Hey guys newb here, sorry if i disrespect anyone, but im havin trouble. I recently purchased aftermarket headers and a N1 Catback, now i have a gap where i assume is the new place for the cat. So I was wondering if any of you guys have tried making your own test pipes or midpipe whatever you wanna call it and how difficult was it? or does anybody no of where I can get one fast. I tried callin around to some "custom" exhaust shops but they dont make that sorta thing lol, (so much for custom). Oh and I live in MN so I dont have any sort of emission testing. (THANK YOU JESSE VENTURA!!!)

 

Whoops shouldve spelled check. (anyone*)

 

get a cat?

 

Ebay, they have a bunch of cheap options. Normally I wouldn't recommend ebay but its just a pipe with two flanges...

 

+1.. it's been dyno tested before... test pipes get you about 1 (yeah, that's right... one) horsepower over a high-flow cat.

 

Ya the topic is even stickied

 

I can understand not wanting to pollute but when it comes down to it, test pipe is cheaper and gives you more power. Cat = paying more money for less power.

 

but you get that warm fuzzy feeling knowing you aren't an a**hole. Leave the polluting to the douchehats in SUVs and trucks.

 

^+1

Make the decision to NOT be a sociopath and put a cat on.

Slightly off, topic - but has anybody else heard stories in your respective provinces/states of people cutting catalytic converters off of cars and then selling the metal (platinum, palladium, rhodium, etc)?

I think there have been a number of instances in and around Toronto

http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_8913.aspx

 

See... It's theft protection too. They can't steal my cat if I don't have one. [8D]

On a more serious note, I've heard that people steal spark plugs out of motorcycles for the same reason.