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Old Nov 24, 2000 | 03:31 PM
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Cat Debate

Ok, I want to get a Flowmaster muffler for my car. From what I've heard, Flowmasters only produce the "tinny metallic" sound when you have a gutted cat or no cat at all. A stock cat or a high-flow cat supposedly makes it sound A LOT better. Has anybody had any experience running a Flowmaster before and after taking off/gutting the cat? Also, is the Dynomax 3" high-flow cat any good? Thanks.
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Old Nov 25, 2000 | 02:49 AM
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if you want to run no cats,borla sounds sweet w/ no cat. theyre assembly line sucks though so it might not hang up strait, (I am on a mission to put borla out of business until they fix my system for free) there's a 304 stainless system from SLP looks like twin glass packs in the rear,I bet thats somthin else,expensive though!!
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Old Nov 25, 2000 | 04:27 PM
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I want to keep a cat. Do Flowmasters sound metallic with a cat on? Thanks.
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Old Nov 26, 2000 | 05:36 PM
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I have a Flowmaster and later switched to headers and a high-flow cat. No real difference in sound before or after other than than "tinging" sound that headers make.

My Flowmaster sounded more deep and booming. Most people ask if I have a 383 in my car because of the deepness of the sound.
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Old Nov 27, 2000 | 10:00 AM
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Originally posted by CamaroX84:
I want to keep a cat. Do Flowmasters sound metallic with a cat on? Thanks.
No, they do not. Mine sounds like thunder once the exhaust has warmed up: deep, threatening, and loud.



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