Cat deletes+xpipe over longtubes?

[twistid]

I currently have a BBK x-pipe and was considering purchasing cat-deletes to get some extra power. I know the standard answer is to simply get long-tubes and shorty xpipe, but I do not want to tackle the job and don't want to pay +$500 for someone else to do it.

Would getting some Jegs cat delete pipes and bolting them up to my BBK xpipe yield any significant gains to justify the $142?

My current exhaust setup is the BBK xpipe, resonator delete (welded in pipe), and GT500 axlebacks. Also everything else is stock, so I would be purchasing an American Muscle X3 tuner and using the Bama hybrid tune. I'm assuming the tuner+cat deletes should yield a good +30whp? Also I'm kind of a sucker for that ghost cam after hearing it in person

Any suggestions on other routes of modification would be appreciated as well (intake over cat deletes?). This is my only daily driver after I blew up a Mk6 GTI that was semi-heavily modded so I'm more looking for a modest but quick daily driver over the "my car has more mods than yours".

 

[Rct851]

Get the cat deletes +tune. Forget the cai and long tubes

 

[Ultrakla$$ic]

Get the cat deletes +tune. Forget the cai and long tubes

This^^^^

 

[twistid]

Do CAI's not yield much performance? I have read that the Coyote's intake was very well designed... Just unsure if the CAI hype is legit or companies trying to make a profit on an already well designed system.

 

[U CAN'T C ME]

Does the stock h pipe flow good enough with the cat deletes to make the same gain as after market h pipe? If so why buy an OR H pipe then?

 

[Ron Mexico]

Does the stock h pipe flow good enough with the cat deletes to make the same gain as after market h pipe? If so why buy an OR H pipe then?

OR H pipe is an easier install, but I'm cheap so I went with cat deletes.

 

[beefcake]

the cat deletes are your least expensive way to go. the most power will come from longtubes, plus the sound is great.

just depends on how involved you want to be with it

 

[twistid]

Thanks, tuner+cat deletes ordered.

 

[pohnjarker]

cat deletes and skip the CAI and you'll be set.

I had an AED tune and I didn't need a tune revision after adding my cat deletes. Sean said the tune was good.

who's tune do you have?

 

[USNjocson]

cat deletes and skip the CAI and you'll be set.

I had an AED tune and I didn't need a tune revision after adding my cat deletes. Sean said the tune was good.

who's tune do you have?

Thats because all his tunes are for catless carsoke:

 

[twistid]

I went with Bama.

 

[dirtyd88]

I went with Bama.

:kaboom:

 

[twistid]

:kaboom:

:bored:

 

[Baysixx]

I went from a o/r x pipe to long tunes with no cats. The power gain was beyond noticeable and I picked up 30 rwtq and 20 rwhp. But I don't think it was worth the money for the parts themselves and install. If I had to do it over I would have never bought the x pipe and just went straight for the long tubes. Plus nothing beats the sounds of straight pipes with long tubes.

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[Ultrakla$$ic]

I went with Bama.

:kaboom:

:lol1:

 

[nonliberal]

All I gained from a CAI when i was NA was higher intake temps. The stock setup is superior.

 

[Z25OH]

:lol1:

:bored:

:kaboom:

I went with Bama.

:lol::lol::lol::beer:

 

[scotmach]

I went with Bama.

Sorry to hear that. They suck.

 

[twistid]

Haha, Bama gets alot of hate around here I see... Any reason why Bama sucks so bad or is it just personal bias?

 

[dirtyd88]

Haha, Bama gets alot of hate around here I see... Any reason why Bama sucks so bad or is it just personal bias?

They don't necessarily suck, but are very conservative on their tunes, with many people experiencing drivability issues, some unresolved after many attempts.