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would new cats take away power? - 10/5/2006 11:07:59 PM   
DZllr

 

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if the cats are blown or hollowed out. would new cats take power away?
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RE: would new cats take away power? - 10/6/2006 8:47:19 AM   
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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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RE: would new cats take away power? - 10/6/2006 8:07:17 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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RE: would new cats take away power? - 10/7/2006 6:15:52 PM   
DZllr

 

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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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RE: would new cats take away power? - 10/13/2006 1:30:47 PM   
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Catalytic converts do reduce the performance, but a high flow has MINIMAL loss.

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