R56 Cat or Catless Downpipe
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40-100hp gains with tuning depending on supporting hardware
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2013 GP2 #295, 270whp/310wtq, KO4 47mm Turbo, 18" NM Wheels, Alta intake, Manic Stage III+, HFS-3 Meth, 30% E85 Blend, Forged IC, Alta Hot Pipe, P&P/Ceramic Exhaust Manifold, m3 Extreme Ceramic DP, Vibrant mid res, 4" Double walled Tips, WMW/KW V3 CO, Alta Rear CA, CREE Fogs, Black out F/R Rings and Gas Cap, M7 CF Front Splitter, and No Stickers. MORE TO COME!! Previous 04Triple Black 17% Alta, MM Air/H2O, CAI, OBX Header, FBT Head, Shrick Cam, 234whp
2013 GP2 #295, 270whp/310wtq, KO4 47mm Turbo, 18" NM Wheels, Alta intake, Manic Stage III+, HFS-3 Meth, 30% E85 Blend, Forged IC, Alta Hot Pipe, P&P/Ceramic Exhaust Manifold, m3 Extreme Ceramic DP, Vibrant mid res, 4" Double walled Tips, WMW/KW V3 CO, Alta Rear CA, CREE Fogs, Black out F/R Rings and Gas Cap, M7 CF Front Splitter, and No Stickers. MORE TO COME!! Previous 04Triple Black 17% Alta, MM Air/H2O, CAI, OBX Header, FBT Head, Shrick Cam, 234whp
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itsoem (03-12-2024)
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I bought the same one. It's now hanging in my garage as a reminder to spend money up front and buy quality first. The CNT was garbage, it didn't fit properly, leaked constantly and was poorly constructed. Mario's product is a world away from CNT. Do it right the first time 👍🏻
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They will both give you power gains. The catted will tone down the sound a little though as I run the Akrapovic on my Clubman so I don't get drone on the highway. It is a perfect fit and has a 100cel high flow cat.
https://www.waymotorworks.com/akrapo...6-r57-r58.html
Afe is also making a quality catted DP now too
https://www.waymotorworks.com/afe-do...9-r60-r61.html
But for the catless I like the Milltek the best as the turbo flang and first 4 inches of the pipe are all cast as one piece to make it reliable and not have a weld on the flange.
https://www.waymotorworks.com/millte...-downpipe.html
https://www.waymotorworks.com/akrapo...6-r57-r58.html
Afe is also making a quality catted DP now too
https://www.waymotorworks.com/afe-do...9-r60-r61.html
But for the catless I like the Milltek the best as the turbo flang and first 4 inches of the pipe are all cast as one piece to make it reliable and not have a weld on the flange.
https://www.waymotorworks.com/millte...-downpipe.html
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I bought the same one. It's now hanging in my garage as a reminder to spend money up front and buy quality first. The CNT was garbage, it didn't fit properly, leaked constantly and was poorly constructed. Mario's product is a world away from CNT. Do it right the first time 👍🏻
Regarding OP's main question, the power difference between catless vs catted won't likely even be noticed unless you get a tune. If you go for a tune and you want the most power, you're going to need either a high-flow cat or catless DP (that's as long as you live in an area where you can get away with it; no emissions testing). You may also want to do some planning and see about what your max budget is going to allow for a medium-term project, because if you get something now that won't benefit the rest of the build, you might have to replace it down the road. Do some research into if you're going to want to get over 230WHP and if you do, you're going to need some internal building and a (I think) slightly larger turbo. If you're looking for less than that, my build is currently roughly 230WHP with a catless DP, catless exhaust, a cone intake, a larger intercooler, a tune, and with the age and abuse now needs a clutch. Always with a build, you'll want to plan for unexpected expenses (like my clutch with mine), but get a good idea of what you want from the beginning.
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redlinealley (05-21-2019)
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Catless definitely adds a drone, but from what I remember in the brief period before getting the rest of my exhaust, it wasn't unbearable. With the rest of the CNT exhaust, it's a very comfortable rumble (drone) cruising on the freeway but I absolutely love the sound. It's not too loud in general, but it will have a substantial freeway drone for sure.
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Gtech12v (05-23-2019)
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What is this forum’s policy regarding facilitating (and indirectly promoting) discussions of illegal practices? A majority of the other forums I have been a member of enforce a strict policy against it to, among other things, protect themselves from legal action as host facilitators.
Keep it clean out there and respect others and the environment.
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Unfortunately not everyone understands how rude and irresponsible it is to pollute another person’s air they breathe (no different than with cigarette smokers but at least there are public space bans in place to protect others). It is selfish, smelly and, to be perfectly clear, completely illegal to run catless but it is their freedom of choice to be deliberately illegal. Get a hi-flow cat, reputable tune and enjoy the result without being a stink bomb.
What is this forum’s policy regarding facilitating (and indirectly promoting) discussions of illegal practices? A majority of the other forums I have been a member of enforce a strict policy against it to, among other things, protect themselves from legal action as host facilitators.
Keep it clean out there and respect others and the environment.
What is this forum’s policy regarding facilitating (and indirectly promoting) discussions of illegal practices? A majority of the other forums I have been a member of enforce a strict policy against it to, among other things, protect themselves from legal action as host facilitators.
Keep it clean out there and respect others and the environment.
My opinion is not universally shared by the membership at NAM, usually I just ignore threads like this. Every now and then after a couple of cocktails I speak my mind. About the only topic forbidden at NAM is street racing, those threads are whacked as soon as we see them.
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Yeah, I get the "polluting the environment" argument, and I agree to an extent. The main problem I have with getting a high-flow cat is the cost. If Indiana did emissions testing, which they don't, I would have to have spent extra money to get a high-flow cat. Regardless, the few of us that go with this option aren't adding any weight in comparison to the massive companies and their comparable CO2 emissions.
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Yeah, I get the "polluting the environment" argument, and I agree to an extent. The main problem I have with getting a high-flow cat is the cost. If Indiana did emissions testing, which they don't, I would have to have spent extra money to get a high-flow cat. Regardless, the few of us that go with this option aren't adding any weight in comparison to the massive companies and their comparable CO2 emissions.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...stract/2733972 Association of Changes in Air Quality With Incident Asthma in Children in California, 1993-2014
It's a study just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showing a correlation between reduction in Nitrogen Dioxide (what your catalytic converter cleaned up, before you took it off the car, and a primary contributor to smog) and reduction in childhood asthma. I grew up in Los Angeles during the 1960s when the air was brown with smog. I had asthma. If you want to know what that feels like, put a plastic bag over your head.
Getting rid of air pollution is like preventing litter, we all have to do our part. You'd be upset if I took my dog for a walk and let her poop on your lawn without cleaning it up. That's what all you catless people are doing to our air.
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