Catalytic Converter

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Catalytic Converter
October 22, 2007 12:43PM

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My humble ignorantness needs advice once again. I bought a new exhaust system (headers all the way back) and I need a different cat than what my car has right now. SO, is a high flow cat recommended for NA 2.0L cars? Will it help or hamper torque? Torque is what I'm looking for, on a cheap budget.
If the high-flow ones aren't any good, is there any real difference in the normal ones?

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Re: Catalytic Converter
October 22, 2007 05:50PM

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Heres what I'm running
http://www.performance-curve.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1179
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Re: Catalytic Converter
October 28, 2007 02:27PM

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Thanks Carl, I'm banking on what you told me and ordered one! It better be good, or else...

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Re: Catalytic Converter
December 28, 2007 08:46PM

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item description says not for use in CA.

where can i find a good hi-flow for use in CA?

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Re: Catalytic Converter
December 28, 2007 10:03PM

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A quick search only shows "off-road" cats that have a metal core. If you get a ceramic core performance cat , they are really just a stock replacement universal cat for pick-up trucks. So they do mebbe have less back pressure than a total stock replacement, but they'll fail under a rich mix in a heartbeat. Mostly they are a scam. They steel core cats don't seem to be CARB approved. With the limited info I see..I'd get the good ss metal core cat and switch back to stock for DMV testing, if you can do that down there.