93hallsballs

i have the opportunity to buy test pipes to bypass the catalytic converter for more HP is it reall worth it to get those or just stick with a full cat back exhaust? i heard that the HP the test pipes produce isn't that much and it will make the car very loud.... any suggestions?

hondatune32206

It will make it loud just go with a high-flow cat and keep it legal and not rape the enviornment

93hallsballs

lol ok thanks. do cat backs come with the high flow cat.?

petern101

^no. hence the name "cat-back", its everything from the cat back....

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G_Loc

I ran a test pipe for a while and it sounded pretty raspy. Get a high flow instead

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lude4lifeh22

+1

testpipes = lose

and they dont really improve that much horsepower unless you are going FI

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93hallsballs

so i get the high-flow and then throw a cat back on too?

darkbluelude

"High flow" pertains to the catalytic converter, where as "catback" is a name given to the part of the exhaust that goes right after the catalytic converter including the muffler itself.

Yes, if you're looking to mess around with your exhaust system, a nice new catalytic converter or a high flow catalytic converter and an after market cat back system will do the trick.

93hallsballs

ok thanks guys for all the help!

4thgenSi

my car is so raspy ad *** sounding, it has a hollowed cat and sounds so ***, your car will always sound the best with the cat.