Cat Vs Testpipe

[Screamin4g63]

My Recently gave out on me, so i was poking around on ebay and i was considering getting a testpipe. I heard Test pipes make a difference in performance but sound "Rice" is this true? Should i even bother or should i just run another cat

My cat gave out on me* sorry

 

[Brandon Mau]

You will gain a small amount of power from a test pipe but it is less back pressure. It will not sound like rice either. I have one on my exhaust and it's a very deep tone def. loud but not raspy. I lived in N.Y my entire life up until I joined the service so your biggest concern is emissions test on the computer. As long as you can beat that I would say just get a test pipe.

 

[hypergenesis]

Get it and love it. Honestly I love the deep rumble a 4g63 makes with straight pipe. Also if your not shifting at 4k all day it wont sound ricey

Armin

 

[clipto]

Cats are for panzys .Small power gain but for a tiny cheap peice of metal it is to replace the ristriction of a cat is worth it.

 

[RWD4G63]

I would put another cat in, but I'm not a big fan of the raw exhaust gas smell.

A test pipe will probably give you a small power gain. Whether it will sound crappy is up to the rest of your exhaust.

 

[clipto]

High flow cats are good, never really had bad gas smell just make sure your motor is tuned up and burning fuel right.

 

[jpmxrider489]

I had a test pipe on my car when I baught it. I know have a magnaflow cat. The only reason I have a cat is for emmissions, otherwise I would have my test pipe still.

 

[TCtitan]

I used to have a test pipe and it worked great, now it's just sitting around because my DP eliminates the cat. But I liked the tone difference it's deep. I noticed a difference in top end.

 

[kenamond]

One risk of a test pipe is that you might get a very annoying drone. The cat acts kind of like a muffler, and without it, it might bother you. I have a 2800rpm drone that bugs the hell out of me. I'll probably put a second muffler in where the cat was, though. Much cheaper than a cat.