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.

 

OFF ROAD FTW

 

I knew you'd say that.....lol.

 

lol but yes if you dont have anybody to pass expection for ya then i would get catted

 

I'm glad that Michigan doesn't have stupid emission laws all I have to worry about is noise violations

 

^^^so then you just have mufflers right

 

Off road H.

 

No emmisions = O/R H-pipe, Emmisions = highflow cats

 

I don't even have mufflers

 

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).

 

+1 4 or 5 hp really isn't worth it

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

+1 i put high flows in my cobra and really isnt much of a sound loss and it keeps my hobby legal, h-pipe definately gives the muscle sound i was lookin for.

 

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.

 

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

 

Hahaha no no it's totally cool. I would've done the same thing. =]

 

stick with the off-road

 

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.

 

Indeed. I can always tell when I'm driving behind a car without cats.. Gotta love that nasty sulfur smell.

 

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?