth IMO.....besides, the fine for driving around with no cats is in the thousands I believe.

Even on the stang , the lack of cats causes the "Check Engine" light to light up.
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Old May 5, 2002 | 03:32 PM
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I just had to laugh at the last line in the seller's description:

"Shipping cost $15.00 in 48 contagious states"

Do they have a disease?
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Old May 5, 2002 | 04:39 PM
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No, it is not worth it: no guarantee of increased perf, you could lose a few HP, you will be violating all sorts of state and Federal laws, and contributing to increased air pollution. Modern cats are not the power robbers they were in the mid-70's. Even the Euros went to cats across the board, except perhaps in backward nations like Albania or something.

The ad was written by a technical illiterate - the analysis of backpressure was simplistic, the HP claims outrageous, and cannot even differentiate contiguous from contagious! Would you put anything from such a dill weed on a 30K $ anything?

And does the test pipe bypass the flex joint? If so, I see cracking and vibration in your future...relly, can't anyone spot a carny when they see one?
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