Off-road or catted??
Ok so my next thing is getting a new mid-pipe. I have an off-road x on the Cobra and I love it. But, I don't know what brand I bought for it, I want to say it's UPR. I know that with the Cobra there is a HUGE sound difference between high-flow cats and off-road.
Should I just stick with the off-road on GT?? I do like the sound a lot, and I don't mind having to put the factory exhaust on there for the emissions test. Plus, the off-road is cheaper and I know that later on once I decide to put the blower on it'll make a bigger difference. What do you guys think?? |
if you dont mind putting the factory exhaust on there for the emissions test then get the off road x.
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OFF ROAD FTW
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Originally Posted by 3.8LMustang
(Post 377632)
OFF ROAD FTW
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lol but yes if you dont have anybody to pass expection for ya then i would get catted
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I'm glad that Michigan doesn't have stupid emission laws all I have to worry about is noise violations
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^^^so then you just have mufflers right
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Off road H.
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No emmisions = O/R H-pipe, Emmisions = highflow cats
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I don't even have mufflers
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My ex's dad owns one of the inspection shops and could just give me a sticker and say i passed.....sooo I think I'll just get the O/R
But H-pipe?? I never really liked h-pipes.... |
Stick w/ catted. The gains from going catless are so minimal and the fact still remains that cats do a good job in cleaning up the emissions (especially smog).
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Originally Posted by bassman97
(Post 377726)
Stick w/ catted. The gains from going catless are so minimal and the fact still remains that cats do a good job in cleaning up the emissions (especially smog).
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Off road x sounds demonic with a good set of mufflers. also have to think about how strict emissons are gonna be. I live in Maryland. Once the car is inspected the first time, thats it. I know in Deleware you have to get your car inspected every 6 months which could make for a hassel if you have no cats. All in all, i vote off road x.
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Emissions is a federal law. Whether the state chooses to enforce it, thats one thing, BUT you can still be given a ticket if the lucky cop to pull you over chooses to enforce the law.
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He can't tell anyways because my car sits too low...lol =]
Plus, my girlfriends dad is CIA and his brother is the town's sheriff. Got connections I guess.... |
If I were CIA, I wouldn't go around announcing it to everyone I know...but that's just what I would do, and that guy and I most definitely are not the same person I guess. Anyway, I prefer H-pipes because X's seem to raspy for me. H-pipes seem to give it a deeper grumble, and that's something I prefer. To each his own, always do what you like because you're the one that has to pay (not to mention live) with it.
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Haha I figured he would be super secretive about it but idk....I guess he figured I'd find out eventually.
Who even makes a O/R H-pipe?? I know UPR has the X, but I haven't seen anyone so far with H. |
Originally Posted by 08mustang_gt
(Post 378811)
Haha I figured he would be super secretive about it but idk....I guess he figured I'd find out eventually.
Who even makes a O/R H-pipe?? I know UPR has the X, but I haven't seen anyone so far with H. bbk, mac, etc...there are plenty out there. Go for high flows...in the long run its better to have them. |
Originally Posted by mpt_1962
(Post 378835)
bbk, mac, etc...there are plenty out there. Go for high flows...in the long run its better to have them.
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Catted. One less thing you have to do come inspection time. And like others said, the extra 5hp from an open setup isn't worth it.
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This is SOOOOO old.....I bought the O/R X-pipe already lol....
how EPIC... |
LOL.. I'm not the one that dug it up. To be honest though I didn't notice the date of the first post until now :p
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Originally Posted by audikillsbmw
(Post 401924)
LOL.. I'm not the one that dug it up. To be honest though I didn't notice the date of the first post until now :p
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stick with the off-road
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catted... off-road is only bad for the environment. You're not losing enough to worry about with cats and you're actually doing the 1 helpful thing for the environment you can when you do use them. 4hp is not worth the stink much less the smog ticket.
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Indeed. I can always tell when I'm driving behind a car without cats.. Gotta love that nasty sulfur smell.
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Too-late. The whole point of the exhaust was to get the sound I wanted. Catted x-pipes do almost nothing for me. The one i had was actually MORE QUIET than the stock h-pipe. Plus I like the smell of excess fuel along with the back fire associated with the excess fuel.
It'd be like if I bought short-tube headers when they were more expensive than long-tubes. 1) LTs are better 2) they sound better. Same goes for O/R. Plus cats eventually go bad anyways, so why not skip the whole damn thing? |
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