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Old 10-06-2006, 01:07 AM
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if the cats are blown or hollowed out. would new cats take power away?
 
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Old 10-06-2006, 10:47 AM
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Default RE: would new cats take away power?

A Hi-Flow Cat would NOT take away any HP. In fact a new Cat may increase your performance because the motor was engineered to use one .
 
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Old 10-06-2006, 10:07 PM
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It'll make the computer happy too. That's the way to make these cars run well.
 
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Old 10-07-2006, 08:15 PM
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thanks guys. sales people suck, where i bought it the sales people said that you are goin to lose power. and i told them i don't think so. but they insisted on that it would. ill set them straight next time i see them.
 
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Old 10-13-2006, 03:30 PM
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Catalytic converts do reduce the performance, but a high flow has MINIMAL loss.
 
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