I was wondering if i removed my cat and just put a pipe from header to catback exhaust if that would add power to my car. Also is this method the same thing as having a test pipe?I know this guy who removed the cat on his ITR and just put a pipe there and he can beat WRX's in a bolt on (and lightened )ITR??? Any help would be Great THANKS

 

your car is obdII if you do that you will have a CEL.. unless you get an 02 simulator, obdII-obdI conversion, etc...

 

just gut your stock cat. :dunno:

 

i know jkan now runs a testpipe and he said it helped his car alot ... but that turbo im going to turbo my car later on . So would a highflow cat be the same as a testpipe?

 

It's really sort of pointless without a turbo unless your stock cat is clogged because the OEM cat can already out-flow almost any Honda motors. High flow cat's are hard to light off, so they don't work as good as the factory cat, and probably won't help you avoid CEL's on a OBD-II car.

I don't have a cat on my car right now, and it sucks getting gassed out at drive-thru's and stop lights. Really takes its toll on you if you're hungry & stomach growling kind of thing like I was today. Makes me want to vomit sometimes. Carbon Monoxide kills people in high doses, so it's not a good idea on your daily driver.

 

JUst outa curiousity... what are the symptoms of a clogged cat?

 

No power at WOT under load, overheating, runs fine idling or out of gear, high o2 readings.