thinking of cutting the cat off of my car to make it sound louder i know im gonna lose power, but im just gonna put a pipe there, what do u guys think?? dumb?

 

If your area isn't strict on having cats go for it. But if I were you I would put a cut out in place instead of just a pipe

 

u sayin to put on a cutout and change the cat to a pipe? or just put on a cutout?
and everyone in NE san antonio, do u think it would be alright takin off the cat and putting on the pipe?? or u think the cops will get me?

 

get rid of the cat, and put a cut-out in it's place, you don't need a "pipe" just make sure you know what size your exhaust piping is 2.5in or 3in so you can get the right size cut-out.

 

ya but the cut out isnt big enough to put in place of the cat, id have to get more pipe u know?
and is it gonna make my car alot slower bc i wont have the backpressure?

 

Do you have a LS1 or LT1?

 

lt1

 

you will still have back pressure if you run through a full exahust and a muffler. Yes taking the cats off will change the sound and the rasp. If you want the power still and want a noticeable loud exhaust get some electric cutouts installed in place of the cats.
If you run it dumped close to the headers/manifold, yes, you will loose back pressure and run a chance in warping your rods.

I have a set of qtp electric cut-outs on my car, and they are cool to play with, so if you are wanting power it takes 3 seconds to shut them. BTW are you running a cam in this car?

 

 

nah man no cam

 

you won't warp rods...maybe in a lawn mower engine but not in a 350...

 

so it wont hurt anything?

 

WTF? Ha ha...

 

nope

 

putting a cutout in place of the cat is the best thing you can do for sound(if you can handle it) and performance. yes it will sound really loud but it will give you more power. back when i had my 94 t/a i had a cutout where the cat was and it ran about 2 tenths and 2-3mph faster in the 1/4. when i had it closed i ran 14.1@97, then i opened it up and went 13.8@99.6