ShakinLM7 Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 I'm just looking for a little input one what you guys think. I have a set of Pacesetter long tube's getting ready to be installed but I don't want to mess my engine up. I've heard of problems with valve floating and story's of messing the compression up when you remove the cats and run nothing but mufflers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wody Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 I'm just looking for a little input one what you guys think. I have a set of Pacesetter long tube's getting ready to be installed but I don't want to mess my engine up. I've heard of problems with valve floating and story's of messing the compression up when you remove the cats and run nothing but mufflers. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> what state? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxerrider Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 i would get High flow cats and x pipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakinLM7 Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Florida, Emissions tests aren't required here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxerrider Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 FL is great for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wody Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 i would get High flow cats and x pipe <{POST_SNAPBACK}> thats what i got Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 (edited) ...I've heard of problems with valve floating and story's of messing the compression up when you remove the cats and run nothing but mufflers.That's total BS as far as I'm concerned - the first thing I did was gut the cats (almost 40K-miles ago). Mr. P. Edited January 3, 2007 by misterp (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakinLM7 Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Well Im 22 years old collage student with a house and truck payment. In other words Im broke lol I was hoping that I'd get away with cutting them out completely but if it is going to damage my engine I'll get the high flows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakinLM7 Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 ...I've heard of problems with valve floating and story's of messing the compression up when you remove the cats and run nothing but mufflers.That's total BS as far as I'm concerned - I've been running gutted cats for over 35K-miles now. Mr. P. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I bet it sounds alot better than the high flows too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakinLM7 Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 What does everybody else think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8R Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 (edited) Usually removing the cats gives the exhaust a RASPY sloppy sound IMO when headers are involved, but if it were just a mani. back style exhaust I would cut them off, or gut them like Mister P did. BUT IT IS ILLEGAL by FEDERAL LAW TO TAMPER WITH THESE BABIES..lol... Wheres my long screwdriver and Hammer.... Edited January 3, 2007 by H8R (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06redSSrwd Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 i would just get high flow cats, as a daily driver i can't stand the smell. i can't be going out to the nice dinners or showing up to meetings with my nice cologne on and exhaust fumes. it just smells like sh*t and if you roll with the windows down, you're going to smell like your truck too. i just can't stand the smell so i would go with the cats. what does an x- pipe do? ES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red03SillSS Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Ive got pacesetter LTs with no cats into a 2 in 2 out 50 series flow. Sounds great. You arent going to mess anything up doing that. JUst be sure and get a tune with cats delete so you dont throw any codes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PladdPezzPunk Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 you don't loose very much to cats. only about 3 percent. this is only 3 horse power for every hundred you make. not worth the hassel IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red03SillSS Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 you don't loose very much to cats. only about 3 percent. this is only 3 horse power for every hundred you make. not worth the hassel IMO <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The only reason i went without any cats is because i had to cut them off for the longtubes. They ended about midway through the cats. Then I just had to put about 5 inches of pipe in there and weld it up. It was really easy. Sounds good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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