i am one of the gas bags.
the cal dmv tells me that originally there was a problem with dual cats - they were different cats. the right side was a 3 way and the left one was a 2 way - i think they say way - but one was a 2 the other a 3. had something to do with federal smog standard -

federal gov stuff.
anyway both systems went into a single y pipe. the duals cats were part of the y pipe and fed into a single one and the single cat has only one cat AFTER fed by the y. they both fed into a 2 1/4 mid pipe that ran down by the drive shaft and then to the muffler and out pretend duals.
not sure if there was any actual hp increase - othes may know.
but hooker makes the 2055 which is carb approved for california - and goes into a 3 inch y pipe - seems to be the most common here. but there are some good true duals too - but we dont have a lot of room under a 3rd gen for big pipes.
some run true duals the same way as the original single pipe, some run them straight back and dump them just before the rear end; some run them as side exhausts.
its all over the board - take your pick.
have fun looking - its like going to a really good place to eat that has a 20 page menu - it all looks good and its hard to make up your mind.