High flo!. They're just what their name says, a high flow cat. cheap,
fast, and very environmentally friendly (emmision regulations or not,
it's the right thing to do.
No cat will loose you a lot of torque. In all but high rev racing (5K
rpms or better), you'll feel slower.
Jay W
505/287 Dakota
Rick Barnes wrote:
> Thanks. I am thinking of removing mine.
> Rascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of RayB
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 1:01 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: RE: RE: RE: exhaust
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Ray, does it help performance or anything else to remove the cat?
>>Rascal
>
>
> I'm sure it does in some cases. My '92 came with a 3" in/out cat and my
> testing showed no difference either way. (at least prior to my last cam
> change) Now that I'm shifting at 6000 rpm it might be somewhat of a
> restriction but I haven't used it lately. I'm too addicted to that sound.
> :-)
>
> To elaborate slightly....IMHO, a 2 1/2 inch in/out cat for V6's and 4.7 V8's
> or a 3" for 5.2 and 5.9 V8's would not hurt your performance or fuel
> economy. Your exhaust would be louder without a cat and there's a risk of
> loosing some low-end torque if your exhaust system is too free flowing for
> the modification level and rpm range of your engine.
>
> HTH.
>
> RayB
> http://www.dragtruk.com/ENTRIES/20KM1FD2KWBP.html
>
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