The great cat debate. I need answers!

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Old 01-31-2012 | 10:46 AM
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The great cat debate. I need answers!

I have a 04 5.4 with a bullet and an exhaust cut out. I want a louder, deeper, more rumbly tone. I've been reading around the forums and I've decided replacing my cats is the best idea. The only problem is that there's different ways in doing this. I've read about replacing all 4 cats with 2 hi flow cats, leaving the pre cats and deleting the rear cats, and vise versa... I've read many contradicting threads and pretty much all I want to know is,

Which cats should I keep? Which cats should I delete? And with which cats should I replace them with so that I get a good sound, pass emissions, and get no CEL?
 
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Old 01-31-2012 | 05:26 PM
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I'm looking to do the same thing but keep the front two and get rid of the rear two. Ive read that getting rid of the rears will be okay and wont have the cel light come on.
 
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Old 01-31-2012 | 08:44 PM
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^ right
 
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Old 01-31-2012 | 08:54 PM
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Chop the rear cats and those Bullets WILL be heard far.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi-L12mt5E4
 

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Old 01-31-2012 | 09:05 PM
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Man I can never beat AV or Darren to the exhaust questions! haha what they said....
 
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Old 02-01-2012 | 08:43 AM
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I have all 4 deleted and I wish I would have left the front 2 in cause I'm having trouble finding a muffler that's still real loud that doesnt have a high pitched snap
 
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Old 02-01-2012 | 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by 1fitty_on_24's
I have all 4 deleted and I wish I would have left the front 2 in cause I'm having trouble finding a muffler that's still real loud that doesnt have a high pitched snap
Did you install an X or an H pipe? That will help with the popping..
 
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Old 02-01-2012 | 05:26 PM
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are you guys using the universal cats for the front, or the vehicle specific ones? I'd rather buy a 70 dollar converter than a 250 dollar one if I can
 
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Old 02-01-2012 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 1fitty_on_24's
I have all 4 deleted and I wish I would have left the front 2 in cause I'm having trouble finding a muffler that's still real loud that doesnt have a high pitched snap
Allied.....I would try something in the 30" length
 
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Old 02-01-2012 | 07:05 PM
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I have an x pipe and this will prob sound weird lol but my high pitched snapping got worse when I installed the x pipe
 
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Old 02-01-2012 | 07:13 PM
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What x pipe did you use? A home made job? The chambered style x pipes are the way to go. I have the magnaflow one.
 
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Old 02-02-2012 | 12:13 PM
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It's an actual x pipe From a muffler shop
 
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Old 02-02-2012 | 07:15 PM
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Mine doesn't have a high pitched snap. What mufflers have you tried?
 
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Old 02-03-2012 | 12:04 AM
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I have a dynomax di/do I think I'm just gonna fork out the for the borla's out of all the set ups similar to mine yours is by far my fav avfrog
 
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Old 02-03-2012 | 12:05 AM
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Fork out the cash lol
 


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