Just Gut the Cat or Get a New Dwn pipe
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Just Gut the Cat or Get a New Dwn pipe
hey guys, m birthday is coming up soon and im strapped for cash again so im using this opportunity to get some stuff for my fc. i was wondering if just gutting the first cat on the downpipe will do the same thing as buying a new downpipe. will a new down pipe give more flow than a gutted cat? (this may be stupid but im just trying to save getting the wrong thing for my bday when i could basically do it myself) thanks.
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I've got a RMT downpipe I bought off ebay I'm trying to unload. About 2000 km's on it before I bought the full RB set-up. bought it for 100 canadian I think. I'll let it go for like 50.
let me know
let me know
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A gutted cat is worthless and causes massive turbulent flow that is not needed.
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Get the down pipe and the mid pipe also for good measure.
Unless you are N/A and you are referring to the headers. If you are then go here.
www.racingbeat.com
and order the headers from them.
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Get the down pipe and the mid pipe also for good measure.
Unless you are N/A and you are referring to the headers. If you are then go here.
www.racingbeat.com
and order the headers from them.
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^^^ You fail!
Off the stock exhaust manifold, is the NA "downpipe". It has the precat, and racing beat sells a cat-less replacement NA "downpipe"
Off the stock exhaust manifold, is the NA "downpipe". It has the precat, and racing beat sells a cat-less replacement NA "downpipe"
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Replace the pre-cat with a downpipe. It doesn't matter if it's NA or turbo, they both have downpipes that replace the pre-cat available (mine has one).
Headers aren't worth it unless you've got ported exhaust, or better yet, turbo rotor housings.
Headers aren't worth it unless you've got ported exhaust, or better yet, turbo rotor housings.
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You mean turbo exhaust sleeves?
That is the only difference between the NA and Turbo.
A header will yield benefits on even a stock motor. The stock manifold is a joke when it comes to flow. The headers will give a noticeable gain up top.
If you are going to do it, do it right the first time.
That is the only difference between the NA and Turbo.
A header will yield benefits on even a stock motor. The stock manifold is a joke when it comes to flow. The headers will give a noticeable gain up top.
If you are going to do it, do it right the first time.
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alright ...
guys ... what do you think a header + stock y pipe and mufflers?!
would that do any good ?!
OR:
a header +Presilencer + stock y pipe + stock mufflers?!
guys ... what do you think a header + stock y pipe and mufflers?!
would that do any good ?!
OR:
a header +Presilencer + stock y pipe + stock mufflers?!
Last edited by Mazin; 09-29-06 at 08:31 AM.
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Originally Posted by Boostmaniac
A header will yield benefits on even a stock motor. The stock manifold is a joke when it comes to flow.
"For optimum performance gains for this application, we recommend that a header be used on an engine configured with a carburetor intake system. For this reason, we suggest another suitable configuration for use on a fuel-injected engine is the Racing Beat Catalytic Converter Replacement Pipe with Presilencer combo. These components offer comparable performance gains, quieter performance and a price advantage as compared with the header/presilencer combination. These components replace only the stock exhaust components located between the stock exhaust manifold and the Y-pipe."
Does Racing Beat just not want to sell headers?
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Originally Posted by jpd3253
Why are these blanket statements about a header always made, when Racing Beat, in describing their collected header say the following:
"For optimum performance gains for this application, we recommend that a header be used on an engine configured with a carburetor intake system. For this reason, we suggest another suitable configuration for use on a fuel-injected engine is the Racing Beat Catalytic Converter Replacement Pipe with Presilencer combo. These components offer comparable performance gains, quieter performance and a price advantage as compared with the header/presilencer combination. These components replace only the stock exhaust components located between the stock exhaust manifold and the Y-pipe."
Does Racing Beat just not want to sell headers?
"For optimum performance gains for this application, we recommend that a header be used on an engine configured with a carburetor intake system. For this reason, we suggest another suitable configuration for use on a fuel-injected engine is the Racing Beat Catalytic Converter Replacement Pipe with Presilencer combo. These components offer comparable performance gains, quieter performance and a price advantage as compared with the header/presilencer combination. These components replace only the stock exhaust components located between the stock exhaust manifold and the Y-pipe."
Does Racing Beat just not want to sell headers?
Bottom line though, who would want to keep the stock exhaust manifold when you can replace it with something that is designed to flow better, for the same cost of the NA downpipe/presilencer combo. I did not notice an increase in exhaust noise when I installed my header, either.
And guys, it's singular... header. Not headers, at least not on a rotary.
Just my .02.
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Originally Posted by spot_skater
Bottom line though, who would want to keep the stock exhaust manifold when you can replace it with something that is designed to flow better, for the same cost of the NA downpipe/presilencer combo.
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Originally Posted by jpd3253
There is a difference in cost. If I'm not mistaken, the RB Header still needs the Presilencer to connect to the Y pipe. So total cost for (S4) Header and Presilencer would be $434.00 versus $305.00 for the Down Pipe and Presilencer.
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