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SOLO Catted vs off-road Catless Y-pipe

Old 01-25-2013, 09:23 AM
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A custom tune would dial it right in. Required really for catless
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I do tow and and had a single 4" system, I know how they sound under constant load, which is why I went with the dual (to try really, but I knew single systems always droned on me regardless of brand while pulling a load). I think this exhaust is going to be loud (with the Solo catted midpipe) becuase as soon as boost comes up the exhaust gets much louder, if you tow a lot with family I would seriously consider NOT getting a catback at ALL and maybe just doing a mid-pipe
I usually tow when I am alone and lighter loads so it shouldn't be too bad
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I subbed the mach46 muffler on my single 4" and tow 7500# very regularly. Wife and kid approved. :-)
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Originally Posted by JimmyRebel
Well the cats woulda stopped a lot I agree but it's rich for sure it's got that burning the eyes scenario... Just a little too much I'm thinking... I'm running a edge but you can't adjust the a/f as far as i know. We've put the spacers in under the o2 sensors but its still not enough to fool the computer it seems
Ok. So you don't actually have a tuner that can lean it out. You have a box. Large difference there amigo. What you are smelling is what the cats would have scrubbed out. Get an air/fuel ratio reading and then you can determine if you are running rich or not.
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Mine smells like an old school motor with no cats. Just smells like exhaust. I have to run my AC on the recirculating mode to keep from knocking myself out at red lights.
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Good point I'll look into a tuner might be easier than the custom tune. If not that'll be my next step thanks
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Originally Posted by NASSTY
I don't have the technology to make one. The best I could do is... I might be able to find an old cassette player and make a recording.
I must have missed the punchline..
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Originally Posted by NASSTY
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Mine isn't a Solo but I have a catless downpipe with the stock catback and mine sounds stock during normal driving. You can hear a bit more turbo whoosh @ WOT but it's not raspy sounding at all.
Do you tow at all with this set up. Curious about inside cabin drone while towing... thinking about trying it
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Originally Posted by K-Dubb
I must have missed the punchline..
There wasn't a punchline to miss. I have no way of making a sound clip or a video. I have a basic cell phone that is only capable of calling and texting.
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Do you tow at all with this set up. Curious about inside cabin drone while towing... thinking about trying it
I have only towed a couple snowmobiles, nothing heavy. I don't get any drone with the stock catback. I think it's when you remove the resonator that it gets droney and/or raspy.

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