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metal cats

Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:19 am
by manofwood
wanted to know if its worth it getting a metal cat (performance wise), and if 200 cells per inch for a 2.5" cat is good enough for FTO

Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:10 pm
by eThix
normally you get a cat when you do the hole exhaust upgrade. and 2.5 is the highest you want with a FTO.

Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:32 pm
by mr-charisma
I've just been looking all this up myself & from what I've read, 200cpi is standard for a high flow cat, anything less is considered a 'race cat' e.g. 100cpi ... so 200cpi should be adequate for a street FTO ...

Definitely get a metal cat over a ceramic one ... ceramic cores tend to break

A standard Magnaflow metal cat is (apparently) rated at about 500CFM (cubic feet per metre) and if you want a Cat with a better flow rate, you can expect to pay a lot more for it.

PM me & I'll send you the ebay details for a Hi-flow Magnaflow metal cat for $195 + postage

Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 9:39 pm
by manofwood
i chased it up just then, that the cheapest by nearly $200, and magnaflow are pretty much the best in the US. thats on my fun list now...

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 2:55 am
by RalliartBoy
Would there be any sort of power rises though through the use of these metal cats or any other benefits as it is a lot of money to spend on a cat and a exhaust system if there are no benefits other than sound to be had.

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:40 am
by khunjeng
RalliartBoy wrote:Would there be any sort of power rises though through the use of these metal cats or any other benefits as it is a lot of money to spend on a cat and a exhaust system if there are no benefits other than sound to be had.
stock cat is restrictive, get a new high flow one. It should be the first thing on everyones mod list.

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:48 am
by aza013
^^ well 2nd for me lol breaks first :lol: you got to know you can stop befor you go :lol:

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 3:32 pm
by khunjeng
aza013 wrote:^^ well 2nd for me lol breaks first :lol: you got to know you can stop befor you go :lol:
whatever tiggles your fancy. The GPX stock brakes are good enough for standard street driving. New set of pads and some dot 4 fluid and your set.

On that note I went for a twisty crusie today and found my pads to be holding up really well