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Q's for ppl with high flo cats and MIdpipe***not regarding noise or cel light***

Old 10-17-2008, 04:17 AM
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Q's for ppl with high flo cats and MIdpipe***not regarding noise or cel light***

over all im trying to figure out who has a better over all expiernce while daily driving with either a High Flo Cat or a Racing midpipe such as...... encounters with the law , stop and go traffic and so on THANKS for any replies
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I'm wondering this as well.

BTW v-tech =

I think you were going for VTEC?


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Old 10-17-2008, 04:59 AM
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Varies between vendors of the mid-pipes and high flow cats.
Some mid-pipes are horribly loud while others are quieter... same goes for high-flow cats.
Then it also depends on the combination of the mid-pipe/high flow with the cat-back.
Gas smell will be worse with a mid-pipe.
In the end, it comes down to personal preference.
Some like it louder than others.
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Originally Posted by Jon316G
Varies between vendors of the mid-pipes and high flow cats.
Some mid-pipes are horribly loud while others are quieter... same goes for high-flow cats.
Then it also depends on the combination of the mid-pipe/high flow with the cat-back.
Gas smell will be worse with a mid-pipe.
In the end, it comes down to personal preference.
Some like it louder than others.
What he said.
Old 10-17-2008, 11:04 AM
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yup, comes down to what you like and what you're willing to put up with.
I have the RP supercat with an RB exhaust. Great combination (IMHO) and I have yet to be harassed by police.
Old 10-17-2008, 11:29 AM
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Also keep in mind midpipes are illegal. You probably new this already.
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Global warming.

ps; wtb mazsport dual resonated midpipe
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Originally Posted by alz0rz
Global warming.

ps; wtb mazsport dual resonated midpipe
Woot! Global Warming, it will offset the coming Ice Age.
Old 10-20-2008, 10:46 AM
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^ nice
Old 10-20-2008, 10:54 AM
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encounters with the law varies from state to state.
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my mazsport DR midpipe should be here soon. its going with greddy sp2 exhaust.

hopefully it should sound great. i drive highway every day. so il let you know if its annoying or not.
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RP midpipe, no problems yet.
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thanks i just needed feedback cuz i dont know witch one to get but does any have any links where i can purchase a super cat or a midpipe either way i want to shoot flames
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Theyll all shoot flames. If you tried hard enough you could get flames from the stock setup; rx8's run very rich.
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Originally Posted by NgoRX8
encounters with the law varies from state to state.
I would have to say that encounters with the law vary from cop to cop
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^^ Agreed. From personal experience, I was being and idiot, and floored my car, I was doing 49 in a 25 and around the corner came a cop. I got a huge fine. I was running the Agency catless midpipe, and he said he could hear me comming from 5 blocks away. He was furious with me and even said he was going to take me straight to jail, but never did check to see if I had a cat or not. I got really lucky! Now take that same situation with a different cop, I might not even have my car now. Something to think about.
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Way to go, slick

You did get lucky, though, man!
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oh well can any hook me up with some links to sites where i can a god highflow cat or a nice midpipe
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does gas mileage go down when you put a midpipe on?
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Originally Posted by JGR4444
does gas mileage go down when you put a midpipe on?
nope
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thanks for the links invasion08
so i think im going to get a midpipe ill let u guys know how it goes
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Originally Posted by Renesis07
nope
what if you dont have the back o2 sensor on the midpipe..

will that effect gas mileage?
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with a midpipe and CAI, I still average 15-18 around town and 20-22 on the freeway. That has not changed due to any mods.

WHy wouldnt you have the sensor? Theres a hole for it in the pipe (hence why it throws a cel)
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yes yes i know... long story short.. mazda stole my cat and my o2 sensor so i have a shop weld a piece of piping in there for a short term thing... sounds like crap and i think im burning through gas like crazy... idk.. im about to be at half with 100 miles.. is that about right?

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