So I told my friend to go with magnaflow catted x + SLP LM2 or stingers since I have heard some clips and the combo sounds awesome. Today I talked to him and he said "oh I went with off road magnaflow x pipe + slp lm2 I was like why u like RASP ... he's like well the guy said catted will hurt performance a lot and no cats will help the whipple a lot. BS OR?
Tuner says catted x will hurt performance on 2.3 whipple
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BS and get a new tuner.
The most you are going to lose is a 3-5rwhp by going with a catted midpipe over a catless one. Hell you may gain a couple ft-lbs of torque due to more backpressure(these cars love backpressure).
But to actually think you are going to notice 3-5rwhp loss on a car eaton car, much less a Twin Screw, your crazy. Your decision should be based solely on your sound preferences. You like a quiet or loud car?
But to actually think you are going to notice 3-5rwhp loss on a car eaton car, much less a Twin Screw, your crazy. Your decision should be based solely on your sound preferences. You like a quiet or loud car?
I lost 10rwhp switching to a catted h pipe from a prochamber. Everything was the same except it was 10 degrees warmer.
Alot of catted midpipes quiet these cars down... although it seems that the MRT catted H still gives you plenty of sound and volume.
These cars are not naturally asperated so they dont need the back pressure, and the car will run hotter with cats. You will loose some power with cats 10-15rwhp but the main reason i dont run cats is the HEAT prodused by them.
:bs: Get a new tuner.
Losing a few hp should not be the decision maker IMO. It should be more based on sound and loudness. Many/most buy catless midpipes because they are louder. And isn't it true that with a catless midpipe you lose a bit of low end torque?
So we can avoid him.
Who is the tuner?04MC said:Well I tried to tell my friend, but he said the tuner knows more about cobras than I do, so
Thanks for all the input. More input welcome before I send him the link to this thread
I happen to like clean air
If you DON'T want rasp with a catless X go with Dr. Gas
Me, too, John. I personally would never go without cats. They're there for a good reason.ShelbyGuy said:
^^^I prefer the smell of noxious death.
My tuner also said a catted X is not worth much loss. The 03 Cobra catted X is unique to this engine. At least, that's what I've been reading. I don't think changing it out will gain you much. As for hurting a Whipple motor, I don't believe it. Get a second opinion.
Lamotta Performance is the shop and Jake is the one my friend said that told him this ...........
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Your tuner is absolutely correct....Your RWHP will go from 620 with the catted X to 624 RWHP with the off-road X.
Most of us base this decision on the sound they are looking for. Performance differences are considered too minimal to impact the decision.
Most of us base this decision on the sound they are looking for. Performance differences are considered too minimal to impact the decision.
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