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Old 03-05-2008, 11:10 PM
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Does anyone know the size of the exhaust at the secondary cat. Ive read somewhere that its 2.5 but i know that the rest of the pipeing is 2.25.

I want to get a high flow cat and a magnaflow resenator put in to finish my exhaust.

Do you think it would make a huge difference to eliminate the second cat all together?

Current mods; Injen intake, mmw header, magnaflow exhaust.
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Old 03-05-2008, 11:44 PM
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i got rid of mine secondary cat and got welded an high flow cat insted into megan mid pipe. After that the car i way louder i mean way way louder. I don;t know what is the size of an stock mid pipe but megan is 2.5 so i guese that stock is smaller.
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my drift spec cat back deleted the secondary cat. not even a CEL came on
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the secondary cat has nothing to do with check engine lights. the car wont even notice it gone. its kind of pointless. i say get rid of it and youll have more space for resonators.
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yeah exactly...basically justa back up for the primary is doin its job
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just remove all the exhaust and go straight pipe with no cats, i've got megan and it looks like it has a cat but it doesn't. just save your stock pipes for smog time. its all bolt on bolt off
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my drift spec has only 1 resonator on the mid pipe
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megan mid pipe is 2.5 exteriorly.. interior diameter is approx. 2.38... stock is 2.25 on the outside...
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The stock 2nd cat is 60mm o.d. inlet/outlet (made in Japan = metric). 60mm = ~2.36". If you're getting a hi-flow cat go with 2.5", they flow better than 2.25". Follow the cat with a 2.5-to-2.25" reducer then a 2.25" resonator; a 5" diameter will fit. An exhaust shop can do the work if necessary, just bring them the parts.

Also if you already have a header and delete the 2nd cat be prepared to stink out yourself, your passengers, and everybody else around you.
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yeah i drilled mine out..made the exhaust a little throatier but not much, i didnt really notice any hp
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just remove all the exhaust and go straight pipe with no cats, i've got megan and it looks like it has a cat but it doesn't. just save your stock pipes for smog time. its all bolt on bolt off
If i run a straight pipe the way im set up now i wouldnt be able to hear myself fart it would be so loud!! HA HA HA!! jk. I want it to sound deeper but not rice sounden, thats why i went with the precision muffler aka magnaflow axle back.
I am lucky here in WV.......... dont have to worry about smog test.


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The stock 2nd cat is 60mm o.d. inlet/outlet (made in Japan = metric). 60mm = ~2.36". If you're getting a hi-flow cat go with 2.5", they flow better than 2.25". Follow the cat with a 2.5-to-2.25" reducer then a 2.25" resonator; a 5" diameter will fit. An exhaust shop can do the work if necessary, just bring them the parts.

Also if you already have a header and delete the 2nd cat be prepared to stink out yourself, your passengers, and everybody else around you.

Ive been looking around at some custom exhaust shops. I might get a custom exhaust w/ high flow cat and the biggest res i can get from magnaflow (maybe 6 round and 28 in. long). Or maybe just cut the old out and weld the new in......not sure.
I will see about the full custom exhaust prices first.

This was what ive benn lookin for in a reply thanks for the info Mid_Life_tC-risis
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