What's the best catalytic converter to put on a 3.8L V6? And also the best value.. Cause money is a factor.. Here is the setup I'm planning on going with right now:

SLP CAI
Ceramic coated Pacesetter Headers for the 3.8
Whatever high-flow cat I decide on
SLP Loudmouth Exhaust

And anyone have any good sites to get a deal on this? So far I've checked Summit, Thunder Racing, LM Performance, AMM Performance, TByrne, and JC Whitney (only have the headers, but at a decent price).. Did I miss any vendors?

Thanks.

 

the best cat would be no cat at all , but if u must have one.... i have heard go things about catco and random technology. look into those ones.

 

Good call 96LT14u2Nv you suggested the 2 brands i was gonna suggest. I think the Catco is cheaper, and you said money was an issue. I dont like those paceseter headers, and the loudmouth on 6 cyls, It was designed to sound Wicked and produce the most horse power on 8 cyl cars that were going to remain basically stock, so what i'm saying is the Loud Mouth on a 6 cyl has an interesting sound.

 

I wish I could run no cats, but don't feel like getting nailed for that and paying a huge fine... How much difference might there be in performance between catco and random technology? Because I'm pretty sure Catco is a lot cheaper..

If you don't like the Pacesetters, can you reccomend another brand? I've heard bad things about the RKSport headers leaking, and can't find much other than Pacesetters, RKSport, and a company called Clear Image that I've heard nothing about.. But those are more than twice as expensive as pacesetters...

By saying the Loudmouth on a V6 has an interesting sound, I'm assuming you mean it gets raspy at higher RPMs? That's what everyone says about pretty much every exhaust for the V6, but I think this one will sound deeper and more agressive down low, and it also provides the most performance gain for a pretty good price.

Thanks.

 

Randoms are good, but the price is killer.

Catco is a better alternative, a lot cheaper.

 

What length cat will I need?

So far the best prices I've seen:

Pacesetter 3": 139.99 from LM Performance
Random Tech 3": 161.75 from Thunder Racing
Mor-Flow 3": Supposed to be able to find for 100 bucks according to www.camarov6.com, but I can't find it anywhere.

Also can't find the Catco's yet, but I'll have to keep looking.